07/09/2026
Recovery isn’t always a straight line.
Cody spoke really openly about addiction, relapse and something I think is important to hear:
A relapse doesn’t mean all the progress before it disappeared.
For Cody, part of recovery has been getting better at recognising the cycle.
Knowing the signs.
Understanding what pulls him back there.
And if he does slip, getting himself back to reality and asking for help faster than he might have before.
That, to him, is still progress.
But there was another part of this conversation that mattered.
Taking ownership.
Cody talks about reaching the point where he had to acknowledge that nobody else could make the changes for him.
People could love him.
Support him.
Tell him they were worried.
Help him get professional support.
But ultimately, he had to decide that he wanted something different for his life.
And he needed a reason strong enough to keep choosing it.
For Cody, a huge part of that reason became his family.
This is one of the more vulnerable parts of our conversation, and I’m really grateful he was willing to talk about it so openly.
Because someone watching might be in the middle of their own recovery.
Or love someone who is.
And maybe they need to hear that a setback doesn’t have to mean giving up.
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