Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://bit.ly/4c602k2 Original release date: 8/27/2018 Corey and Peter met when they visited North Kern State Prison in California together as volunteers for Defy Ventures. Peter was moved by Corey’s remarkable story, who is a former inmate himself, and realized he had to have him on the podcast to share his experiences with a wider audience. You’ll almost assuredly take away something very important from listening to this episode. Understanding how your experiences can define you, what forgiveness means of both yourself and others, and how good people can do bad things, are just a few of the takeaways. We discuss: -How Corey and Peter met through Defy Ventures [4:00]; -How Corey’s prison experience has shaped his life story [13:30]; -Corey’s early life, and the traumatic event that changed everything [16:00]; -Early adolescence years, beginnings of addiction, and overwhelming shame [23:00]; -The 5 ways to classify wounds, and the relationship between trauma and addiction [39:00]; -Turbulent high school years, the struggle of parenting a troubled child, and more trauma further shaping the self-narrative [46:00]; -Post-high school years, spiraling out of control, and giving up on himself [1:02:00]; -Navigating prison life, and why a desire to change often isn’t enough to make it happen [1:19:00]; -The turning point and eventual road to recovery [1:48:00]; -12-step programs: Pros and Cons [1:54:00]; -Final days in prison, getting released, and routines Corey has kept [1:54:00] -Corey’s new perspective on life, takeaways from the visit to Kern prison [2:12:30]; and -More. Show notes page: https://peterattiamd.com/coreymccarthy/ About: The Peter Attia Drive is a weekly, ultra-deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing health, longevity, critical thinking…and a few other things. With over 10 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more. Peter is the founder of Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice with offices in San Diego and New York City, focusing on the applied science of longevity. The practice applies nutritional biochemistry, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, techniques to increase distress tolerance, lipidology, pharmacology, and four-system endocrinology to increase lifespan (delaying the onset of chronic disease), while simultaneously improving healthspan (quality of life). Learn more: https://peterattiamd.com/ Subscribe to receive exclusive subscriber-only content: https://peterattiamd.com/subscribe/ Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter/ Connect with Peter on: Facebook: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDTW Instagram: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDIG Subscribe to The Drive: Apple Podcast: http://bit.ly/TheDriveApplePodcasts Overcast: http://bit.ly/TheDriveOvercast Spotify: http://bit.ly/TheDriveSpotify Google Play: http://bit.ly/TheDriveGooglePlay