I Lost My Job, My Wife & My Son To Alcohol & Oxycodone

From the outside Nick Johnsson had it all. Born in Sweden, educated in Australia, and based in Southeast Asia, he spent a decade climbing the corporate ladder until he was the general manager of 72 hospitals and clinics across Indonesia — one of the biggest roles of its kind in the world. And he was quietly falling apart behind the closed door of his corner office. Every promotion made him lonelier. He was drinking to control himself, working punishing hours, and slowly losing the discipline that had defined his life. When the pressure became too much he resigned, couldn't talk to his wife about why, filed for divorce, and separated himself from his five-year-old son. Isolated with no job, no marriage and no child, he gained 60 pounds and slid into a daily dependence on alcohol and oxycodone — which in Southeast Asia he could buy over the counter like popcorn. It took two days to get off the alcohol and two years to taper off the medication. Now 8 years sober, Nick is an author, speaker and entrepreneur who travels the world with his teenage son, volunteers for a suicide prevention agency, and wrote a book — Executive Loneliness — about the isolation at the top that nobody talks about. In this thoughtful and powerful episode Nick shares how he rebuilt his relationship with his son from across the world through Minecraft, why he believes loneliness is the root so many high achievers try to numb, and what it really takes to come back. This one is for every high achiever who looks successful on the outside and feels completely alone underneath. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week 📲 Follow Nick on LinkedIn: Nick Johnsson 🌐 nickjohnsson.com 📖 Executive Loneliness — available now If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction or mental health, you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out to my partners at Compassion Behavioral Health. They offer individualized care and a full continuum of treatment. Call or Text: 844-443-5669 Visit: https: https://compassionbehavioralhealth.co... CBH Youtube channel: ‪@cbhrehab‬ #RiseAbove #SoberLife #8YearsSober #AlcoholRecovery #ExecutiveLoneliness #HighFunctioningAlcoholic #RecoveryIsPossible #AddictionRecovery #MentalHealth #SobrietyJourney #Loneliness #FatherhoodInRecovery #RiseAbovePodcast #KevinLanning #NickJohnsson #CorporateBurnout #MensMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #OneDayAtATime #onemorething 00:00 Introduction & life as a global nomad 04:26 Coming up on 8 years sober 04:49 One day at a time & keeping it within the day 06:37 Alcohol and over-the-counter oxycodone 07:28 Two days to quit drinking, two years to taper off pills 08:32 What early sobriety actually felt like 09:20 Losing weight and getting back into Ironman 10:38 Rock bottom — running 72 hospitals and falling apart 11:44 Resigning, divorce and separating from his son 12:36 Gaining 60 pounds and the isolation underneath the partying 14:07 Two full-time jobs — the executive and the addict 24:00 Childhood, baby boomer parents and not talking about feelings 26:00 The birth of an anxious overachiever 26:59 Drinking through university assignments 29:51 Moving to Bangkok and the client drinking culture 32:09 How getting clients drunk was a celebrated skill 50:00 Climbing the ladder and the cost of every promotion 53:11 Volunteering for a suicide prevention agency today 53:37 Rebuilding the relationship with his son 56:02 The child psychologist who gave him the tools 56:29 Connecting with his son through Minecraft 58:23 Writing Executive Loneliness 01:00:04 Why loneliness leads to addiction 01:00:47 Where to find Nick 👉Instagram:   / riseabovewithkevin   👉 TikTok:   / rawithk   👉 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/riseabovewithk ✅ For Business Inquiries: [email protected] ================================ For Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below: 📩 Email: [email protected] 🔔 Hit that subscribe button for more exclusive, insightful, and inspiring videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Riseabovepod... ================================= #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #corecore #motivation #addictionrecovery #inspiration #selflove #selfhelp #loveyourself Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred by you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information we provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and our YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Rise Above with Kevin Lanning. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to our YouTube channel is provided. © Rise Above with Kevin Lanning