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Hope is Real

Sep 22, 2025

I was not in a good place when I first met Tanya. I was battling mental illness and addiction – just trying to stay alive. Tanya believed in me more than I believed in myself, and gave me a life that I never dreamed possible. Today, we celebrate our 15th wedding...

Celebrating My Sobriety

Sep 16, 2025

Celebrating my sobriety birthday is as equally important as celebrating the day I was born. Sobriety gave me another chance to live. This morning, I sat and reflected on 5 of the lessons I have learned. 1. The goal of sobriety isn’t to stop drinking. The goal is...

Without Sobriety I Have Nothing

Aug 30, 2025

As a speaker, my schedule typically looks like the following: Uber – Airport – Uber – Hotel – Speak – Uber – Airport – Repeat But, when I went to New York City a few days ago, I wanted to break the cycle and take time for me....

5 Life Lessons From Sobriety

Sep 12, 2022

It has been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. My journey towards sobriety began 13 years ago, and in that time I have discovered the following truths: Sometimes we need people to believe in us more than we believe in ourselves Once you...

My New Family

Dec 16, 2021

12 years ago I threw away my last cigarette as I drove over 500 kilometres to move in with Tanya and her two boys. I had little to offer. I was three months sober, jobless, and weighed down with student debt. I had a lemon of a car and emotional baggage spilling out...

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