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In this episode of Young & Sober, I sit down with Evan, husband, father of two, real estate agent.

But that’s not where his story began.

What started as a “normal” high school introduction to weed and alcohol turned into pills, cocaine, stealing a teammate’s wallet, losing college baseball, and burning bridges with his family.

Evan shares what it was like to relapse after rehab, reset his sobriety date from two years to “one day,” and finally reach the point where he was done.

He talks about the moment he found out he was going to be a father, looked at himself in the rearview mirror, and prayed for the first time in sobriety.

We get into ego, amends, rebuilding trust, and what it actually looks like to start over at 24 from your parents’ house.

This isn’t a clean redemption arc.
It’s about surrender.
It’s about becoming the man your kids get to grow up with.
It’s about giving up one thing and gaining everything.

Whether you're sober, sober-curious, or just questioning your relationship with alcohol this one is honest.

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In this solo episode, I’m sharing the full timeline of my experience with addiction who I was before it took over, what my life actually looked like while I was in it, and what changed after I got sober.

I talk about the early behaviors I brushed off, the patterns that slowly became normal, and the way addiction reshaped my relationships, priorities, and sense of self. I also share what it felt like living in survival mode for so long, and how hard it was to admit that the life I was building wasn’t sustainable anymore.

This episode isn’t about a dramatic rock bottom or a clean redemption arc. It’s about the messy middle, the denial, the fear, the moments of clarity that didn’t last, and the quiet shift that eventually led me to choose sobriety. If you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol, or recognizing pieces of yourself in this story, you’re not alone.