Musings

My book A Fragile Utopia: Escaping the Elaborate Façade of Alcoholic Bliss is officially out on eBook, paperback, hardcover and Audible.

If you would have told me that I’d be giving inspirational speeches to patients at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and EOSIS Beauterre Recovery Institute just a few years ago, I would have laughed out loud.

After 2 years of dedication and training, I hit 315 on the bench press. It's a feat that less than .1 percent of the population can perform.

In the not-too-distant past, I couldn’t image having any fun without drinking. Now that I’m experiencing recreation with a clear mind, it’s hard for me to reconcile why I thought it was so much better while intoxicated.

My life in sobriety feels different. Time is moving slowly again. I was reborn when I got sober. I started a new life after nearly 25 years of excessive consumption spiraled into eventual unabashed alcoholism. I was 40 when I got sober. I’m 42 now. It feels as if it’s been a decade since I last drank.