(Long Format!) My Friend Sam's Year One Sober! 

So dope! I was doing cocaine everyday for about 3 years and drinking vodka to sleep. Depression and anxiety beyond my own comprehension. I didn’t realize the extent of it until I got sober. Kyle, I used to watch your videos super fucked up and it’s such a blessing to be almost 90 days clean and truly FEEL the words. Keep up the good work man. For anybody still struggling you’re not alone. Keep trying. It will click when you fight hard enough, and you will finally know peace. Much love from Las Vegas 👌

Great message Kyle. Love the narrative about the perspective of thinking of drinking and alcohol in the most pragmatic concept. Alcohol is not a source of wealth for our lives, there is no more need to keep trying to prove to ourselves that we need alcohol. It’s such a brainwashing concept to get over that we are so immensely influenced by society that alcohol is normal and that behavior to partake in drinking and let alone binge drinking is completely okay. Achieving the clarity and trusting ourselves to change our beliefs and look at what alcohol really is, poison and why are we continually destroying ourselves in the sake of “normalcy” and acceptance of our peers. Your videos from your inception to RU-vid have really helped me with my conceptual issues of alcohol and then my own choice of now abstaining and seeing alcohol for how destructive it really is. I always tell people you never lose that power, it’s always a choice- and to disenfranchise yourself from the continual guilt some alcoholics feel and the shame that they feel like they’re not allowed to drink anymore- it’s not that! It’s the choice you must consciously make in order to have a better life. Discerning between what is an actual sacrifice, continuing to harm yourself with alcohol or get on with it and actually explore yourself and your capabilities. You always have that choice. Albeit some have a huge physical dependency and the withdrawal is down right hell but for those to achieve some clarity and take ownership of their lives and not feel the enslavement to alcohol anymore is worth the retribution and empowerment. You start to love yourself, you start to actually start to live. Don’t create your own hell. Thank you for your commitment to helping others and your pure honesty, it’s brave and those who are still in their shadow of denial and inner hatred need to hear it, hear the conviction in your truth and how raw the change and the worth of the journey. They need to know it’s okay to change, it’s human to be flawed but to finally see a disparity between their lives now and what their lives could be takes some of the scare out of the jump. And for those who are afraid of who will be perhaps on the other side, you must know that those who really love you, they will be undoubtedly be there whenever that metamorphosis decides to happen. Much love ❤️

Good job guys! This was great. It’s been about 70 days since I’ve had a drink and life just keeps getting better. A podcast would be awesome. I’d listen to every episode!

I'm stoked for Sam and I can't wait to get there. 75 days sober and I celebrate my 5 year wedding anniversary tomorrow, sober. It's starting to suck a lot less and I'm slowly getting back to where I was physically. Keep up the good work man you're proof you can lift like a savage and not be jacked off your face on speed and coke lol.

Thank you for sharing this!!! This is Raw conversation that is essential to be able to do Step 1 and then grow from there. I'm happy y'all got each other, the support is 100% !! Mental Slap in full effect! Xo

I thought i was seeing things when this thumbnail popped up!

❤️❤️❤️!!! I really needed this!!! Tomorrow is day 1!

Love it!! I’ve been patiently waiting for you to start a podcast!

Congrats Sam! (:

Watched it while working. Audio podcast would be awesome dude!

Hey Kyle and Sam! I love the podcast-style format. Keep it up! I'm looking forward to the next video.

Thanks to both of u for being so honest with us! Kyle your videos helped me a lot to stop drinking, i stopped drinking about 1,5 years ago now, its amazing how many things turn better if u dont drink. well just wanted to say thanks and i think its a great idea to make a podcast.

What a great episode, people need to hear this, you could do a podcast doesn’t have to be full of experts. Most inspiration for me has been your channel. PS I enjoy the malt soda also, one year sober in august 2020

Hey man your an inspiration! I would love the podcasts if you could make that happen it would help out the community out for sure. I am 75 days sober now and I remember the first week I binged your videos and they resonated with me and gave me that extra push i needed to embrace the sober lifestyle. Thanks Kyle , much love from Canada.

This was so good, glad I saw this. real straight up talk about sobriety. not a lot of religious energy. just conversation. bring sam back in the future!

both of you are so inspiring to me. hoping to make my 1 year soon

I watched this to be better support for my partner! Love the real-ness of this convo! Would looove a podcast! Had this on while cleaning 🧹 😌

sam is beautiful, strong, and inspiring =)

I'm going to have to take a restaurant/bar job to pay my student loans off. I swore I would never go back. I'm nervous because I have a tendency to fall into the drinking crowd. It would be awesome if you two made a video about staying sober in a drinking industry. Advice and tools

You're a legend Kyle. I've seen a lot of your videos but finally subscribed. Get outside and make some videos and grow your channel. :)

I'm Rich Piana's brother. I wonder if he has ever inspired you. You have inspired me. I would love talk with you if possible.

One day .......or Day one ..... you decide.

Fog belt . Just above the beer belt !

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Please make another update video with Sam!

Server - "Would you like another glass of poison?"

Podcast title idea- "Sam and I" and the logo is a Salmon eye. Or you could really be crazy and just call it "Salmon Eye". But then you have to worry about the people that pronounce it "Sal-Men" Lol! IDK. Either way, awesome vid and way to be honest and motivate! I hit one year this past Tuesday. "Everyone hits rock bottom, just depends on when you stop digging".

My last year sober has been boring, frustrating, and empty. I consider going back to drinking every day so i can have one thing to look forward to.

Thanks so much for this this... Can you please email me so I can share my story

Dude u should try Wwe wrestling..they can totally hire you since u are big and got tattoos

Play hockey!

3 MONTHS??!!!! .... Wtf is gonna change in 3 months??

Where are you, BRO!!! No more videos??? What up??? We need your insight!! Ty. However, trim your BEARD!!

Klye can you please email me so that I can share my story

TRIM IT CLOSE TO YOUR YOUNG FACE!!! TRIM THE BEARD..YOU LOOK WAY OLDER!!