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E249 Looks Fine on the Outside, Falling Apart on the Inside

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ver tell yourself, “I can’t be an alcoholic — I still have a job, a house, and a family”?

This week, Matt and Steve dive into the myth of the high-functioning drinker — the person who looks like they have it all together, but is quietly falling apart on the inside.

We talk about how easy it is to compare our messy insides to other people’s polished outsides, why you don’t have to hit “rock bottom” to have a problem, and how the slow decline of high-functioning drinking erodes everything from your health to your happiness.

If you’ve ever said, “I’m still holding it together,” this episode is for you.

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1. E249 Looks Fine on the Outside, Falling Apart on the Inside (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Identity Engineering (00:18:18)

3. (Cont.) E249 Looks Fine on the Outside, Falling Apart on the Inside (00:19:10)

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