When I began my recovery from alcohol addiction in May 2018, I wasn’t searching for what was wrong with me—I was searching for a way forward.

What worked wasn’t shame.
It wasn’t reliving old trauma.
It was a future-focused conversation that gave me a sense of possibility.

That same approach—Solution-Focused Sober Coaching—is now at the heart of the work I do to help others reclaim their lives and lead with clarity, calm, and purpose.

In July 2025, Nick Jonsson delivered a keynote for the NextGen Women Leaders Fellowship hosted by United Leaders Global, a groundbreaking initiative focused on uplifting young women leaders, many of whom are from Afghanistan—a country where over two million women are currently denied access to basic rights like education, employment, and freedom of expression.

Conversations around mental health and emotional well-being are becoming more common—but one group often remains overlooked: men. Despite the progress we've made, many men are still carrying an invisible weight.

In a world obsessed with output and "always-on" culture, burnout has become a silent epidemic among professionals—and especially among those at the top. Burnout quietly erodes creativity, energy, and leadership presence. But resilient, self-aware leaders outperform their peers—some dramatically.