Today on the Spiritual Spiral Podcast, I'm thrilled to welcome drummer/musician and my friend, Adam Gust to the show. I actually met Adam almost 20 years ago after he responded to an ad I placed in Music Connection where I was looking for a drummer. Adam has played the drums on my first three records and all the music on today's episode features my own songs with Adam on drums. I realized after speaking with Adam how much I respect people and particularly men who aren't hierarchical but care more about feelings and compassion over being right, first or the best. Adam and I talk about how social media is driving the ego driven landscape of our culture and why narcissism is on an exponential rise. Adam shares stories from childhood about how he became interested in the drums, why he considers himself more of a "musician for hire" and he talks about the psychological trauma that stemmed from a hand injury which almost took away his lifelong passion and joy for the drums.  He also shares some inspirational books and lessons he learned after facing and dealing with "triggers" stemming from his hand injury. You can find Adam on IG @adamgust and if you enjoy today's episode and you want to support the show, please consider sharing the show with your friends or head over to iTunes and write a quick review. You can also support the show by becoming a subscriber at www.patreon.com/eddiecohn where you can access full episodes and exclusive content only available to subscribers. You can also visit my website www.iameddiecohn.com and sign up for my email list and newsletter. I also released a brand new song on Bandcamp which you can purchase by clicking HERE. You can find me on Substack by clicking HERE and as always, thanks so much for listening and supporting the show. Please reach out on Twitter or IG @eddiecohn with any questions.