I’m 58 years old and drank daily for years. I drank to sleep at night. I drank to tolerate people. I drank to cope. I drank because it was better than being sober. In March of 2021 I decided to quit drinking because I felt my body finally starting to rebel from all the years of abuse. I actually sleep better now than I ever have. I still hate people though.

Alcohol addiction actually destroyed my life. I started drinking alcohol since my teenage. Got addicted for over 17 years. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

A wiser older man than me once told me "Sobriety delivers everything that alcohol promises".

Never thought I would stop drinking. Woke up one day and went "I'm sick of feeling like crap every morning. I like feeling healthy." Stopped drinking immediately. Had a few drinks a month later, woke up, and went "well this sucks." And that was the end of it. If I ever feel like a drink, my next thought is always "but I want to feel good tomorrow." And that's enough to make me not do it.

About 5 years ago I was forced to not drink alcohol for 4 days due to financial reasons at the time. Having done lots of it, most days (usually all day) for decades, it has to be said was extremely challenging: after day four I could of started where I left off, but instead I decided to go one more day, just to let myself know I could do it. That (unintentionally) has led to me being sober (1 day at a time) since 2016.. Best Wishes to all going for dry January 👍

Step 1, "I was powerless over alcohol and my life had become unmanageable." At 75 years of age I walked into my first AA meeting. I had tried everything else and I was convinced I was going to drink myself to death. I had no confidence that AA would work, but I was out of cards to play. I'm six months sober and am returning to sanity. AA was the best thing that ever happened to me.

I drink if I want to feel good, I drink IF I feel good, I drink if I'm bored, I drink if I want to be fun. I am an alcoholic and I'm now 19 days into dry January (hopefully more than just January) and I feel incredible. I am working out every day even though I broke my elbow terrible on NYE (thanks alcohol).. My energy and sleep levels are incredible. I just feel wonderful. I have cravings or think "oh Ill have a glass", but I remember that it is never just one glass and I have already gotten this far. It really is one day at a time. We can do this.

Already up to 3 weeks without a drop. 30 years of battering myself and now at 45, I've done my tokens.

I did dry January once and got to 23 days. Started sobriety again on February 5th and this year I'll be 3 years sober from alcohol. Its possible. Life is so much more manageable. It was my life and best friend. I cant believe I hardly ever think about it anymore and it's so easy now. And I love boats :)

Russell has a way of talking that makes me feel like we are friends even though we have never met. It's nice.

I’m 20 days sober now. Been drinking since 19 and I just made 28. Time to take control. I tried moderation, but could never control it fully. And every time I thought about quitting, I’d find a reason not to. Birthdays, holidays, etc. THEN I realized… there will ALWAYS be a “reason” to drink. There’s ALWAYS a holiday and a party. You have to learn to let that excuse go, and that’s the hard part. But 20 days in, I will say I feel AMAZING. It’s like I’ve emerged from a fog and an seeing the light again. More energy than I’ve had in so long. My mood is so elevated. I’m motivated beyond measure. I’m working out daily. I feel like my senses are heightened and I’ve unlocked another level to my being. I don’t think I’ll be going back.

Facing jail time due to my drinking, going away in possibly 6 months. Been trying to quit for the better part of 20 years. 18 days sober right now and watching videos like this every day and going to AA twice a week. Reading Allen Carr and Jason Vale. Working the 12 steps, working out, eating right, trying hard in my relationship and at my job... throwing everything I have at it. Sucks that it took an almost worst case scenario to make the change but change is needed. I try and tell myself I'll be better off for it.

"The world is a complicated place and without a spiritual dimension, I would say, an impossible place to inhabit." This is so spot on, thank you Russell!

I’ve recently realised that I cannot control my alcohol intake, I drink to blackout and turn into an absolute demon. I’m 10 days dry now and feel better for it. I now have to start rebuilding relationships that I have no conscious memory of damaging. That’s a hard one for people to understand. Alcohol is the only drug people question why you aren’t on it. Funny that. Well, maybe also the jab but that’s another conversation. Stop drinking for yourself and for the right reasons, and remind yourself daily of those reasons. Good luck and peace ✌️

Im on my day 1 of soberity now. I know tomorrow will be a better one. Prayers for all of us who suffers from this.

I've been drinking daily for 20 years and for the past two years I've been really trying to get off alcohol. God willing I'll get there soon

I’m taking a year off. Not because I feel I was an alcoholic but was getting used to the weekend habit and realized I’m wasting time and health. Alcohol is really a stupid substance and not sure that I will ever put it in my body again.

I'm doing dry January after coming out of rehab for opiates in November. Xxxx

2023. God please let it be my year. I’m done. I quit. Hopefully forever. Edit to add: thank you Russell. You are a champion for people like me.

My body and mind are collapsing under the weight of alcohol. I’ve lost family and friends through alcohol abuse; and I’ve abstained for long periods, but always find an excuse to get back on it. This video has truly given me the belief to permanently quit. Thanks Russell 👌💪🤗❤️🙏

15 years sober for me. One day at a time, there by the grace of god.

37 years old, 2 years and 2 months sober now. You can do it too but you must want the change and keep trying until your neural pathways have been sufficiently altered enough to not be addicted. Each time you try you are working on this alteration. Believe in yourself and you will succeed.

I listen and cry, am on the road to recovery. Thank you Russell .

As you age alcohol gets WORSE....I quit . I don't have a mirror in the house . I was aghast when I saw myself in public restroom mirror , After 2 weeks I LOOK 10 YEARS YOUNGER !

I'm alcoholic too, 8 years clean for now. I love U RB. Thanks for your job.

43 years doing excess alcohol and drugs. started counselling mar 2021, and now as of 1st jan i am teetotal and no more drugs, maybe dmt... will get to see you in manchester. I am on the spiritual path and i believe meditation, and counselling has helped me feel confident going forward. love life. x

My personal experience is that when I was saying, "what about on" such and such event, I wasn't really ready for sobriety. It definitely took hitting my rock bottom, but am now part of the "NO MATTER WHAT!" club. It's one day( minute, second) at a time most days. 6 months sober of drugs and alcohol may not seem like much, but a personal accomplishment for me.

Thank you for your advice. I’m 31 days clear after drinking for 25 years. 2020 was the year I decided to become a full blown vodka and Sauvignon blanc alcoholic in denial. Lol. I don’t think anyone actively mentally sets out on this path of insanity . Over the past several years I’ve tried so many tricks to try to keep alcohol in my storyline without “feeling” so bad about it. Literally lying to myself. I’m 50 and had so many mornings of shame, I couldn’t remember shit and my partner would tell me it’s ok, don’t be so hard on yourself , you go to work and work hard (we’ve had more than our fair share of truly bad stuff happen that we still haven’t really processed) several unique wake up calls happened in February, nightly high blood pressure around 5pm, a colleague asked me about rosacea, unreasonable joint pain, google searches, I had to buy a formal dress for a wedding so honesty about fatness settled in (and what type of fat was this, and what are the medical implications) and so many more things. I’m hoping to heal the damage I’ve done physically and emotionally.

I was sober for 8 years , the beat years of my life. I had one glass of wine and spiraled onward! Now I can’t seem to even get a day under my belt. Russell you actually get it. The people that can stop drinking for a while, I envy them. I want to be sober again, thank you for what you are doing! It helps !

Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻

With every year that passes my desire to go alcohol free becomes stronger....I'm in my late 30s now and grew up seeing the ugly side that alcohol brought out in my Mum. She became nasty, aggressive, violent, literally like a devil had gotten into her. Her Mum was also for a period an Alcoholic, although fortunately she did manage to stop drinking altogether. I remember being at my Nans house at 7yrs old seeing her go out to the greenhouse & drink vodka straight from a bottle hidden in a bin there. I remember watching on feeling 'this looks very sad'. My Irish Father I would say is a functioning alcoholic, he's always been a social character, worked hard, a happy drinker, but still avoiding his own pain nonetheless. He has periods where he'll call me like its normal to say 'I'm havin a break off the booze, I havent had a drink for a week' or a month, or a year at one time. I praise him but feel a sadness that this is a struggle for him. I first drank cider & 20/20 at the park as a teenager, everyone did, then it was in pubs & Over18s nightclubs we shouldnt have been in at only 15yrs old! My adolescent issues being numbed by alcohol was my first chapter in an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Class A drugs (Ecstacy & Cocaine) then came into play with the clubbing scene. In my 20s I was aware not to use alcohol to numb emotion so I drank just socially but often, all weekend every weekend, it was always way too much but seemed fun at the time. Waking up with blackouts, completely not remembering what happened the night before would be a regular occurrence & laughed off as normal as everyone was doing it. Sometimes I'd wake up without my coat, phone, whole handbag & a few times in a bed in a house I had no idea where I was...what a terribly sad state. It makes me feel nauseas thinking back & regretting some of the things that did happen due to the intoxicated state I was in. I apologise to my younger self for that self-neglect. Alcohol for me leads me to other unhealthy behaviours, I smoke non stop when I drink, I might accept that so called 'cheeky line' of coke when I drink, I eat unhealthy food when I'm drunk, I have engaged in sexual behaviour that I would never have done if not intoxicated, I crave unhealthy food the next day, I waste a day of my life in bed or on the sofa watching mind numbing reality shite TV to avoid the irrational fear & paranoia going on in my mind. Horrible waves of panic & doom about those I love dying, the real feelings of loss, its horrendous! In my 30s my spiritual interest & connection increased dramatically & my alcohol consumption has become less & less.......I'm simply not interested in being in that altered out of control state anymore, I want to feel present & connected always. The last few years I've gone alcohol free from 1st January to my birthday in May,. I've found the social pressure from those meant to be in your inner circle, those who are meant to want the best for you is astonishingly unsupportive & told things like 'Come on dont be boring', or 'Go on have a glass its your birthday' or "Come on its Christmas" que bubbles to celebrate. It's as if you can't celebrate life without alcohol being present. I want to smash through that feeling. In my heart I know I dont want to celebrate this way anymore. My last birthday I avoided this situation by arranging a birthday lunch at a healthy restaurant specialising in freshly made juices. I've found people are more accepting & push you less to drink when its a daytime event. So with all that said I'm calling 2022 "The Year of You" . This year I'm committing to going Alcohol Free for the whole year, and potentially for the rest of my life......it is time 🌸

My inner guidance has been telling me to stop smoking weed for a while now, and ive shrugged it off for weeks, but this must be my final sign to pay attention.

Thank you Russel for speaking on this. Thanks to you and Dr. Peterson I have 40 months sober. God bless you.

I'm doing dry January (successfully so far) and I may keep it up after as I'm feeling much better without alcohol. But am I sober? Well I'm 8 months into tapering off my antidepressant and I also smoke cannabis at night, so who the hell knows! 😂 Sending strength and love to anyone else trying to improve their life. One step and one day at a time.

I literally turned on KZfaq to find something to help my wife make it through the day without any wine. God works in mysterious ways. I'm coming up on 8 years without drinking or taking opiates. I'm so glad you reminded me one day at a time. I have a few medications I want to get off of and I feel like it's impossible. You have renewed my faith in God and the power that can come from One Day at a Time. Thank you Russell. 🙏

Im coming up to 4 months sober. Im 43 this year and ive been drinking since i was 17. To feel our feelings makes us feel alive. Its so hard in this current world to connect spiritually but for me its impossiblke to connect with a permanent hangover. I do find social things that involve booze, the pub, dinner out etc quite boring at the moment, id rather snuggle at home. I think its really important to do what i feel comfortable doing at the moment. Im so glad im doing this though. I want more for my life. Good luck everyone with this issue

Haha, we call it ”dropless january” (tipaton tammikuu) in Finland. I skipped it and just went straight to ”I only drink the welcome drink in such as weddings etc.” Finland is full of drunks and more and more young people are skipping alcohol entirely.

5th dry January for me!! Sober for 5+ years! God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Gods will not mine be done.

I'm 29 years old, and I've known since my early youth that alcohol doesn't suit me. These days, I don't drink too frequently because I genuinely dislike the aftermath - the hangovers and cringe-worthy stories. Yet, somehow, things still manage to get out of control. I become aggressive, putting both others and myself in jeopardy. The most recent time I stumbled was after a period of abstaining for around 6 to 7 months. I was on vacation with a couple of friends, and the excitement got the best of me. I convinced myself that it was okay and that I'd get back on track once I returned home. However, it spiraled out of control again on the very first night. From then on, I stuck to just Mojitos and Aperols for the rest of the vacation, which seemed to work well. The lesson I took from this experience was that I thought I had learned to "control" my drinking. I believed I had sorted out which types of alcohol I could handle and which ones to avoid. My intention was to stick to lighter alcoholic beverages. It's been about a year since that vacation, yet within the past five months, I've faced two significant setbacks, with the most recent incident almost having dire consequences. I genuinely want to quit, and hopefully, I've finally realized that alcohol simply doesn't suit me. I'm actively exploring ways and strategies to handle this situation. I Wish eweryone here the best !

My mum, who died at 52 from alcoholism always did a Dry January to 'give her liver a rest'. She knew the damage alcohol was doing to her, yet she carried on. My whole family has struggled with addiction, alcohol, cocaine, heroin. I quit all substance use on Boxing Day, I was a binger rather than an addict though, and haven't been tempted in the slightest, I just got sick of it all.

Maybe not thinking/ worrying about tomorrow is good for us all.

Your influence in helping me stop smoking weed has been astronomical - the one day at a time idea being the most beneficial. When I hear you speak in your audiobooks and videos I sometimes trip out thinking are you even real or just a projection of my unconscious communicating truths I had misplaced in the muddled up mess in my mind. Thank you Russell. I wish I had the linguistic capabilities as you to describe how grateful I am for you 🙏

Dear Russell, I just turned 60 January 2nd….. I am trying to quit drinking and smoking, vaping at the same time. Very difficult indeed, however, the hardest part of all is living with a narcissistic husband for 41 yrs. He belittles me as I drink, or smoke and belittles as I try to stop. I need a support system, as I rely on GOD. Thank you for your insights. I do appreciate you.❤

By the grace of God I have 15 years sober. Now I’m (finally) trying to give up tobacco. I’m once again faced with the ferocious battle against chemical dependency (albeit against a slightly different foe). Thank you for reminding me of the weapons and tools I learned when I first started this spiritual journey a decade and a half ago. God be with you, brother.

Good morning everyone. Have a wonderful day

The seriousness of the world sobered me up. I was a bit obsessed before with drinkin and smoking. I guess finding a purpose was helpful to. I started to engage in changing things for the better. Its kind of nice to be sober too.

19 weeks sober today 😌🙏 on a journey of healing from childhood traumas & learning how to cope with CPTSD

personally in 2019 when the covid-19 pandemic started, I had to stay in my city alone. Knowing that it was going to be a very stressful situation, I decided not to drink alcohol until this phenomenon ended. So I spent a little over a year and a half without drinking a drop of alcohol, instead I focused on producing music, deepening my knowledge in different fields with books. It is a huge challenge. If dry January can help some people to detox for a month and then continue to recover 100% of their physical and mental capacities, well I wish them all // at this point you really discover the meaning of life and what can be done.

This is my fourth year not drinking. I actually never had a drinking problem but I know so many people who do. I lived with some and I saw how horribly they were destroying their bodies. It was *really* sad. So I just stopped. I kinda freaked out I guess. I still use alcohol to make herbal tinctures, but that's it. You know what I noticed? I haven't gotten sick in the entire time since I stopped. No colds, no flus, nothing. ✨

I drink a little to take the edge off of the difficulty of life. I, after all these years of practice, couldn't drink more than 2 beers. There is no way I could go without something for a month. Stopping drinking won't fix my sadness about how broken the world is. But you, Russell, are an inspiration and a beautiful soul, so cheers!

That’s me, I ruined drinking forever because I didn’t realize how destructive I was being. Great video

Been sober almost three years one day at a time glory be to God! Please be sure to pass on that if someone is a chronic alcoholic to NOT try this without medical assistance. Thank you for all you do hope to meet some day! God bless Russell!!

Been cutting down on my drinking and was just thinking after I left a bar I performed in last night that had these really cheap, mega large beers that I need to take it a day at a time. Then I see this video in my feed affirming that I should more deeply assess my need to drink. Was just planning on taking 6 months off so that I can write and dive deeper into my creativity. Not drinking affords me time, energy and more money to invest in myself. Plus I want to go deeper in a spiritual way and find that alcohol would interfere. I really enjoy meditation and journaling. That's been my replacement it seems for drinking beer. I feel clearer but also I feel all of my emotions and recognize what is behind my desire to drink: Avoidance. I have been an avoidant CPTSD person for long enough. The real work is now. Thank you for doing this video. Its very affirming in that the best approach to abstaining is the one-day-at-a-time approach. It worked last night 🌙 Love your message, Russell ❤

You've made some very good points!! I'm doing dry January, I'm not a heavy drinker but want to go longer than a week without it... It's day nine so I'm on my way and enjoying it

I completed dry January and had the best month of my life that I can remember in years. A week into February I’ve had a couple hangovers, drank every day since, blacked out and have fought with my wife. I am scared but think I will be making it official that I cannot have a good relationship with alcohol and have to eliminate it out of my life permanently. Thank you Russell.

I know exactly why I'm addicted to coffee. It might be physiological now, but that's not how it started, so I agree with everything you've said. It reminds me of my most loving relations. I won't be doing dry January, not for coffee anyway. I rarely ever drink alcohol so it might just happen to be dry for that, not intentional, but even when I have alcohol the smell is big in triggering memories. I don't crave inebriation so much these days, I mostly enjoy the good memories and I can stay with the same glass for hours just for the smell. Certain different ones have very specific memories that come through so clearly. Times of fun, friendship, falling in love and just trying to think a way to express it. In more negative times inebriation was sought to say what sober couldn't say. Blocks of expression had been a painful ordeal, and it blocked my creativity too, so my very sense of self was crumbling in toxicity of those situations. I was being ruled, and not kindly. I'm a lot healthier when free to be me. For others I know, I know someone who died from alcoholism he used to self treat bipolar. It doesn't really work, and he kept drinking all the family money and feeling awful about his sense of self worth. Even when he drunk so much to go to hospital they mostly took him in to tap his rare blood type, they didn't care his blood was drunk. Many times hospitals will refuse alcoholics entry even into Emergency. What does someone have if they don't have wellbeing? He lost his family, money, any wellbeing he had left, got early death in a very unpleasant way and I have no intention of going through that, and wish I could have better known the real him underneath it all. I've been told he had been good at maths when sober, and liked to find stones out in nature, and emboss copper plates. He was smart, creative, and enjoyed nature's wonders, but I never got to meet him. Someone else I know is still alive and suffers just as much. Another man that seems to have forgotten the wonders of his soul under the pain. At least his wonders I've had the pleasure to meet. Incredibly creative, imaginative, verbatious, funny, curious, thoughtful, and at times delightfully eccentric. I've loved him a long time too, but he's also buried under a long term toxicity that he hasn't felt confident about living without. He deserves better than that pain, but I can't choose that for him, he needs the freedom. I don't want him to go through what I know this can lead to though. I think in some ways he needs to feel safe. I don't feel any sense of blame for these people. It's not judgement. I've observed, I've cared, and ultimately I don't find there's much I can do. It was so much better when we could just go on some adventure together, go exploring nature, play in the sun, go swimming, dance for no reason, tell each other silly stories, invent some whatchamacallits, leave little nature sculptures for passersby to find, and just be. That was always better. I still love these. I still love them.

I feel like my Higher Power brought this to my attention at exactly the right moment. 🙏

This saved my life and family. Thankyou Russell. “I am not going to drink today” Forever grateful to have heard these words.

It's 1st January 2024, the first day I stopped drinking. Like to make me remember how long I have been in my journey. Thanks have a precious new year🎉🎉🎉

My girlfriend just bought me your book Recovery for Christmas as that’s something I wanted to read regarding my alcohol consumption. This is something I do struggle with but hopefully with determination I will stop.

I went a few days sober then yesterday fell off just to feel good. Spent too much wound up drinking like 12 beers and now I am hungover and sick. I am getting sober longer. He is right though. I used food and sex instead. I almost made it through yesterday though. I feel like I now accept that drinking is no longer fun.

I'm trying dry Jan..I do it every year..I try until the summer bc I'm all or nothing..I can't just have a little bit of anything!..so periods of abstinence are the only way to cope..thanks so much for this..very interesting ❤

Stopped on Jan 2nd. I didn't know I could just "get out of bed". I thought it was always going to be me rolling, dragging and scooting. I'm digging it!!

I nearly had 5 years clean but I’ve been having a hard time since my mom died in August. I always look forward to these videos. Thank you Russell

I'm so glad you are broadcasting the crucial question of why people actually use alcohol (to escape, fill a void, etc.). I believe this is important to answer, so that we can seek out ways to meet those needs. But, it is also important to point out that alcohol doesn't ever really meet those needs. No addiction meets the need it claims to satisfy, that's why we have to keep coming back.

I needed to hear this today! Thank you 😊

Thank you. I’m so grateful I found your channel today.

Love you Russell ☺️ thanks for your support

Thank You Russel. Struggling with addiction is tough. This will help a whole lot of us

I’ve had zero booze since September. Thank you RB for showing up. Always honest content

This definitely needs to be addressed in my life. I’m glad I found you. 🙏

Beautiful vid Russell. Very on point and insightful. Grateful sir!

I’m day 8 into dry Jan …. And it’s taken this for me to really see that drinking was becoming a huge problem, the detox symptoms have highlighted how much my body and brain must have been dependent on it …I have felt like shit, disturbed sleep, sugar cravings, migraines and i convinced myself for years I wasn’t a heavy drinker as I poured a large glass of wine each night. It was blocking me spiritually also, I am not a religious person but have a deep love for Christ, he is my avatar that I love and cherish and being in prayer and meditation connecting to his divinity and power gives me peace and meaning , to me he was the human embodiment of the divine and gives me hope. I love that you advise being present and taking a one day at a time approach it’s how I am trying to live my life, it makes it feels less intimidating, already after 8 days i can see that alcohol was a comfort blanket for parts of me that need a healing, a plaster for the trauma and unresolved pain I still have in my life. I can clearly see what needs to be healed and hoping that this will continue long after January ends. I highly recommend Gabor Mate book in the realm of hungry ghosts for anyone else who wants to understand why most humans suffer addiction ❤ keep shining your light Russel …..

"I can feel the darkness coming. And I'm afraid of myself" I do not drink because with my decline in mental health over the last few months, it'll take me to that next place. A place I do not know exists but I cannot help but think of daily

I bloody love you, you’re brilliant! Perfectly said, wise words. Happy new year x

Thank you for being so open and sharing this part of yourself. This is the connection that is so badly needed in this world. It is heart felt. Kudos to you!

10 Days in! Power to those along side me! Happy I found your new channel!

I'm happy I stumbled across this video. As with many other people in today's world, life is chaotic. I feel like I used drinking to numb myself. I haven't a had drink in two weeks, and scrolling through KZfaq I saw this. This helps me a lot. I'm hoping to make this year the year I don't drink at all. Thank you for all videos, Russell.

Im 3 years this new year ! good for you man 13 YEARS ! well done

Russell thank you. I am so glad I found your channel and I’m working to better myself physically and spiritually. Thank you so much.

THANK YOU! As we shift our lives in a positive way we raise the vibration for all. We need more positivity in the world. I have been considering "drying out" for a while now, and this video has hepled check another box on the side of quitting. I love the suggestion if looking at what it does for me and working on filling that void, one day at a time.

19 years dry. Well done my guy. Such an achievement from where you were to where you’ve got.

Really love listening to Russell.... You can tell he really loves people and wants to help xx

i'm sober 13 years & some of what you said hit me square in the feels. thanks Russell!

Thank you so much for doing this video. I'm 90 days sober off of everything including alcohol and this just made the whole difference for me. Thank you for everything you do russel really it means the world!!!

Quiting is easy,it's wanting to that's hard

Two weeks sober with the intention to never go back. That's great advice to not look at future scenarios and think "what it". Right now, you're not doing it. And the next day. And the next day. Same technique helped to stopped smoking.

4 years sober and I did it one day at a time! Yes! Thinking if forever didn’t work, I had to say, “Today I’m not drinking..” perfect advice

Just got a little taste of what it might be like to be sponsored by Russel as a newcomer... And I loved it :)

Never been a fan of him but knew about his old life......watched a few videos on KZfaq, this is so inspirational and to the point unlike other motivational videos!! Well done mate, definitely need more advice off you 👏

Just had my SIXTH sober festive season and quitting booze was the best thing I ever did!

Love this. Thank you Russell. Thank you for getting and staying sober. You bring so much good to the world. 💛

your words carry so much power so thank fuck you have something amazing to say! and with fun and compassion. much respect brother x

Love your honesty. I also quit drinking and couldn’t be happier.

So much respect for this man!

Thank you thank you 🙏🏼 you have no idea how much this has helped. Words of wisdom.

A year and 3 months sober myself, most meaningful thing I’ve ever done. “One day at a time” is so powerful and is a big part of why I remain sober. Great video!

I'm doing dry January and I set the intention to focus on what things I use to distract myself from feeling. I feel I socially drink to feel a sense of connection and belonging which I can say I'm not wanting to be the case. I do not want to be beholden to anything outside myself for relief.

I just got my first white chip yesterday at my first ever meeting. It’s hard to imagine never drinking again and that makes me sad. But I’m tired of being so tired and try to find happiness through alcohol. I am going to a meeting every day for 90 days and I’ll work to conquer one day at a time. Thanks for this video Russel

Blessings to you. You are such a blessing to me and I’m sure to so many other people too. I don’t listen well but I can hear you perfectly. Your gentle and effective and witty and personable presentation speaks to me. I hope you know how helpful you are to so many people. This video has surely saved a life, even if just one, but probably more I’m sure!