This content was created by Nick Stumbo. This content was uploaded by Nick Stumbo. This is a YouTube video titled "How Ownership Leads You To Freedom" (uploaded 2026-08-04T19:00:37Z). The excerpt is from a spoken conversation/talk featuring Nick Stumbo (addressing another participant, Rich) about personal ownership, breaking denial, and taking responsibility as a path to freedom and recovery.
I just know the reality that a lot of us do start this journey because someone else is maybe insisting like, "You get better or I'm going to get out of here." And so like, "Fine, I'll do it for you." But I think breaking denial is coming to that point of recognizing I've got some stuff I need to deal with and I'm not doing it for her. I'm not doing it for him. I'm doing it because I don't want this in my life anymore. And again, like you said, Rich, that ownership can be really hard, but it's also what leads us to that path of freedom.
