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Sep 2015
40m 54s

Ep. 14 - Losing My Alcoholic Father

Rob Dial
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My father died when I was 15, after years of being an alcoholic.  I don't have a memory of my father sober. Mike Abramowitz of G.R.A.B. Tomorrow asked if he could interview me for his upcoming book and we decided this would also be a good episode to publish. Although this is a longer than our typical episode, we speak about how no matter what happens in your ... Show More
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