The drive to perform, excel and be noticed - and thus to feel accepted and loved - is a trap for many of us.  The underlying distress that without a successful image we could not possibly be worth loving has driven many to high levels of achievement but often at the expense of losing touch with their inherent belovedness.

That dynamic played out in real life for today’s guest, ennea-type Three Marty H., accomplished broadcaster, therapist, educator...and recovering alcoholic.  Listen in as Marty recalls his early life on a farm in the Canadian Prairies, where even then he sensed he had to over-achieve in order to be accepted, how that drove him unconsciously for decades, and how he ironically found unconditional love and acceptance in the recovery community where he became authentic about his worst failures.

All that and we also get to commemorate Bobby Orr’s birthday ( a Canadian National Holiday, eh?) and relive the glory days of professional hockey (say what?) in Birmingham, Alabama!