In this special episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, I step into the guest seat for a deeply personal conversation originally recorded on The Addicted Mind podcast with host Duane Osterlind. We explore the hidden layers of addiction, not just to substances, but to approval, invisibility, and the masks we wear to survive. I open up about the emotional and spiritual journey behind my book,“Their Eyes Were Never On Me: One Man’s Painful Journey with Self Addiction,” and what it took to...
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In this special episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, I step into the guest seat for a deeply personal conversation originally recorded on The Addicted Mind podcast with host Duane Osterlind. We explore the hidden layers of addiction, not just to substances, but to approval, invisibility, and the masks we wear to survive. I open up about the emotional and spiritual journey behind my book,“Their Eyes Were Never On Me: One Man’s Painful Journey with Self Addiction,” and what it took to...
Real Strength Is Letting Go: Remembering What Mandela and Dr. King Taught Me
The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes
12 minutes
6 months ago
Real Strength Is Letting Go: Remembering What Mandela and Dr. King Taught Me
In this episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, we explore what it truly means to be strong. For years, I believed strength meant surviving — holding it all together, muscling through pain, and never showing weakness. But the deeper I’ve gone in my healing, the more I’ve realized: real strength is letting go. I share my personal transformation from emotional endurance to spiritual resilience — and why surrender, softness, and balance are the new markers of power. We also look at the li...
The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes
In this special episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, I step into the guest seat for a deeply personal conversation originally recorded on The Addicted Mind podcast with host Duane Osterlind. We explore the hidden layers of addiction, not just to substances, but to approval, invisibility, and the masks we wear to survive. I open up about the emotional and spiritual journey behind my book,“Their Eyes Were Never On Me: One Man’s Painful Journey with Self Addiction,” and what it took to...
