QuickTalk Friday Interview Series
The Dark Path of Addiction
An interview with Andy Spears
It started sometime after Christmas 2018.
He started drinking a little more.
Just a bit.
One or two hand-crafted old-fashioned-bourbons on a Friday night after work.
A couple more on a Saturday.
Maybe, another one on Sunday.
It was easy relief. An escape.
Andy’s story, “The Birthday Gift I Wished I’d Given Back,” tells his story of overcoming an addiction. It will slow your pulse down as you read. I promise. It was so raw and vulnerable.
This is the back story. But read his story too : )
Even if you don’t personally have an addiction or recovery background — though we all have compulsive habits — there is so much wisdom on what Andy shares on how he deal with the slings and arrows of everyday life on earth.
I have a recovery background. I was curious as I read your story about how aware you were about what triggered you to drink more?
I really wasn’t aware. I’d always held alcohol at arms length. A drink or two on a special occasion. Then, I started consuming more. Just a little bit. At one…
