“I feel like I’m seeing colors now that I didn’t know existed.”

There should be a study done on how many recovering addicts say this exact thing (or something similar) about colors and their senses. It's what I said after getting sober and pursuing Jesus, and it's what Eddie Brett told me happened to him after he did the same thing. 

Eddie is someone who had it all. He had the record deal. The top 10 hit. The Simon Cowell contract. He stood on the stage of Britain’s Got Talent and nearly won the whole thing. From the outside, it looked like momentum and success. But inside, things were unraveling.

After getting dropped from his label, the drinking escalated. Nights blurred together. Shame piled up. A drunk-driving incident forced him to sit with a question he’d been avoiding: What if this isn’t just normal partying? What if this is something deeper?

In this episode, Eddie opens up about chasing blackouts, losing himself in alcohol culture, and the moment he admitted in a lonely studio, “I’ve actually got a problem.” He talks about what sobriety exposed in him—old wounds, fear of rejection, and a lifelong habit of running—and he shares how faith grew out of his climb toward finding the parts of himself he had numbed away.

If you’ve ever felt empty after getting everything you wanted, you'll want to hear Eddie's story.

Looking for a one-stop recovery resource? Learn more about the Tyndale Life Recovery Bible here.

We Explore:

– Fame, record deals, and the identity crisis that followed success
– The cultural pressure of British drinking culture and why “I’m fine” is so easy to believe
– The drink-driving incident that forced an honest look inward
– Writing a song alone in a studio and realizing, “I’ve actually got a problem”
– Why early sobriety felt like missing out—and how that shifted
– Replacing alcohol with discipline, fitness, and intentional habits
– The impact of a 30-year sober church member who radiated joy
– How faith reshaped his fashion, language, career decisions, and relationships
– Why pursuing Jesus changed more than just his drinking
– What it means to “see colors you didn’t know existed” in sobriety

Listen to Eddie's new Album: Common Kalos
Follow Eddie on Instagram
Follow me: @jonseidl
Order my new book, Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic
Get the Tyndale Life Recovery Bible:https://hubs.la/Q041HjWm0

&ldquo;I feel like I&rsquo;m seeing colors now that I didn&rsquo;t know existed.&rdquo;
There should be a study done on how many recovering addicts say this exact thing (or something similar) about colors and their senses. It's what I said after getting sober and pursuing Jesus, and it's what Eddie Brett told me happened to him after he did the same thing.&nbsp;
Eddie is someone who had it all. He had the record deal. The top 10 hit. The Simon Cowell contract. He stood on the stage of Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent and nearly won the whole thing. From the outside, it looked like momentum and success. But inside, things were unraveling.
After getting dropped from his label, the drinking escalated. Nights blurred together. Shame piled up. A drunk-driving incident forced him to sit with a question he&rsquo;d been avoiding: What if this isn&rsquo;t just normal partying? What if this is something deeper?
In this episode, Eddie opens up about chasing blackouts, losing himself in alcohol culture, and the moment he admitted in a lonely studio, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve actually got a problem.&rdquo; He talks about what sobriety exposed in him&mdash;old wounds, fear of rejection, and a lifelong habit of running&mdash;and he shares how faith grew out of his climb toward finding the parts of himself he had numbed away.
If you&rsquo;ve ever felt empty after getting everything you wanted, you'll want to hear Eddie's story.
Looking for a one-stop recovery resource? Learn more about the Tyndale Life Recovery Bible <a href="https://hubs.la/Q041HjWm0">here</a>.
We Explore:
&ndash; Fame, record deals, and the identity crisis that followed success &ndash; The cultural pressure of British drinking culture and why &ldquo;I&rsquo;m fine&rdquo; is so easy to believe &ndash; The drink-driving incident that forced an honest look inward &ndash; Writing a song alone in a studio and realizing, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve actually got a problem&rdquo; &ndash; Why early sobriety felt like missing out&mdash;and how that shifted &ndash; Replacing alcohol with discipline, fitness, and intentional habits &ndash; The impact of a 30-year sober church member who radiated joy &ndash; How faith reshaped his fashion, language, career decisions, and relationships &ndash; Why pursuing Jesus changed more than just his drinking &ndash; What it means to &ldquo;see colors you didn&rsquo;t know existed&rdquo; in sobriety
Listen to Eddie's new Album: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5UqgUhr9V20PS1OU8sbYDY?si=-uD06bfCQauVtHJyfu8Xtw">Common Kalos</a> Follow Eddie on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eddiebrettmate">Instagram</a> Follow me:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonseidl/">@jonseidl</a> Order my new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4opuOt">Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic</a> Get the Tyndale Life Recovery Bible: <a href="https://hubs.la/Q041HjWm0">h</a><a href="https://hubs.la/Q041HjWm0">ttp</a><a href="https://hubs.la/Q041HjWm0">s://hubs.la/Q041HjWm0</a>

Jon Seidl is the bestselling Christian author who became an alcoholic, not the other way around. It's usually the other way around. Or is it? "Confessions of a Christian alcoholic" (based on the book by the same title) is all about real stories, radical vulnerability, and remarkable comebacks of people who have struggled with alcoholism and addictions of all sorts. The show features interviews with fellow addicts and alcoholics as well as professionals in the fields of trauma, faith, and addiction recovery. Because let's be honest, we're all addicted to something. "Confessions" is a place for the desperate, the downtrodden, the destitute, and especially, the drunk. But it's also a place of hope and healing. Jon found sobriety after decades of struggling, but more importantly than finding sobriety, he found Jesus. In every episode, he gets radically vulnerable as he explores what it looks like to be on this journey of messy sanctification. Visit christianalcoholic.com for more resources.

Jon Seidl is the bestselling Christian author who became an alcoholic, not the other way around. It's usually the other way around. Or is it? "Confessions of a Christian alcoholic" (based on the book by the same title) is all about real stories, radical vulnerability, and remarkable comebacks of people who have struggled with alcoholism and addictions of all sorts. The show features interviews with fellow addicts and alcoholics as well as professionals in the fields of trauma, faith, and addiction recovery. Because let's be honest, we're all addicted to something. "Confessions" is a place for the desperate, the downtrodden, the destitute, and especially, the drunk. But it's also a place of hope and healing. Jon found sobriety after decades of struggling, but more importantly than finding sobriety, he found Jesus. In every episode, he gets radically vulnerable as he explores what it looks like to be on this journey of messy sanctification. Visit <a href="http://christianalcoholic.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://christianalcoholic.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747239325727000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G-752Q-1dyjq6GN5gt7xw">christianalcoholic.com</a> for more resources.

Jon Seidl is the bestselling Christian author who became an alcoholic, not the other way around. It's usually the other way around. Or is it? "Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic" is all about real stories, radical vulnerability, and remarkable comebacks of people who have struggled with alcoholism and addictions of all sorts.

Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic with Jon Seidl

Simon Cowell Gave Him a Record Deal, and Yet He Still Wasn't Fulfilled: Eddie Brett on Hitting Rock Bottom and Finding Jesus

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