{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Getting Personal: A Conversation With My Sister","description":"Today\u2019s episode is a powerful one! I thought it would be the perfect closing to this month\u2019s theme of \u2018framily\u2019 to actually speak to some framily! So today I have on my sister, Shirley.   We often hear stories from one person\u2019s perspective. And when you hear a story from one person\u2019s perspective, you kind of just believe the entire story from their point of view. And IGNTD is all about radical transparency, so I thought it\u2019d be really cool to hear my story from my sister\u2019s perspective and what my whole journey was like from her point of view.   In this episode, we literally start from our earliest recollections \u2014 ages five and eight \u2014 to my court dates and jail time, to recovery, and up to this point in time. We touch on everything \u2014 a lot of which we have never even talked about with each other before. We talk about some of the most pivotal moments in our lives, which was not only incredibly enlightening but also therapeutic. This is truly the most powerful conversation I\u2019ve had with my sister to-date and I\u2019m so glad you all get to join us to listen in on it!   Topics Discussed: [:35] What did you resonate with the most during this \u2018framily\u2019 month? Tag us on social media and let us know! [1:08] Reading today\u2019s review of the week. [2:10] Sophie reads a topical quote for us from Inner Compass Cards. [7:00] Reflecting on this month\u2019s theme of \u2018framily.\u2019 [8:41] About our new, annual IGNTD event: IGNTD Glow [9:37] More about today\u2019s conversation with my sister, Shirley. [11:38] Welcoming on my sister to the podcast! [13:21] Why we\u2019re having this conversation today. [14:30] Shirley and I recount our experiences with moving to the United States when we were younger, with our family. [21:48] How Shirley remembers my early rebellious streak early in childhood. [23:05] Reflecting on the experience of our dad \u2018leaving\u2019 when we were 5 and 8 and how it changed our lives. [27:37] Discussing the difference in how we didn\u2019t talk much as a family but are changing now, with our current partners. [32:22] Talking about our insecurities when we were younger. [34:49] Shirley gives her perspective from when I was sixteen and began running away from my problems through drinking and smoking. [41:45] Speaking about our early relationship. [44:32] Shifting to when my sister was in high school and I was in college and what our relationship was like then. [53:20] My sister\u2019s perspective about my drug use from when she was about 18 years old. [1:00:33] The accident that led to the first time my dad acknowledged my drug use, my sister\u2019s point of view on hiding my drug use from my family, and my parent\u2019s initial denial about my drug use. [1:09:48] Shirley and I discuss her perspective when I was going to trial over my drug use. [1:15:42] Shirley gives her perspective on my addiction post-trial and jail time and my family\u2019s process with wanting to help me through my addiction. [1:17:55] Shirley\u2019s perspective on visiting me to support me during my court dates, my parents visiting me, my mom struggling to keep a \u2018perfect family image,\u2019 and the following positive snowball effect of my life after going to school. [1:26:48] How things could\u2019ve gone differently and the blessing of my motorcycle accident, trial, and jail time. [1:29:17] Wrapping up this week\u2019s episode with some closing thoughts from my sister Shirley. [1:36:46] Thanks to my Shirley for joining us today!   Mentioned in this Episode: Inner Compass Cards IGNTD Episode: \u201cThe Magic of the Microbiome with Ashley Harris of LoveBug Probiotics\u201d LoveBug Probiotics (Use code: IGNTD25 for 25% off!) IGNTD Glow Event 2019   Find out more about IGNTD: IGNTD.com IGNTD.libysn.com   Subscribe to the Podcast iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify   Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: IGNTD Instagram: @IGNTD.me Sophie\u2019s Instagram: @Sophie.Jaffe Adi\u2019s Instagram: @DrAdiJaffe   If you enjoyed this podcast\u2026 Please let us know what you want to hear about! Tell us in the comments or send us an email at info@igntd.com.   About Our Sponsor: Philosophie Superfoods The Philosophie offers cleanses and other nutritional products that are unlike any of the other supplements and detoxification programs on the market. Why? Because they actually nourish the body with whole, live, nutrient-rich foods. Each of the Philosophie superfoods and protein blends is vegan, raw, gluten-free, and has absolutely no filler ingredients. ","author_name":"IGNTD","author_url":"http:\/\/www.igntd.com\/podcast","html":"