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[quote=Anonymous]Agree that the female podcast host detracted from the interview.  I almost stopped listening on account of her unprofessional fangirl approach.  The one exception being some of her comments at the end of the first episode that were insightful.

Regarding a previous poster's criticism that B wasn't completely forthright because he didn't identify the "ally" (fling) by name, where he met her, how much financial loss he created, etc., I disagree.  Those details are gossip that aren't things any of us need to know.  IMO sharing those publicly would cause more harm than help.  He was open that he cheated, that he used drugs & alcohol recklessly and that he was consumed by anger and didn't recognize the person he had become.  And open about the experiences that led to this downward spiral.  We don't need juicy details beyond that to understand what happened.

Brandon didn't claim to be fully healed nor have everything figured out.  I see a lot of comments that he may have a problem with alcohol and that he wasn't ready for a new relationship.  Both of those may be true, hard to know. I imagine he has more work to do, but don't we all --it's part of being HUMAN. I thought his message was more of a"work in progress," NOT "look at me, I've got life all figured out." Not claiming perfection of any sort (quite the opposite), but in a better place.

I certainly hope that he continues to work on himself especially if there are underlying issues of alcoholism or anything else.  What a shame it would be to come this far, only to retreat backwards. What I can say though is how courageous he was to share what he did.  It takes a lot of strength to own up to all he did.  I'm grateful that he shared his story---for now, I'd like to focus on that courage and wish him the best as he moves forward.  Not to rip him apart.  [/quote]

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