UntappedKeg

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[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

Untapped Keg is a podcast about sobriety and mental health. Where we spotlight stories that provide hope and love. https://t.co/2Xx7YbrWm9 is where you can find us and join our new email list! Thank you. Love you! #Sober #Sobriety #Recovery #mentalhealth #hope #love

[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

This single dad showed up for what he thought was a normal late-night pizza delivery……but the address wasn’t a house at all. He pulled into a completely empty, dark parking lot and sat there confused.

Then another car rolled up. A news reporter stepped out, looked him right in the eyes and asked:
“Are you Nick?”

What happened next left him speechless.

Nick is a recovering addict who’s been sober for six years. He’s raising his 11-month-old baby completely on his own while working two jobs just to keep the lights on. He’s been dreaming of going back to school to study social work so he can give his child a better life. But money has always been tight.

That night, a Secret Santa had been watching his story. They handed him a $1,000 Best Buy gift card for a laptop… another $1,000 gift card for baby supplies…
and a $7,000 check to cover an entire year of rent.

Nick completely broke down in tears from pure gratitude.

Stories like this restore your faith in humanity ❤️

[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

@_BLShelton Why are you talking to me today?! 🙏🔥❤️‍🔥

[Brittany L. Shelton 💜 @_BLShelton]

If you're shut off, you probably feel shut out.

If you don't feel secure in being who you are no matter who's around, you won't feel secure w letting people in.

If you criticize yourself harshly, chances are, you criticize the people around you too.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

I own a small bakery. Business has been slow. Rent is up. I was thinking about closing.

Last Friday, a teenager came in. He looked nervous. He counted out change for a cookie. He was short 50 cents.

"It's okay," I said. "Take it."

He ate it at a table, looking at his math homework. He looked stuck.

I used to be a math tutor.

I walked over. "Quadratic equations?"

He nodded. "I don't get it."

I sat down and helped him for 20 minutes. He got it. He left smiling.

The next day, he came back with two friends. They bought cookies.

The day after that, five kids came.

Apparently, he told the school, "The lady at the bakery helps with homework."

Now, my bakery is the after-school hang-out spot. It's loud. It's messy. There are backpacks everywhere.

Yesterday, I found a note in the tip jar. It was wrapped around a $20 bill.

"Thanks for helping my son pass math. A Mom."

I'm not closing the bakery.

I think I finally found my purpose.

It's not cookies. It's community.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

People without empathy vs people who make us continue to believe in humanity.

[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

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[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

You did the work.

So why do you STILL feel like shit when life hits hard.

Because healing is not immunity. It is shortening the time between activation and regulation.

I wrote a simple protocol to clear the charge, separate facts from shame stories, and choose values.

[Nate from SWELL @SwellForLife]

Same journey. Different steps.

[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

Authenticity is Understanding Yourself.

Acceptance is Allowing yourself to be that Understanding.

[Giggling Ganon @GigglingGanon]

That monk just said hold my beer.

[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

@_BLShelton Yes, agreed!!! Fucking crazy it is.

And, once you become aware, it’s absolutely negligence to continue perpetuating it too. Especially if you’re a parent.

I hope people read this so they become aware and can break cycles!

[Brittany L. Shelton 💜 @_BLShelton]

It isn't surprising at all.

Maybe not. Considering this point.

Everyone is afraid of the truth.
Afraid to dig below the surface.
Afraid to show up.

[Brittany L. Shelton 💜 @_BLShelton]

19 yrs of sobriety and healing and I can still say that nothing is worth sacrificing the peace that comes with a clear conscience. In doing what is right, owning mistakes, continuing to learn & unlearn, saying sorry, & living w transparency. Nothing to hide feels really good.

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

Instead of doing the work for him, he guided and encouraged him 👏👏

[Anthony Bradley @drantbradley]

28-year-old former Dutch pro soccer player Kenzo Biyong moved Mitchel, a young man with autism, from a mental health facility into his home with his wife & two young kids, changing Mitchel’s life. Grab tissues. Imagine if American jocks were raised to spend their 20s doing this!

[UntappedKeg @UntappedKeg]

The hardest cravings to manage? The ones that show up during joyful moments. Because nobody teaches you how to feel good WITHOUT numbing yourself first.