{"id":23,"date":"2026-01-02T22:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behindthecitgo.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:47:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/behindthecitgo.com\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c75fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26c75fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8df2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b8df2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\r\n========================================================\r\nBehind the Citgo \u2014 About Us (Simplified)\r\nWordPress \"Custom HTML\" block\r\nNo external dependencies\r\nNo links to podcast player \/ listening pages\r\n========================================================\r\n-->\r\n\r\n<section id=\"btc-about\" aria-label=\"Behind the Citgo About Us section\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- Background -->\r\n  <div class=\"btc-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- HERO -->\r\n  <header class=\"btc-hero\">\r\n    <div class=\"btc-container\">\r\n      <div class=\"btc-card btc-hero-card\">\r\n        <h1 class=\"btc-title\">\r\n          <span class=\"btc-title-main\">Behind the Citgo<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"btc-title-sub\">The Unseen World of Addiction<\/span>\r\n        <\/h1>\r\n\r\n        <p class=\"btc-lede\">\r\n          A raw, unfiltered look into addiction, recovery, leadership under pressure, and the role of faith and community in transformation.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"btc-actions\">\r\n          <button class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-scroll=\"#btcAbout\">About Us<\/button>\r\n          <button class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-ghost\" type=\"button\" data-scroll=\"#btcMission\">Mission<\/button>\r\n          <button class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-ghost\" type=\"button\" data-scroll=\"#btcFAQ\">FAQ<\/button>\r\n          <a class=\"btc-btn btc-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/?page_id=27\">Contact<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/header>\r\n\r\n  <!-- ABOUT -->\r\n  <section class=\"btc-section\" id=\"btcAbout\" aria-label=\"About Us\">\r\n    <div class=\"btc-container\">\r\n      <div class=\"btc-section-head\">\r\n        <h2 class=\"btc-h\">About Us<\/h2>\r\n        <p class=\"btc-sub\">Who we are, what we believe, and why we do this.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"btc-card\">\r\n        <p>\r\n          <strong>Behind the Citgo<\/strong> is a raw, unfiltered look into the unseen world of addiction - 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