Learning to Lose

Welcome to the Learning to Lose Podcast. We're here to have no holds barred conversations about everything mental health, sobriety, and happiness. Meet your host Patrick Ridge (@pat_ridge) Pat, a seasoned veteran in the music industry (aka Preston Moronie of Hyper Crush), but also a seasoned veteran of life itself. Pat has been sober for 14 years and lives his life by a certain set of principles. His Sponsor Billy is the Co Host.

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Episodes

#49 - Staying Sober

Wikum and Billy, Pat's sponsor, join Pat to talk relationships, sobriety, and the struggles of staying sober. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 43 min

#48 - What I Have Is Better

What I have is better - than what I thought I wanted. Oleg Bogdan joins Pat to talk about the quarantine, the future, and how life delivers you what's right even if it's not what you may have wanted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 01, 2020•2 hr 23 min

#47 - Sometimes We Fight

Sometimes we fight - and that's okay. Veronica (Pat's wife) joins him to talk about what it's like to have arguments in a marriage and how to deal with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 11 min

#46 - Winning and Losing are Subjective

Dan Petel, Tim Carhart , and Pat get into the music industry, what success really means, and add more to the conversation of what learning to lose is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 59 min

#45 - Learning to Lose Is In Every Day

An episode with me, Pat Ridge, featuring my business partner and best friend Timmy Carhartt and my wife, Veronica as we dive into music and more learning to lose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 30 min

#44 - Having an Unsatisfiable Mind

Shirin Ruf (@shirinruf) and Billy (@plantartdesign) join Pat to dive into alcoholism, the importance of relationships, and how to get through the hard times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 36 min

#43 - Focusing on the Why

Billy and Danny Cohen join Pat to dive into the struggles of money, the younger generation, and the why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 54 min

#42 - Talking with some Fans

Two fans, Gustavo and Danny, join Pat and enter into the world of Learning to Lose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 39 min

#41 - Getting Sober

Pat, Gus, and Tim get into getting sober, being able to talk about the bad things, and the concept of losing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 2020•2 hr 5 min

#40 - Losing in order to Win

Didier Cohen and Joel Aaron join Pat to tackle the topic of losing, what it means to care about what you do, and not want more than what you have. In order to win, you have to learn to lose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 48 min

#39 - Durte Dom

Durte Dom and Chris Keri join Pat to talk about fame and what it means to learn to lose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2020•53 min

#38 - Relationships are Hard

Victoria, Jason, and Billy join Pat to talk about relationships and what can make them difficult at times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 04, 2020•1 hr 54 min

#37 - Fly Fishing

Ryan Rich and Troy join Pat to talk about fly fishing and nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 13 min

#36 - Pat talks with his youngest employee Kaija

Kaija joins Pat to talk music, stress, and even Disney + Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 04, 2019•2 hr 25 min

#35 - Jesus & Porn

Angela, Billy, And Victoria talk about Jesus and porn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 49 min

#34 - My Dead Friend, Dane.

Troy Rippee and Pat get real about losing Dane Rippee and life in rehab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 13, 2019•2 hr 3 min

#33 - A Conversation With My Sponsor

Things get real with Billy, my sponsor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 13 min

#32 - Sobriety & Finding Success

Dominick Serna, hair dresser and stylist, joins Pat to talks about how sobriety has changed his life and led him to where he is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 34 min

#31 - Elephant Heart

Jason & Victoria Evigan of Elephant Heart join us to talk about music, culture, life, and happiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 55 min

#30 - Inspiration & Growth

Jason Evigan, musician and record producer, joins us to talk music, inspiration, and growing within today's society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 8 min

#29 - Culture, Spirituality, & Influence

Victoria Evigan (@victoriaevigan) from Elephant Heart joins Pat to talk culture, spirituality, and being aware of influence. She shares her passion and knowledge from her life as an artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 20 min

#28 - Will More Followers Make You Happy?

Didier Cohen returns for a journey into the learning to lose wormhole. He always brings his wisdom from experience to the table...from a modeling career to a successful career in music, Didier has been around the block. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 43 min

#27 - Is Success A Moving Target

Boy Epic, a very talented musician/director/editor talks to Pat about the highs and lows he's experienced throughout his musical career, along with the highs and lows in his life. They also get into the moving target...does the cycle stop when you achieve a goal? Or does the target and goal get higher? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 37 min

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