Becoming Unobstructed

The Other Side Of Shame And Fear

Written by Derek MacDonald | December 3, 2025

The Unobstructed Podcast: Episode 32

This episode of The Unobstructed Podcast is about getting out of your own way—about being caught between shame, fear, and the path to finally feeling clear.

Running in quicksand… that’s what it’d felt like.

Four and a half years ago, I got sober. I’d just wanted to close the gap between the me I wanted to be, and the one I was actually being. Josh Woll from The Sober Creative invited me to chat with him about my path from then to now on an episode of his podcast, Clear Conversations.

We recorded it as a live-streamed discussion on Substack, but I’m excited to share the video replay with you as a special edition of The Unobstructed Podcast.

You can listen via Substack and also on SpotifyApple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

onward.


The Other Side Of Shame And Fear by Derek MacDonald

Watch the replay of my conversation with Josh Woll on the Clear Conversations podcast.

Read on Substack