Ep. 80 - When money and success are not enough | Kellan Fluckiger

Despite his traumatic, abusive childhood, which left him with a constant sense of brokenness, Kellen Fluckiger worked hard to have ‘everything’ a person needs: a wife, kids, a successful career, and of course, a lot of money.

One day, at home, alone, after yet another failed relationship, he decided to watch TV, which was quite unusual for him. He realized that, although he had the most expensive TV one could buy, Kellan had no idea how to turn it on. After his daughter showed him how to do it, he came across a show called “Intervention.” The protagonist was a high-ranking executive with a cocaine problem. “That’s crap,” he thought, then turned it off.

A few hours later, he felt compelled to turn on the TV again, and there it was, the same show, the same executive, the same sad drama. This time, he sat down and watched it.

That was the first of a series of inexplicable events that sent Kellan into a personal crisis that made him re-evaluate his life. The high-ranking executive story had hit a cord. This is part of what you will hear in this interview. In a way, it sounds like what happens to many people out there who spend their lives fighting depression, trauma, and addiction. They build families, put on a mask of success, but live miserably inside with suicidal thoughts, always on the verge of a breakdown.

Today, Kellan tries to help others find purpose and meaning in life. He still has the big TV, still doesn’t watch it much, but the reason now is that he is out there bringing his message across to those who need to hear it.

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