The Enoughness with Melanie Rickey Josh Connolly: Tricky parents, Building self-worth, Checking the bin
How did Josh Connolly flip his script from addiction to sobriety, football violence to self-expression, and low self-worth to helping other men find emotional resilience?
In this conversation, Josh shares the impact of having an alcoholic father, and why he wrote his taboo-busting book It’s Them, Not You about managing difficult family relationships by prioritizing yourself. We explore how unmet childhood needs shape our sense of safety and why learning to feel and trust emotions in the body—not rationalizing them in our mind (guilty!) —helps us better connect with who we truly are.
Josh is a resilience coach, breathwork facilitator, community builder and passionate ambassador for NACOA, the National Association for Children of Alcoholics. By sharing the impact of addiction on his childhood, and his own recovery from addiction and low self-worth, he helps thousands of men lean into their emotions and find community.
Plus, we discuss The Laundry List, the traits common to children of alcoholics and share the little daily anchors that keep us in our sweet spot for everyday happiness…
Oh, and we discover why Josh checks his bin every day…
Josh’s book, It’s Them, Not You – How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story, is out now.
This episode contains a trigger warning, time codes below.
TW: suicide ideation
17:51 - 20:04
Guest: @josh_ffw
Josh’s brilliant DO Lecture:
Josh Connolly: How to Develop Emotional Resilience in Today’s World
Mentioned in this episode:
The Laundry List – Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families
NACOA – information, advice and support for anyone affected by a parent’s drinking.
The Uncommon Man – with Josh Connolly, Rob Smith and Matt Briant
Little Anchors
Jo Malone – Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne
NMN – is short for Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, a compound that naturally occurs in your body and plays a key role in maintaining health. This is the one I take.
The Enoughness with Melanie Rickey.
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