Nick Middaugh

Yep. Yep. Yep. About 12 hours. I'd be back in the checkout lane getting more stuff.

And the hangover, like, especially after you get sober, like, you realize just how shitty you feel every day for years. And then you're like, wow, I don't have to, like, run to the bathroom or guzzle a bunch of water to feel normal or deal with this headache.

And the hangover, like, especially after you get sober, like, you realize just how shitty you feel every day for years. And then you're like, wow, I don't have to, like, run to the bathroom or guzzle a bunch of water to feel normal or deal with this headache.

And the hangover, like, especially after you get sober, like, you realize just how shitty you feel every day for years. And then you're like, wow, I don't have to, like, run to the bathroom or guzzle a bunch of water to feel normal or deal with this headache.

Yeah, I told myself that all the time. Yeah, but when did it stick? When it stuck, it was probably shortly before my second boy was born in 2021. I ended up quitting about a month after he was born, September 9th. And I had just had enough.

Yeah, I told myself that all the time. Yeah, but when did it stick? When it stuck, it was probably shortly before my second boy was born in 2021. I ended up quitting about a month after he was born, September 9th. And I had just had enough.

Yeah, I told myself that all the time. Yeah, but when did it stick? When it stuck, it was probably shortly before my second boy was born in 2021. I ended up quitting about a month after he was born, September 9th. And I had just had enough.

You know, I realized at some point before that, and I mean, my story, you've got suicide, you've got suicide attempts, you've got this addiction, you've got all sorts of trauma, you've got the childhood stuff, and I've got the stuff that I went through as an adult. And just really poor mental health. But essentially around that time, like I realized like, hey, I need to be, you know,

You know, I realized at some point before that, and I mean, my story, you've got suicide, you've got suicide attempts, you've got this addiction, you've got all sorts of trauma, you've got the childhood stuff, and I've got the stuff that I went through as an adult. And just really poor mental health. But essentially around that time, like I realized like, hey, I need to be, you know,

You know, I realized at some point before that, and I mean, my story, you've got suicide, you've got suicide attempts, you've got this addiction, you've got all sorts of trauma, you've got the childhood stuff, and I've got the stuff that I went through as an adult. And just really poor mental health. But essentially around that time, like I realized like, hey, I need to be, you know,

I need to be the dad that I want to be, and in order to do that, I need to be the man that, you know, is on top of the mountain that I claim I have something in common with when I'm really just a walking hypocrite.

I need to be the dad that I want to be, and in order to do that, I need to be the man that, you know, is on top of the mountain that I claim I have something in common with when I'm really just a walking hypocrite.

I need to be the dad that I want to be, and in order to do that, I need to be the man that, you know, is on top of the mountain that I claim I have something in common with when I'm really just a walking hypocrite.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Right, right. But, yeah, I mean— I wanted it bad enough. I wanted it more than anything in my life to just be sober.

Right, right. But, yeah, I mean— I wanted it bad enough. I wanted it more than anything in my life to just be sober.

Right, right. But, yeah, I mean— I wanted it bad enough. I wanted it more than anything in my life to just be sober.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, no, it was super difficult. Did it get easier as time went on? It has. So sitting here now, I'm a little over three years sober from alcohol. I mean, it was rough at first. I mean, headaches, shakes, just.