1 of 30: “Do as I Do” instead of “Do as I Say” EP 132

The High Cost of Anonymity Podcast: Exploring the Cost of Keeping Your Life Experience to Yourself

I was on a group call last night in the idea hit me, I’m going to do 30 episodes in 30 days. I’m not exactly sure where the inspiration came from but I can tell you this, it’s super annoying to be introduced to someone new as a guy that has a cool podcast, then having to explain why I haven’t been putting out new podcast episodes, lol! I’m not exactly sure what’s going to come out of this commitment however, I do know it works. It works in changing my thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors. It works in creating new habits. It works in discovering if I like some thing or not. It works in building confidence. It works in pushing through adversity. It works in changing ____fill in the blank____. The number one thing I tell families, spouses and anyone that asks about how to help someone they care about, “the best way to help (your daughter, spouse, friend, parent) is to change you”. If you want them to go to counseling, you start going to counseling, if you have a person struggling with addiction, start going to family recovery groups to help support that person without enabling them. If you have someone struggle with mental health, go to NAMI family support groups, if you want to help someone get healthier, start going to the gym and working on your own health. If you’re already doing these things, start working with someone or a group around codependency focusing on others instead of yourself. I always recommend committing to a certain number of meetings, groups or appointments before you make your decision on if it’s working. A few months after the Covid shut down, I got depressed for the first time. I had never identified with depression before this. I committed to 30 meetings in 30 days. I checked in to an hour long 12 step meeting every day. A funny thing happened, I wasn’t depressed anymore. It helped me with my perspective, it got me out of myself, it connected me with the people I needed at the moment to help me through that tough time. If you’re thinking of going to a family group, commit to six or 12 meetings before you decide if they help. If you’re getting a counselor, commit to 12 counseling sessions before you decide if counseling helps. It’s always much more impactful to say “do as I do” as opposed to “do as I say.” Today is day one of, “do as I do”. I love you. If you know someone that is struggling with mental health or addiction, please reach out. We’d love to help. K Preston Moore Instagram @kprestonmoore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/k.preston.moore Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/highcostofanonymitypodcast/?ref=share Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kprestonmoore/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65h0V990cXBZZ9Op20hYjA?si=NJTW7xS4STSKAOTY46HrFg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-cost-anonymity-podcast-exploring-cost-keeping/id1357105789