A rumour says my brother is dead. I don't know if it's true. No one has confirmed it, and no one will. But the grief is real anyway.

This episode explores the strange kind of mourning that comes when there's no clarity. It's about estranged siblings, unresolved childhoods, and the kind of silence that never really lifts.

I had a brother. Maybe I still do. Maybe I don’t.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The emotional cost of family estrangement
• The unreliability of closure
• How grief takes shape without confirmation

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In this episode of Call Me Tony, I talk about the kind of loyalty that builds us up, and the kind that quietly breaks us down. Some people treat loyalty like it's a virtue in itself, but what happens when that loyalty is used to protect ego instead of truth? I share thoughts on how misplaced loyalty shows up in relationships, brands, and belief systems, and why I’ve chosen to value peace, clarity, and self-respect over staying loyal just for the sake of it.

Addiction causes real harm. That part isn’t up for debate. But what happens when the damage doesn’t stop with the substance?

In this episode of Call Me Tony, I talk about how getting sober without a program didn’t make me a danger to myself or anyone else—but it sure made me a problem in the eyes of recovery culture. I unpack how many popular treatment models quietly discourage real healing, push fear over freedom, and end up poisoning the very relationships they’re supposed to protect.

We’ve built a culture where constant struggle is celebrated, while actual wellness is treated with suspicion. I’m not interested in protecting dogma. I’m interested in telling the truth.