It’s led me to wonder if maybe this exhaustion is a shield. Maybe if I keep running, if I keep myself busy 24/7, there won't be a single quiet moment left for my brain to even think about that drink..

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..