How a Skeptic Found Recovery and a Higher Power: David W., 15 Years Sober

For 37 years, David W. drank every single day—a Juilliard prodigy turned high-powered lawyer, hiding his addiction in plain sight while his personal life unraveled. Raised by brilliant but skeptical atheist parents, he scoffed at anything beyond what he could see. But his first drink at 13 fueled both his musical genius and his desperate need to fit in, making alcohol his lifelong escape. By 17, he was a daily drinker, and decades later, addiction still ruled—until May 3rd, 2010 changed everything.

Early in his recovery a planned relapse in a Vero Beach bar flipped into a moment of divine intervention, shattering his atheist armor with a spiritual awakening he couldn’t deny. Now, David reveals how a recovery mentor and a higher power rewrote his story, and how making amends to his daughter gave him undeniable proof that the 9th step promises are real.

From a lifetime lost in the bottle to mending his most precious relationships, David’s journey proves one thing: it’s never too late to find hope.

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