Episode

Mental Health Matters: When Childhood Follows You into Adulthood

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Say It Anyway with Corey Proffitt-Boyd
Published
Jun 8, 2026
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524
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Summary

Host Corey Proffitt-Boyd shares a personal story about growing up around addiction, how childhood survival skills followed him into adulthood, and how he was able to quit alcohol and tobacco on October 1, 2019. He describes discovering the difference between functioning and healing, admitting to the benefits of therapy, and learning to trace present reactions back to past experiences. This episode explores mental health, awakening, honesty, and the beginning of a healing journey.