{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/622688d5f58eea001227e7f7/698121944b12c3dd73ff7120?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What This Year Taught Me About Love, Life & Myself","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/622688d5f58eea001227e7f7/1770050593452-e89db487-6a9c-4f0c-a9bf-354b36152c36.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>I thought my 100th podcast episode was the start of my journey.</strong></p><p><strong>I didn’t realise it would change everything.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Recorded the day after my 47th birthday, this 18-minute solo episode reflects on the most transformative year of my life, not the easiest, not the most “successful,” but the most honest.</p><p><br></p><p>A year of silence.</p><p>Sobriety.</p><p>Relationships changing shape.</p><p>Asking for help.</p><p>And finally facing the question I’d spent years avoiding:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Why am I not enough?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I share the lessons I learnt, the breakdowns, and the moments that rebuilt me.</p><p>We explore:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Redefining success beyond money and status</li><li>The Five Pillars of Success as lived experience</li><li>Male mental health, vulnerability, and asking for help</li><li>Sobriety, self-worth, and sitting with discomfort</li><li>Why connection, not achievement, saved me</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode marks a shift.</p><p>From building businesses to building a&nbsp;<strong>movement</strong>.</p><p>From push motivation to pull motivation.</p><p><br></p><p>From wearing many hats… to finally choosing the right one.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re navigating change, feeling lost, or quietly struggling, this episode isn’t here to give you answers.</p><p>It’s here to give you&nbsp;<strong>permission</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Because sometimes the bravest thing you can say is:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>\"Help\"</strong></p><p><br></p><h2>⏱️ CHAPTERS</h2><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Introduction</p><p>01:45 – Stripping Life Back: Silence &amp; Sobriety</p><p>03:20 – The Five Pillars of Success</p><p>05:40 – When Relationships Change Shape</p><p>07:50 – “Why Am I Not Enough?”</p><p>10:20 – When It Got Dark</p><p>12:40 – Asking for Help</p><p>14:30 – Clarity, Purpose &amp; Letting Go</p><p>15:50 – From Business to Movement</p><p>17:00 – I Am Enough</p><p><br></p><p>🎧&nbsp;<strong>MORE EPISODES:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>👉&nbsp;https://www.different-hats.co.uk/podcast</p><p><br></p><p>💡 If this resonated, please like, share, and comment, it helps spread this message and challenge how we define success.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SPONSORED BY:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Carpenter Box | Brown Bear Studios | Rivervale | Plus X</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SPECIAL EPISODE PRODUCED BY:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Matt Cheney - Brown Bear Studios</p>","author_name":"Sam Thomas"}