As a physician, I would go to work and I would take care of people whose lives were being

destroyed by alcohol.

And I could see that and I would counsel them and I'd tell them I needed to stop drinking

and point out all these things.

Then I'd come home and have two bottles of wine and pass out.

And I would do that every night.

Today's guest on the show is Dr. Donald Crow, a physician who built a life of

success on the outside while quietly at times battling something very different behind the scenes.

And this is his story on the Sober Motivation podcast. If you're just checking out the show for the

first time, don't forget to subscribe. And I would love to hear your

thoughts about this conversation down in the comments below. Now let's get to the story. Welcome back to another episode of the Sober Motivation podcast. Today we've got Dr. Donald Crow with us. How are you? Very good. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Of course. Thank you so much. What was it like for you growing up? I had a great childhood.

I was an only child, which was a bit lonely, but I didn't know it at the time. I had two parents

who doted over me and raised me with the idea that effort brought results and that, quote,

I could do anything I set my mind to it, which is a bit of a double-edged

sword, but that was the mindset with me growing up.

I never wanted for any material things.

We weren't a rich family.

In fact, if you go back and visit my childhood home, you could argue that I grew up in a

ghetto, but again, if everybody's

in the same boat, nobody's aware that anything's less than or anything like that. I never had

any substance used, no alcohol, nothing until I got to college. It just was irrelevant. I was too

busy in sports, too busy trying to find

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