The Beauty of the Struggle – Chris

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Chris, an Orange County man who lost his son and his wife and found himself. Here's a link to Chris's first video on SWU: https://youtu.be/zMIPpcYdcME?si=fblCGlTAJbB2hOR2

0:00 Losing His Infant Son to a Hospital Overdose
5:04 Grief, Depression and Life After Losing His Son
7:26 Starting Over in the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Industry
12:01 His Wife’s Grief and Attempts to Contact Their Son
18:40 How a Megachurch Took Over His Wife’s Life
21:15 Meeting the Pastor Who Changed Everything
25:37 Warning Signs Between His Wife and the Pastor
31:06 How His Daughter Accidentally Revealed the Truth
33:01 Confronting the Pastor About His Wife
38:04 Catching His Wife and the Pastor in a Lie
41:07 Following His Wife and Discovering the Affair
47:15 His Wife Leaves and Takes Their Daughter
51:00 Betrayal, Isolation and Losing the Will to Live
58:01 Planning to K*ll the Pastor
1:00:18 The Phone Call That Stopped Him
1:03:16 Extreme Weight Loss, Panic Attacks and Depression
1:07:22 Divorce, COVID and Separation From His Daughter
1:09:24 Financial Ruin, Repossession and Eviction
1:14:14 The Friends and Strangers Who Helped Him Recover
1:20:18 Walking, Running and Finding His Way Forward
1:22:00 Where His Ex-Wife and the Pastor Are Today
1:23:31 Helping a Homeless Man in the Park
1:27:25 How One Act of Kindness Gave a Stranger Hope
1:29:00 Turning Pain Into Purpose and Helping Others
1:32:32 His Upcoming Book and Mission to Help People Heal

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