61 days clean off meth & heroin & I want this sober life so bad after 31 yrs of a hell of my own making too. Smdh. To all suffering in addiction you are never alone. Thank you Brandon Novak ❤
I’m trying my best. I’m about to get into a methadone maintenance program. I gotta get my life back on track. 13 years chasing the dragon. I’m over it.
@F30586 you don't need a methadone clinic believe me. You just have to want it bad enough and be willing to go to hell and back. Its just putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound. God and strength are all you need. Coming from a recovered addict. Jesus is the great redeemer. Prayers
What a gem of a human being, not an ounce of ego in Brandon.. and as I have walked a similar but my own terrible path.. that’s exactly what happens if you are lucky enough to survive it.. you will be humbled regardless of race, sex, wealthy or poor. Brandon Novak you’re an inspiration my man.
ThNk you so much Novak I’m 2 years clean in March you saved my life the first time I saw your video was 8 hours after overdosing on fentanyl receiving 2 shots of narcan and slightly after I was incarcerated for drugs. You’re one of the people that’s kept me sober I went from having it all to nothing and I can relate to your life thank you for sharing your story and giving me hope! @brandon novak
Proud of you Brandon. You wouldnt remember me but we had the same PO in Media, PA and i use to see you here & there in the little waiting room. Thats must have been like 2013-2014. Great to see you make it out & succeed bro. God Bless!
After your first 5 years you get your marbles back the next 5 year you learn how to play with them the next 5 years you learn how to give them away . hopefully he keeps coming back so we can hear his real story and not a recovery monaloge 😉 either way he still is a blessing to many thank you Brandon 🙏
This is a great speech Brandon. The only thing I have to say is until we honestly submit and believe Jesus is the only true God or higher power we will never be who we are created to be. Only until i went to a christ based program CR group did i finally get it. AA was good but i was always missing the point....God is our higher power. Prayers to all who struggle with addiction of any kind and its not only to substances porn, perfectionism it could be anything. Prayers you find him❤
Parenting is a big part of it but in the end people will sometimes make really shitty choices. Those that make those poor decisions, despite “perfect“ upbringing have to dig themselves out with the shovel of personal accountability. Life throws unpredictable curve balls at even the most headstrong individuals
I’ve always compared myself to other addicts and said I wasn’t an addict just because I’ve never put a needle in my arm. I’m 37 yrs old and drank very heavily from 20 yrs old to 33 yrs old. I would never turn down a pill or a powder when partying so I considered my self a moderate drug user. In all actuality I was a poly drug abuser bragging like I was some kind of functional addict 🤦♂️. I haven’t had a drink or a drug since August,15,2021.
This is so so amazing! So beautifully said and versed Mr Novak. I have an incarcerated loved one who is an alcoholic (my fiancé I have known well over ten years) and he could really fucking use this word. Is there any way to get like a transcript?
All he can do is speak his own experience. It is the same story because it’s the only story he has lived. It’s the opposite of phony or a stunt. Try and change your perspective.
No one had a thought at the end.... you get looked at better for doing programs looked like that's what happened. Good try though Novak hopefully one heard something.
@@ReeseChown not all even have 3 hots lol. The jail i went to which was fairfax county jail in Virginia, served 2 nasty bologna sandwiches EVERYDAY for lunch. The cookies they gave with it were pretty yummy though.
@@kevinjohnston566 That was a scandal at my local county jail (Macomb County, MI)-- moldy bologna sandwiches. Sick dude! I guess human rights violations are the same everywhere
I mean, good for Novak , but as a student of many, many rooms..goong on 7 years clean myself..his speech is literally just cliché after cliché , platitude after platitude..literally a regurgitation of every AA speech ive ever heard. Too bad, because his actual story is much more interesting than his speech here.
Yeah I've noticed that myself the only time it was different was on Steve o's podcast because it was unscripted...he's probably giving a summary of his book or developed a speech he can just repeat everywhere but it would be probably better if he just answered questions from a host then you gotta be in the moment
I play Brandon”s vids in the treatment centre I work in and the patients love it - thank you Brandon
He’s a very special kind of person and helps so many.
61 days clean off meth & heroin & I want this sober life so bad after 31 yrs of a hell of my own making too. Smdh. To all suffering in addiction you are never alone. Thank you Brandon Novak ❤
I’m trying my best. I’m about to get into a methadone maintenance program. I gotta get my life back on track. 13 years chasing the dragon. I’m over it.
How are you doing now, a month later?
@F30586 you don't need a methadone clinic believe me. You just have to want it bad enough and be willing to go to hell and back. Its just putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound. God and strength are all you need. Coming from a recovered addict. Jesus is the great redeemer. Prayers
Keep going girl
286 days off all opiates and Fetty
What a gem of a human being, not an ounce of ego in Brandon.. and as I have walked a similar but my own terrible path.. that’s exactly what happens if you are lucky enough to survive it.. you will be humbled regardless of race, sex, wealthy or poor. Brandon Novak you’re an inspiration my man.
"I remember that first bag i shot" i felt that ....
Yur a good guy brandon 💯 a real inspiration in my recovery .
ThNk you so much Novak I’m 2 years clean in March you saved my life the first time I saw your video was 8 hours after overdosing on fentanyl receiving 2 shots of narcan and slightly after I was incarcerated for drugs. You’re one of the people that’s kept me sober I went from having it all to nothing and I can relate to your life thank you for sharing your story and giving me hope! @brandon novak
Why isn't Bam Margera at this event? HE NEEDS THIS!
As an inmate?
Because he won't go and won't listen.
Cuz these are prisoners lol wtf
Because bam lacks the intelligence.
I love listening to your talks thank goodness you share your story with the world 🌎 Brandon you are a amazing man Brandon ❤️🥰👍
Fantastic - well done Mr. Novak!
Thank You Brandon! and McShin Foundation.
proud of you Novak.
TELLING A WORTHY STORY ... THIS MAN SPEAKS UOP FOR GOOR. THANKS FOR #SHARING ...
Thank you so much Novak. 💜
Proud of you Brandon. You wouldnt remember me but we had the same PO in Media, PA and i use to see you here & there in the little waiting room. Thats must have been like 2013-2014. Great to see you make it out & succeed bro. God Bless!
After your first 5 years you get your marbles back the next 5 year you learn how to play with them the next 5 years you learn how to give them away . hopefully he keeps coming back so we can hear his real story and not a recovery monaloge 😉 either way he still is a blessing to many thank you Brandon 🙏
I really appreciate all you guys and will be praying for you all, but I have to say Brandon Novak is the truth! ❤
DOPE stands for Dead or in prison eventually
To see some writing stuff down when Brandon is speaking ❤️❤️❤️I love that . That stuck to some . And it could be life changing
Novak is such a legend hes come so far in life and i have so much respect for him
This is a great speech Brandon. The only thing I have to say is until we honestly submit and believe Jesus is the only true God or higher power we will never be who we are created to be. Only until i went to a christ based program CR group did i finally get it. AA was good but i was always missing the point....God is our higher power. Prayers to all who struggle with addiction of any kind and its not only to substances porn, perfectionism it could be anything.
Prayers you find him❤
Clean and sober my whole life. Thanks, dad.
You’re oldschool, like my grandpas. I genuinely hope you have a good life man 👊🏻
Parenting is a big part of it but in the end people will sometimes make really shitty choices. Those that make those poor decisions, despite “perfect“ upbringing have to dig themselves out with the shovel of personal accountability. Life throws unpredictable curve balls at even the most headstrong individuals
you come a long way Novak, surpassing the odds.
I’ve always compared myself to other addicts and said I wasn’t an addict just because I’ve never put a needle in my arm. I’m 37 yrs old and drank very heavily from 20 yrs old to 33 yrs old. I would never turn down a pill or a powder when partying so I considered my self a moderate drug user. In all actuality I was a poly drug abuser bragging like I was some kind of functional addict 🤦♂️. I haven’t had a drink or a drug since August,15,2021.
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This is so so amazing! So beautifully said and versed Mr Novak. I have an incarcerated loved one who is an alcoholic (my fiancé I have known well over ten years) and he could really fucking use this word. Is there any way to get like a transcript?
Much love Novak
I’m using that line I have a job it’s a really tiring job it consents of knowing everything.. best and make at true thing I have ever known
This is amazing. So poignant in his message with an electric delivery you can’t look away from. This is who can save the most. People like this.
there's going to be no questions it's prison everybody be afraid of looking soft ya know 🫤
The way most of them are sit on their chair tells me this is a generational issue, nothing to do with addiction, or not only!
I thought he was 35 when he got clean?
Love you Novak!!!
Why can’t he just speak without saying the same story all the time literally almost word for word. Almost as if this is just another stunt for him
All he can do is speak his own experience. It is the same story because it’s the only story he has lived. It’s the opposite of phony or a stunt. Try and change your perspective.
theres a man suffocating in mask, help him
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No one had a thought at the end.... you get looked at better for doing programs looked like that's what happened. Good try though Novak hopefully one heard something.
Broken record novak😂
Broken record means "THE TRUTH" It's his life story it's not supposed to change!!!!
Recovery is repetition
@@kdizzle901 Usually but some people learn their lesson I did 💪
Yeh you know why though....he is giving insight into his own thought process as he went through his troubles. Reliving it for the benefit of others.
Doesn't look like jail to me
these dudes got a better court than my rec center 😂
@@ReeseChownhey they keep the lights on just for you! They have plenty of room for another inmate.
@@kevinjohnston566 Sounds like a solid deal! Three hotz and a cot my man
@@ReeseChown not all even have 3 hots lol. The jail i went to which was fairfax county jail in Virginia, served 2 nasty bologna sandwiches EVERYDAY for lunch. The cookies they gave with it were pretty yummy though.
@@kevinjohnston566 That was a scandal at my local county jail (Macomb County, MI)-- moldy bologna sandwiches. Sick dude! I guess human rights violations are the same everywhere
He does say the same old thing in every talk. And why does he put on that weird black preacher voice when he does these talks?
I mean, good for Novak , but as a student of many, many rooms..goong on 7 years clean myself..his speech is literally just cliché after cliché , platitude after platitude..literally a regurgitation of every AA speech ive ever heard. Too bad, because his actual story is much more interesting than his speech here.
Yeah I've noticed that myself the only time it was different was on Steve o's podcast because it was unscripted...he's probably giving a summary of his book or developed a speech he can just repeat everywhere but it would be probably better if he just answered questions from a host then you gotta be in the moment
What’s the point of detracting from someone *on the internet* trying to honestly save another soul? Go touch grass my man
you know you're in jail when you have to listen to Brandon Novak's diarrhea diatribe
😂
You sound happy and fulfilled
4 years sober of all speed and 88 days clean of dope I relapsed on one nick after a year an 3 months clean.
I’m trying to cal you but because in Canada I can’t get anyone to talk to your only American I guess
Weirdo