I am a former professional ice hockey player, a live sports broadcaster and an entrepreneur who now runs an organisation in the UK and Czech Republic called Re-Tribe. The fears I faced in my childhood enabled me to develop defence mechanisms that turned into my assets, allowing me to achieve success at a young age, yet leaving me feeling like a fraud and imposter. To mask these feelings of inadequacy, I turned to alcohol use. Losing all of the material gains, moving from country to country, including a short trip to prison, I found myself living in Toronto, Canada dying of alcoholism. It was there that I finally admitted defeat and said two words that saved my life. Those two words were “Help Me”. I then embarked on a recovery programme that is the foundation stone of my life today. The gift of sobriety has given me a purpose in life, to help others. Re-Tribe supports sports and corporate environments in building community and reforming the culture and the systems of accountability through a transformational programme called Tough Through Tender. I also volunteer in my recovery community and as a junior ice hockey coach and athlete wellness advocate for the England Ice Hockey. I create awareness of my work through my newly launched podcast, Tough Through Tender Conversations.