The Full Story
I grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn — adopted, and from a very young age carrying a deep sense of not belonging. At nine years old I found what I thought was the answer in a bottle of Seagram's VO. What followed was decades of addiction to alcohol, heroin, and cocaine. I cycled in and out of the justice system — Spofford Youth Detention, Rikers Island, state prison six times. I experienced homelessness. I hurt people I cared about.
"I made a decision that I would do whatever was necessary to get and stay sober — one day at a time."The Turning Point
September 15, 2016
On September 15, 2016 I began my recovery in earnest. I got a sponsor. I worked the 12 steps. I committed to my home groups. What the steps gave me was not just sobriety — they gave me a completely new way of seeing myself and the world. That is when I discovered the Law of Attraction and realized the principles I was learning in recovery aligned perfectly with the idea that what we think and believe we create.
"The things you think and believe about yourself always come true in your outside life. Change your beliefs and everything changes."Where I Am Today
Building Something Beyond Survival
Today I am over nine years sober. I am a member of a Cocaine Anonymous home group and an Alcoholics Anonymous home group in Hamilton, New Jersey. I sponsor others. I own a successful small business. I created the 5 Minutes of Recovery app. And I am building the Recovery to Abundance platform to help people not just get sober but build extraordinary lives. If you are still in it — don't leave before the miracle happens.
"Recovery didn't just save my life. It showed me how to build one beyond my wildest dreams."
