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2024.05.15 - Dealing With Feelings Podcast - Guns N’ Roses Duff McKagan's Journey From Sobriety to Inner Peace

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Post by Blackstar Wed May 15, 2024 10:13 pm

In this captivating episode of Dealing with Feelings, we dive deep into the world of emotional intelligence with none other than rock and roll legend and Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver co-founder Duff McKagan. Join host Marc Brackett as he sits down with Duff McKagan to explore his remarkable journey from rock stardom to author and mental health advocate.
Duff candidly shares his experiences with sobriety, panic attacks, and the transformative power of martial arts in managing his emotions. From battling addiction to finding inner peace, Duff's story is both inspiring and enlightening.
What To Expect From This Episode:
🌟 Embracing Sobriety: Discover how Duff found clarity and purpose in sobriety, reshaping his life and career for the better.
💪 Facing Panic Attacks: Learn how Duff confronted his debilitating panic attacks and developed strategies for managing them with resilience and grace.
🥋 The Power of Martial Arts: Explore the impact of martial arts on Duff's journey to emotional well-being and how it taught him to be comfortable in his own skin.
🎸 From Rock Star to Mental Health Advocate: Gain insights into Duff's transition from a rock star lifestyle to becoming a vocal advocate for mental health awareness and destigmatization.
Key Takeaways:
-The transformative journey of embracing sobriety and reshaping one's life for the better.
-Emotion regulation strategies for managing panic attacks with resilience and grace.
-The impact of martial arts on emotional well-being and self-acceptance.
-Transitioning from a rock star lifestyle to becoming a mental health advocate.
Throughout the episode, Dr. Marc Brackett and Duff McKagan share practical insights for enhancing emotional awareness and healthy emotion regulation, shedding light on the importance of emotional intelligence in navigating life's challenges and the impact of nurturing environments on mental health and personal growth.


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Post by Blackstar Thu May 16, 2024 12:06 am

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For Mental Health Awareness Month, Musician, Author, Composer (Guns M’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) and mental health advocate Duff McKagan joins Dr. Marc Brackett on a new episode of “Dealing With Feelings”. The pair discuss Duff’s childhood, sobriety, martial arts, Duff's mission to inspire others.

Duff recalls how training in martial arts was a catalyst in helping him maintain his sobriety and change his outlook on mental health and personal growth. Marc and Duff use their shared experiences with martial arts to discuss emotion regulation techniques they’ve learned throughout their lives.

Duff takes Marc through his mental health journey and details how alcohol and drugs were used as self medication for his panic attacks, and since becoming sober, how he deals with that. He talks with Marc about his childhood, and the ‘emotional climate’ of his household while he was growing up.

Duff says, “My childhood, there was chaos, big family, the last of eight kids, and my parents went through an awful divorce. Infidelity, and I saw it, coming home from second grade and seeing the infidelity on the bed, and your mom’s at work and your dad’s retired? To have to keep that secret because I didn’t want to destroy my mom. These types of things really influenced me. You can say ‘Keeping stuff in? That’s probably why you got panic attacks later on.’ Maybe, who knows? But I can say all these things, gnarly stuff like I just told you, and there was plenty of it. But, didn’t we all go through it, some version of it?”

Duff also details about not having much of an opportunity to talk about his feelings with anyone while growing up, but finding the bass changed that.

Duff: “If you hear Slash play a guitar solo. Every night it’s a different thing. He’s a guy that doesn't talk a lot, never has, I've known him for 40 years. But, man, when he plays there it is. He’s talking to you, he’s talking to everybody.”

As a husband, parent, and artist, Duff speaks about his emotions and the emotions of his loved ones within the context of his family. When speaking about what it’s like in a band Duff says, “Being in a band is like being in a big family… Once you realize everyone wants the best out of a song, nobody’s trying to hammer down on your part like ‘That sucks. You suck, What’re you even doing?’ Nobody means anything like that. We want the best song we could have. On stage, nobody’s trying to upstage somebody else. Once you realize these things about your bandmates, hopefully you can get your band to that place.” [...]

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