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Today we have Jonathan. He is 44 from Grand Forks, ND and took his last drink on May 17th, 2008. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE.          [02:24] Highlights from Paul:   Straying from the sometimes-complex intros, Paul urges us to go easy on ourselves.   Despite all of our agricultural, scientific, and technological innovations, this is the hardest time it has ever been to be a human being. Rates of addiction and overdoses are soaring. Dr. Gabor Mate's book The Myth of Normal shows how our out of balance culture is creating mountains of unrest and disease.   Life is already a challenge and living in the modern world without substances to slow down the prefrontal cortex, it is even harder.   Go easy on yourself. Life is going to kick your ass at some time or another. Don't let that Bruno voice in the head make it any worse. Once that voice starts chirping about how you should have done XYZ differently, and how you're doomed