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At age 23, Brendan Leonard was a mess. After years of drinking past last call, fist-fights, wrecked cars, multiple arrests and two DUI’s and a stint in jail, Brendan got sober.

His story is about the optimism and courage it takes to quit drinking, and how wonderful it is to live in the after.

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