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409 From Elite Athlete to Inmate: The Wake-Up Call That Changed His Life
Choosing Yourself Isn't Selfish — It's Necessary
In this episode of The One Day at a Time Recovery Podcast, I sit down with Hakeem to talk about what happens when performance, substances, and distractions can no longer protect us from unresolved pain.
Hakeem shares how the death of his younger brother, years of buried grief, elite athletics, addiction, and eventually incarceration led him to a moment of total reckoning. Sitting alone in a jail cell — without substances, screens, or distractions — he was finally forced to face himself.
What stood out to me most is Hakeem's belief that recovery…
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