Dallas Bragg describes rock bottom as a crash landing that opens old wounds but lands on solid ground, turning endings into new beginnings. True healing starts when people stop running from pain and approach it with curiosity instead.
The rock bottom perspective is something I've covered on my podcast. There's something almost mystical about hitting the bottom. The crash landing will open up the old wounds and even create new cracks. One day you're falling, convinced you're being destroyed, and suddenly you realize you've landed. You land on solid ground. That's the rock bottom. The very thing that felt like your ending becomes your beginning. This is the perspective shift that will transform your recovery and your whole life. Rock bottom is meant to stimulate appreciation. Not agony. This is your opportunity to pause and pay attention to what is vying for your attention. I've witnessed this transformation countless times in my coaching work. The moment someone stops running from their pain and instead turns toward it with curiosity and compassion, that, that is when the real magic begins. That's when the healing starts. That's recovery.
