036: Freddy Negrete & Steve Jones-Authors

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Sound Matters #036 features Tom's interview with Freddy Negrete and Steve Jones, authors of "Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs, and Tattoos - My Life in Black and Gray". This conversation with both Freddy and Steve deliberately focuses primarily on the journey from recovery to discovery, health, life, and ultimately... giving back. Digging into Freddy's life through addiction, multiple heart attacks, recovery, and counseling youth today, to Steve's initial encounter with Freddy and the years-long project of writing this highly recommended book... it's a fascinating story, and a must listen episode.

Inside the Interview:
04:00 – Was writing the book cathartic and helpful on Freddy's recovery journey?
05:02 – On Freddy's work counseling youth addicts...
06:34 – What does Freddy attribute to higher visibility of the opioid epidemic?
08:01 – What are the challenges youth face as they head into their journey of recovery?
09:20 – On the difference between want to, and need to with respect to recovery...
10:45 – What initially drew Steve to Freddy and his story...
13:45 – On Freddy's life-threatening health challenges that ultimately led to his recovery...
18:24 – On the challenges Steve & Freddy faced writing the book...
20:18 – Closing quote...

"I loved being on Tom's show. Tom is very professional, extremely prepared and his high-energy, articulate and passionate delivery creates a dynamic and thrilling interviewing experience. Tom is dedicated to creating a rich, in-depth interviewing experience. He prepared himself for the interview by not only reading the book beforehand, but he quoted from it and asked key and targeted questions which elevated the interaction. He put in the research and discussed upfront specific questions to ensure that the interview stood out as fresh, differentiating and compelling. I highly recommend Tom's show!"

- Steve Jones >>www.stevejoneswriter.com

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