#28 ADDICTION: Why you use alcohol to silence the noise (with Rick Coluccio)

<p><strong>"I had a couple of drinks and the noise stopped... and that is how alcoholics are born."</strong></p><p>We often think of addiction as the guy under the bridge, but what about the successful leader who drinks to "unwind" every single night? Rick Coluccio is a former music producer turned Recruitment Leader (Host of <em>Recruiting EQ</em>) who lived the "rockstar" lifestyle until his liver almost failed at 19.</p><p>In this episode, Rick peels back the layers on "High-Functioning" addiction. He explores how we swap one vice for another (alcohol for work, food, or sex) not to have fun, but to soothe an internal scream that we refuse to hear.</p><p><strong>In this episode, expect to learn:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The "Soothing" Trap:</strong> Why addiction isn't about the substance; it's about using external things to manage internal emotions.</p></li><li><p><strong>The Generational Curse:</strong> Growing up in a house of normalized depression and how to break the cycle.</p></li><li><p><strong>Swapping Vices:</strong> How you can be "sober" but move your addiction to sex, food, or work.</p></li><li><p><strong>Corporate Masks:</strong> Why the higher you climb in leadership, the more fake the people around you become.</p><p><br /></p></li></ul><p>Don't just listen. Do the work. <strong>Download the Good Men App to track your progress:</strong><a href="http://lnkz.app/dpvk" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://lnkz.app/dpvk</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Connect with Rick:</strong><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-coluccio-7356266/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-coluccio-7356266/</a> </p><p><strong>Connect with Ian:</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/w_illo_/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong>https://www.instagram.com/w_illo_/</a></p>