So it’s time to deal with the real. On June 18th I checked in to medical detox/rehab at Harborview. It was a long time coming. It was hard. It was live-saving. It is now my life.

So here’s the deal: I consume more alcohol than is healthy for my body. It has mostly effected my relationship, but it began to spill out into my professional life. Which involves students, young people who depend upon me. And I fucked it up.

So I took drastic measures and had drastic benefits. I checked into a facility and lost my humanity for 8 days.  I am now a sober person with 12 days and counting… I am concentrating on my health and sobriety and sincerely hope it spills into my relationships. Or holds them up. I’m currently unwilling to let go of the things I hold important. Like my marriage. My job. My life.

When I tried to solve my problems by myself I failed. I was overcome. Now I’m open to help and benefits of the better decisions.

To pretend that the disease of addiction doesn’t infiltrate all aspects of your life is equivalent to pretending that Trump may eventually come around and support a liberal perspective. All of my life is in jeopardy. But it’s also attainable if I maintain my focus. I am grateful and hopeful. I am ready.