I Lost Everything to Learn Presence: The Lesson That Saved My Life

He had the dream life, a family, multiple thriving companies, and early retirement.

But behind the success, Eric Farewell was crumbling. His brother died. His marriage was falling apart. He was working 100 hours a week, chasing validation instead of peace.

Then one day, everything stopped. And in the silence, he realized what true wealth really is…presence.

Eric is an entrepreneur, coach, and author who built his first million-dollar company before 30, retired in his mid-30s, and then faced the hardest emotional and spiritual transformation of his life. In this conversation, he shares the truth about healing, trauma, and learning to simply be human again.

🔥 The One Question That Stood Out: What if everything you lost was trying to teach you how to live?*

Explain:

• How Eric’s life fell apart after success and why it had to happen
• The trauma patterns that fuel overwork, perfectionism, and people-pleasing
• What he discovered in therapy and meditation that changed everything
• How he rebuilt his marriage from the edge of divorce
• Why men struggle to feel and how healing that wound unlocks peace
• The connection between presence, purpose, and freedom
• How to stop “chasing happiness” and start living it

10 Best Questions:

➡️ Why do we wait for life to collapse before we change?
➡️ How did success hide your pain?
➡️ What did losing your brother teach you about grief?
➡️ How did you begin to heal your marriage?
➡️ Why do men struggle to process emotions?
➡️ What does presence actually look like day to day?
➡️ How can someone start healing if they feel stuck?
➡️ What role does breath play in transformation?
➡️ Why do you say stillness is harder than hustle?
➡️ What does happiness mean to you now?

Timestamps:

02:05 The Life That Looked Perfect on the Outside
05:40 Losing My Brother and Losing Myself
09:10 The Collapse of My Marriage
13:00 The Addiction to Work and Validation
16:45 The Moment I Finally Stopped Running
20:30 Discovering Breath and the Power of Stillness
26:15 Healing the Masculine Wound
33:40 How I Rebuilt Love After Breaking Everything
41:20 What Presence Really Feels Like
48:00 Learning to Be Happy Without Needing More
55:10 Final Reflections on Freedom, Family, and Faith