Measured Twice, Live Once

I still carry a hammer that isn't the best tool for the job. On purpose. Because putting it down would mean losing him twice. Episode 4 traces twenty years with my dad — the night he pushed me and I pushed back, the golf course that brought us back together, and the moment he handed me a tool that I never let go of. Part of an ongoing series about rebuilding. A woodshop, a family legacy, and a...

I once hid a stab wound for thirty days. That wasn't even close to my worst secret. This episode traces a pattern that started with a broken window and ended in a hospital room. The lifelong habit of fixing everything alone, telling no one, and calling it strength. From childhood accidents to a marriage falling apart, this is the story of learning that some things aren't meant to be carrie...

In this episode of Measured Twice, Live Once , Drew reflects on how childhood memories are often shaped as much by the stories we are told as by what we actually experienced. Through revisiting family stories, lessons learned in his father's workshop, early experiences with shame and acceptance, and the normalization of alcohol in his family, he explores how personal narratives influence ident...

Measure Twice, Live Once is a personal podcast about building a life from the ground up. Host Drew shares the story of growing up around tools and trades, losing everything to addiction and divorce, and rebuilding a woodshop one tool at a time. From family history and early lessons in a basement workshop, to 12 years of sobriety and living with multiple sclerosis, this podcast is about what gets p...