"Boardrooms Barrooms and Blurred Boundaries" ft: Ted Bauer

The Lose Control Podcast

Today’s guest is someone who hasn’t just lived through life’s seasons—he’s been shaped, shattered, and spiritually reassembled by them.

From Catholic boyhood and altar steps to the chaos of addiction and unspoken wounds…
From the reckless rebellion of youth to decades lost in boardrooms, barrooms, and blurred boundaries...
From collapsing under the weight of ego to rising with humility as compass.

This isn’t just a story—it’s a resurrection.

Ted Bower’s life is a layered testimony: innocence undone, trauma absorbed, rebellion ignited, and clarity earned. He’s walked through silence, storms, and surrender. And he’s come out the other side not perfect—but honest. Not untouched—but transformed.

What looks like rock bottom? For him, it was the ground floor of transformation.
Where Step One wasn't just recovery language—it was a spiritual reckoning.

Through God-moments and brutal honesty, through Steps and service, Ted discovered that true healing doesn’t come in the absence of pain—it’s born right in the middle of it. His path reveals something simple but profound: the disease doesn’t need liquor, and the soul doesn’t need applause. It needs truth. Stillness. And a willingness to be undone.

Now, at 50+, Ted isn’t finished—he’s barely scratching the surface.
Still dissolving. Still listening. Still becoming.

So if you’ve ever found yourself caught between projection and purpose, performance and peace… this one’s for you.

This is not just a conversation.
It’s a confession.
A reckoning.
A spiritual initiation into the seasons that shape us… and the choices that save us.

Let’s dive in.