Joaquin wasn’t in a good place. He had recently lost a close friend, and the grief stayed with him. He felt off, disconnected. He wasn’t dealing with it well — and at home, it showed. He knew he wasn’t showing up the way he wanted to for his family, but he didn’t know how to shift it.

“I was trying to find clarity… how to get out of that dark place.”

When his wife suggested trying the work, he hesitated. Still, he gave it a chance. The first sessions caught him off guard. Not because everything changed overnight, but because something started to open. He could see things more clearly. His reactions. His patterns. The ways he had been avoiding what was right in front of him.

He began noticing more. His choices. His energy. The habits he had been leaning on to cope — including drinking — quietly fell away. Two months in, he hadn’t had a drink. Not because he forced it. Because something underneath had shifted.

“I realized I’m the only one that can change what’s going on.”

At home, things softened. Communication improved. He started listening more, stepping in more, being present in ways he hadn’t been before. It’s not finished. He knows where he still lacks discipline. But now, he sees it. And that’s where he’s working from.