Sobriety Story
Sobriety Story
A Decade Sober
I’ve been sober for over ten years, and not a day goes by that I take it for granted. Recovery has taught me how to sit with pain, reconnect with purpose, and show up for life with both feet on the ground. Most of all, it’s taught me how to actually feel—emotions in their rawest form—without reaching for a bottle to numb them. Sobriety has shaped every part of who I am. This is what a decade of recovery taught me.
In addition to my sobriety, I’ve lost over 100lbs along the way, proving to myself that transformation is possible, no matter how deep the hole may seem. I have a beautiful family, with Van and our two daughters, and a career I am extremely passionate about. I’m grateful for the person I’ve become and the person I continue to grow into every day.
I am more than ten years sober, and getting here was harder than anything I ever did in sport or my career. When I stopped drinking, I did not get better right away. I got exposed. There was unresolved trauma I did not yet have the tools to face. What saved me was not a breakthrough, but choosing, day by day, sometimes minute by minute, not to pick up. Over time, that choice created enough stability to do the real work. You do not have to fix your whole life today. You just have to stay long enough to give yourself a real chance.
