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The moment I committed to courage, everything changed.
For years fear quietly shaped my life.
Freeway phobia.
Public speaking phobia.
Scared to leave the house.
Constant anxiety attacks.
I used alcohol to quiet the fear — but it only made the anxiety worse.
So my strategy became simple: avoid the things that scared me.
Avoidance was running my life.
I Was Dying from Fear and Alcohol.
For years, I used alcohol to quiet the fear. To shut down the anxiety. To ease the panic. To feel "normal."
Then one day, I caught my reflection in the mirror. I stopped. I didn’t recognize myself.
I looked like an empty shell—like the fire inside me was about to go out. And in that moment, I knew.
If I didn’t quit drinking, I was going to die.
I didn’t really choose to stop drinking.
I chose to live.
But the more I avoided fear, the smaller my world became.
Then one day a thought hit me: “I can’t keep doing this.”
Getting sober became my turning point. It felt like a second chance at life. But without alcohol, the anxiety was louder than ever.
It became clear that avoidance wasn’t working.
Courage was the only way out.
So I made a decision: I would train courage for as long as it took to rebuild my life.
I decided to be courageous.
But Then There Was Nothing
Between Me and the Fear.
Getting sober didn’t make my fears disappear. They were always there.
🚫 Freeway phobia.
🚫 Avoiding leaving the house.
🚫 Public speaking? Hell no.
I couldn’t even sit with my own emotions. The anxiety attacks felt nonstop. Before, I numbed it all with alcohol. But now?
I Had to Face the Fear.
For the past 14 years I’ve helped thousands of people
overcome fear and start living boldly again.
My mantra became F*ck Fear.
I committed to being courageous.
Training courage changed my life.
I decided to be courageous and took lots of action.
My mantra became...
F*ck Fear.
And that changed everything.
This is what training courage actually looks like.
From being afraid to leave my house… to moving to Bali.
From a crippling fear of dogs… to falling in love with my Bali dog Luna.
From petrified of public speaking… to sharing my secrets on a TEDx stage.
From not driving for 3.5 years… to solo road-tripping 13,000 miles across the U.S.
From afraid to question AA… to helping thousands deprogram from 12 step ideology.
Every rep builds courage.
Now I help others do the same.
I went from being afraid to leave my house… to moving to Bali and traveling the world.
From avoiding driving for 3.5 years… to solo road-tripping 13,000 miles across the U.S.
From terrified of public speaking… to sharing all my deep dark secrets in a TEDx talk.
From a crippling fear of dogs… to falling in love with the Bali dog, Luna.
From being petrified to leave AA... to breaking free from the "forever recovery" dogma in 2020.
From being terrified to say I left AA… to helping thousands deprogram through Sobriety Bestie Podcast.
Courage changed everything about how I live.
You’re not broken or powerless.
You’re a soul inside a body built to evolve, to create, to come alive again.
You can rewire your brain, rewrite your story, and live like you f*cking mean it.
Around here, we ditch the dogma — no one-size-fits-all, no waiting for permission.
