Playing Through Imperfection with Patrick Overholt

Playing Through Imperfection with Patrick Overholt

What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? This conversation between Coach Blu Robinson and returning guest Patrick Overholt gives a raw, honest look at what it means to keep getting back up, even after multiple slips.

Patrick talks about rebuilding after relapse, sharing that his current sobriety date came after “the fifth time I’ve picked up a year.” He explains how slowly stepping away from meetings, service, and connection opened the door for addiction to creep back in, and how humbling it was to admit, again, that he needed help. The AA fellowship, Zoom meetings, and early-morning “sunrisers” became the team that “loved me until I could love myself.” Parenting is a big thread here.

Patrick, now with full custody of his daughters, recalls hearing someone in a meeting say, “Kids deserve sober parents,” a line that hit him harder than anything else.

He describes bringing his girls to recovery events and golf gatherings, letting them meet the people who help keep him grounded, and being honest (age appropriately) about addiction so they can see that, as he says, “we can get through anything.” Golf is more than a hobby in this story; it’s a lifeline.

Through Good Time Golf and his work with The Recipe Golf, Patrick uses the game to create community, welcome people fresh from treatment or the streets, and teach the value of “small wins” on and off the course. He talks about grief too—friends like Devin and others who “took the knee”—and how their deaths fuel his commitment to stay present, share their stories, and keep showing up.

Anyone who’s wrestled with relapse, felt ashamed as a ‘leader’ who struggles, or wondered how to blend parenting, purpose, and recovery will find something real here. What’s one small win you could focus on today?