This is why I take serious issue with Lt. Governor Dan Patrick's recent comments… That kind of rhetoric isn’t just misinformed—it’s harmful. It spreads fear, not understanding.

It left a void, a hell of a void, especially when you’re already wrestling with depression and the kind of boredom that, for an alcoholic, often leads right back to the bottle.

Well, at its core, it’s born from my own journey. A journey that, not too long ago, looked a whole lot different. There's a bigger story to how I got here..