After Unified Theory dissolved in 2001, Chris spent the next few years forming the band now known as Everything Is Energy. However, that didn't come without some personal sacrifice. After troubling health issues lead to self-medicating, Chris checked himself into a treatment facility where he was able to get healthy and subsequently start his music career refreshed and more balanced. As Chris says, "All I hoped was to never again feel the way I did going into rehab. I wanted my voice back." Chris spent the better part of the next year coming to terms with his addiction to alcohol and putting his emotional well being first. "Just like most things with me, putting these things first in my life had to be learned." "Being able to play music with people I love and make the sort of records we want is success," he continues. "That is the truth! Before recovery, I felt owed. Living in the sickness prevented me from living honestly. Now, living in the truth prevents me from that sickness."