Nate Thompson shares his powerful story of playing in the NHL and struggling with addiction.

Nate Thompson started playing hockey as a young boy with the dream of making it to the NHL and Nate did exactly that. Nate had his first drink of alcohol at 12 years old and things progressed from there. When he left the family home to start his junior hockey career he was drinking much more. Work hard play hard. Nates addiction to alcohol would progress to affect many areas of his life and Nate struggled to be feel comfortable in his own skin. Nate found hope from others that where living a sober life. Nate got out of his own way and asked for help. This is Nate Thompson's story on the sober motivation podcast. Follow Nate on Instagram Download the SoberBuddy App Follow Sober Motivation on Instagram Thank you for your support with the podcast, Brad