MORE THAN A NAME

Built in recovery.
Fueled by purpose.
Printed layer by layer.

Printed Addiction didn't start as a business. It started as a hobby during my recovery — something positive to focus on, create with, and grow from. What began as an outlet became a passion, and that passion became something bigger than I ever expected.

WHERE IT STARTED

My story with addiction didn't begin with one drink or one bad decision. There were years behind it — a difficult childhood, anxiety I didn't understand, drinking, broken relationships, lost trust, and eventually losing control of a life I thought I could manage.

For a long time, alcohol became the answer to everything. Then it became the problem behind almost everything. I lost jobs, relationships, friendships, time with my son, and nearly my life. There were times I genuinely didn't care whether I lived or died.

Eventually, I did something I swore I'd never have to do.

I ASKED FOR HELP

RECOVERY WASN'T A STRAIGHT LINE

Asking for help was the beginning, but it wasn't the end of my addiction.

Recovery came with treatment, sober living, periods of sobriety, relapses, rebuilding, and starting over more than once. There were times I thought I had it figured out, only to find myself right back where I started.

Along the way, I lost my brother Josh to an overdose after he had 18 months clean. I rebuilt my electrical career, reconnected with my oldest son, Ryder, worked in recovery, managed a sober living house, started my own electrical company, got married, and welcomed my youngest son, Joshua, who I named after my brother.

I had built a life I never thought I'd have. And I still relapsed.

Recovery taught me that simply putting down the alcohol wasn't enough. I had to keep working on myself, find purpose, and learn how to build a life I didn't need to escape from.

BUILDING A LIFE I DIDN’T NEED TO ESCAPE FROM

Eventually, my addiction brought me to another breaking point. My marriage ended, I was drinking again, and the life I had worked so hard to rebuild was falling apart around me.

My family was scared for me. My twin sister, Nicole, and my brother, John, helped push me toward a decision that would change the direction of my life: leaving New Hampshire and coming to California for treatment.

California didn't magically fix everything. I've had setbacks and relapses along the way. But recovery has taught me that falling down doesn't erase the work I've already done. It means I have to get back up and keep working.

Slowly, I started looking for positive things to fill my time, challenge my mind, and give me something I could actually be proud of.

THAT’S WHERE 3D PRINTING CAME IN.

I FOUND SOMETHING
I COULDN’T PUT DOWN.

I didn’t get into 3D printing because I had some grand plan to start a business. I was looking for something positive to pour myself into.

Then I started printing.

I became obsessed with learning how things worked — the machines, the materials, the failures, the tiny adjustments that could turn an idea on a screen into something I could actually hold in my hands.

For once, being obsessed with something was helping me build instead of destroy.

That obsession became Printed Addiction.

WHAT I BUILD NOW.

Printed Addiction has grown into more than me just standing in front of a printer watching layers go down.

Today, I design, build, troubleshoot, experiment, fail, adjust, and try again. Sometimes I’m bringing someone else’s idea to life. Sometimes I’m solving a problem. Sometimes I’m making something simply because I want to know if I can.

What hasn’t changed is the obsession. If I’m building something, I want to understand it. I want to make it better. I want the finished piece to be something I’m proud to put my name on.

That’s what Printed Addiction means to me now.

IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING, START HERE.

I know how hard it can be to ask for help. I also know that trying to figure out where to start can feel overwhelming.

If you’re struggling with alcohol or drugs — or you’re worried about someone you love — these resources can help you take that first step.

  • Talk to Someone / Get a Treatment Referral — SAMHSA’s National Helpline is free, confidential and available 24/7 at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
    SAMHSA help and treatment resources

  • Find an A.A. Meeting — A.A. provides local resources and its Meeting Guide for finding in-person and online meetings.
    Find A.A. Near You

  • Find an N.A. Meeting — Narcotics Anonymous provides local meeting resources as well as virtual meetings.
    Find N.A. Near You

  • If You’re in Crisis — In the U.S., call or text 988 for free, confidential, 24/7 crisis support. Importantly, 988 isn't only for suicidal crises; substance-use concerns are also a reason to contact them.
    988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    CALIFORNIA RECOVERY & SOBER LIVING

    Hope Over Hype Recovery
    A structured, co-ed sober living community in West Hills focused on the transition from treatment to independent living, with accountability, mentorship, peer support, and a 12-step-based approach. Their site lists the residence at 23611 Del Cerro Circle, West Hills.
    Hope Over Hype Recovery

    The Pink Paper Project
    I’d include this as a separate recovery/community resource rather than automatically labeling it a sober-living home. I can verify the site is active, but I don't have enough reliable information from the site right now to describe its services accurately—and I don't want us making shit up on a page about getting people help.
    The Pink Paper Project

More California recovery and sober living resources will be added here as I find organizations I feel comfortable sharing.

ASKING FOR HELP CHANGED MY LIFE. IT MIGHT CHANGE YOURS.