Jake traces the quiet build of an ordinary life. Then, the shocks that cracked it open. A best friend’s cancer, a brother’s spiral, a father’s death. He drank to outrun grief until there was nowhere left to go but a meeting and a prayer to a God he didn’t know. What follows is a simple, stunning arc: community, daily action, and a faith that reframed death itself.
Turns out… every moment led here on purpose.
00:00 – “Every moment led here.” Jake opens with a monologue on fate, design, and finding peace through hardship.
01:59 – Loss and collapse. A friend’s death, a brother’s decline, and the spiral that followed.
04:00 – The first prayer. Crying out to a God he didn’t know, Jake steps into his first AA meeting.
05:22 – A higher plan. From despair to discovery, Jake recognizes purpose in his pain.
06:36 – Conversation begins. We unpack faith, fear, and the moment he finally let go.
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