I Was Stuck in the ‘Alcohol Matrix’

GETS FULLY AWAKE –

Dec. 2, 2023 – I grew up poor in the Midwest, but I went on to become a model with a doctoral degree in psychology. I retired early by investing in income properties around the United States, and once upon a time, Ryan Seacrest handpicked me to be the “LA Shrink.”

I’ve lived all over the world in some of the most beautiful and exotic places there are, and I married a gorgeous and intelligent woman. She and I have two beautiful, brilliant daughters.

I’m not telling you all of this to brag. I’m telling you this to warn you. Despite appreciating everything I had, I almost threw all of it—and so much more—away. After years of moderate social drinking, I became addicted to alcohol.

The irony is that I knew better. I knew exactly the kind of damage and violence that comes from alcohol addiction. Throughout my childhood, I watched my father become addicted to alcohol and abuse my mother verbally and physically. I swore I would never be like him.

And yet, I still became addicted to alcohol and ended up behaving exactly like him—maybe even worse. Before now, I have never told anyone this story. But it’s time, and it starts like this.