[Early Access] My dirty little secret.
For the last year, I've been in recovery over something. And it's time you knew.
Friend,
Below is the first glimpse of a story God has been weaving over the last year. I’m both excited to share it and scared to death. But I know it’s right and I know it’s time.
To be true to my word, if you’ve decided to go the extra mile and support this community on a deeper level with monthly or yearly gifts, you’ll get to see this right now — before the rest of the “Dear Jon” community on Thursday, and before it gets shared wider after that.
That’s not a ploy, but a thank you to those who are raising their hand and holding me up. I do not take that lightly. I have a lot to lose by revealing this, but my most ardent supporters make it a little easier to weather what may be the coming storm.
So without further ado, below is my big announcement, my big secret. If you’re not a paying supporter, you can either become one or wait until Thursday, June 20.
Nearly 10 years ago I told the world I had a secret. It was about my mental health, specifically my anxiety and OCD diagnoses. I told you about my struggle and how, especially as a Christian, I took medication. Your reaction was incredible.
I’m praying for the same type of support now, as today I tell you — I tell the world — another secret. A deeper and darker one. And, frankly, an embarrassing one.
This secret is something I’ve been alluding to for a few months. It’s a secret that scares me, even more so than the last one. And that one really scared me. I have a lot to lose by telling it: contacts, contracts, support, projects, even book deals. Someone “like me” isn’t supposed to struggle with this, after all. And there are certainly those who will question my past work and future qualifications. In some ways, I get it.
But this secret has spent enough time being whispered about, being ignored, and being hidden. And honestly, it’s a secret a huge part of me is excited to tell, because there’s freedom in naming your struggles. I wrote a book on that once.
So here it goes…
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