Brett Tippie opens up about addiction (and how he overcame it)

[@bionic909]

Five years sober now. The thought of being out of control now scares me. I guess thats the same principle as Tippie’s play the tape forwards. MTB helped a lot. I used to look back and think those times were funny and full of entertaining stories. Now i see them as a dark chapter in my life. Most of my friends are either alcoholics, drug addicts, both or dead. Admittedly i spend a lot of time on my own camped out in the woods with a bike and my Labrador. But im happy and sober.

[@TheRideCompanion]

LOVE this. Respect homie

[@snowboardingmtbiker]

"Your darkside has as much willpower as you do." That is a powerful revelation to have. Thank you, Tippie, for sharing that!!!

[@TheSpookieDoo]

Almost 1 month sober now and I feel like I really needed to hear a lot of what Brett had to say. Thank you for helping him open up about it and allowing us to hear about his experience.

[@didtomuch2649]

4.5 years clean from Heroin and 10 months sober from booze, keep it up dude it’s so worth it!! ✌️

[@TheRideCompanion]

Pleasure and big love to you!!

[@TheRideCompanion]

Unreal, great work homie!

[@brentdavidson1]

Go get it bud new chapter ahead!

[@Enoughness]

I appreciate your candor and openness Brett; keep up the good work.

[@72SeaHag]

I think what many of us really love about Brett is his authenticity! Whether he's hyping up Crankworx or sharing personal tragedies, he's genuinely himself. Loved this confessional!

[@eightlivesdownmtb]

Brett Tippie - as cool as it gets. What a dude, what a guest. Chapeau gents.

[@TheRideCompanion]

🙏🏼

[@pascalsavy1306]

Chapeau means hat. Hat gents?

[@didaccarbasa7676]

@@pascalsavy1306 Is a expression you can use to say "Awesome job" or "My congrats", originally comes from the gesture of taking off your hat.

[@pascalsavy1306]

@@didaccarbasa7676 ahh ok. Thanks. I’d never heard of it but it makes sense now you’ve explained it. Chapeau indeed 🧢

[@didtomuch2649]

WOW!!! That was so powerful, big ups for Tippie sharing that I wish he knew how much that meant to me to hear, I got clean from heroin during lockdown and sober from booze 10 months ago, I also went to rehab and joined the same program Brett did (by the lingo he’s using I’m guessing he’s in AA) but that’s only the start…You then have to deal with life normal and after 20 years of booze and drugs that’s hard. So as I used to ride DH when I was a kid and always followed Rampage and Crankworx even in my darkest times and drug addled mind, I decided to buy a bike and I live on the Shropshire /Welsh boarder which is just awesome for MTB and that hobby has led to meeting people who have really helped me get back on my feet in various different ways. Today I can proudly say I am a recovering addict/alcoholic and without people sharing experiences like these that wouldn’t have been possible. Thanks guys.

[@therecoveryride]

16 months sober here. Thank you for opening up and being an inspiration.

[@jasonedens3778]

Thanks Brett, as a mountain biker and snowboarder in the PNW who followed a similar path, I absolute appreciate you being real about this. Going on 9 years sober and I would never go back to that existence.

[@timgrant3742]

What guy. Probably up there for Guest of the year

[@TheRideCompanion]

Did you vote? You could WIN A BIKE!!

[@dingle9897]

Thanks for sharing your story Brett, it's having the tools to stay sober✌️ RIP Jordie 🙏

[@edvolcom]

So honest and powerful. Well done for getting out of it 🎉

[@aygwytes7736]

didn't know any of this. i can see being embarrassed about those times, but sharing ur story can only bring positive things.

[@natepackerpnw]

Love him and his openness

[@KOM-jh]

Love that guy! Thanks for the tip Tippe! "Play the Tapes Forward" I will use that for now on.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Once you see the darkside of consumption you wish you'd never ask, thing is some people need to go there to come back just being told how it's like is not enough.

[@RussellManton]

Brett is a big inspiration for riding and great attitude, legend!

[@codybaker2599]

awesome....super inspiring and a good story

[@lukesolomon3010]

The mtb world is definitely better for having him back in it

[@Andysavyd69]

Love you Tippie

[@thatguy2201]

Tippie and Jason Ellis (Hawk vs Wolf) is the podcast we need to see. I was that guy with the cast iron constution. While it seemed fun for 15 yrs, ultimately it was my downfall. My body could no longer take and I quit everything cold turkey at 30. That cast iron constitution got me through the quitting stage and 20yrs later I'm as strong and charging life as hard as ever. Growing up in surf scene is heavy for drugs and drink, and I worked in an industry that supplied cheap alcohol and paid big coin. A recipe for disaster for the guy that was always the last man standing.

[@paulmurden7621]

He's right you do break your brain and it takes an age for it to recover (well nearly as it's never quite the same). Play The Tape Forward I had never heard of but it's actually something I have used. I have been clean since 2007 and it's one tough but worthwhile journey. Props to Brett for opening up about this.

[@stephankoehler800]

Powerful and brave. Good on you Bret! Glad you are back on the straight and narrow.

[@dennisseldon9001]

Yeah brett....stay strong....live your best life.

[@bsnapsc.8936]

This was awesome to listen to, way to go Tippie

[@mtbalpinecounty]

💪 Knowing when to say when and willing to help yourself is the 1st. And was this the life I wanted years ago to live. No.., I've been there... Great to hear your Candor. Life is so much more valuable than those fun times. We only own 2 things in our lives. Our Health and Our Words. Keep your temple healthy and sane. Our words are pretty huge..you can't take back your sometimes not thinking side. Glad to hear your Self Actualization.. 💪

[@anthony9600]

BIKE Mag did a photo essay years ago called “ Mums of Mountain Bikers “ or something similar There’s a photo of Brett with his mother standing next to a Specialized BigHit with monsters on the front It must of been around the start of his long journey to recovery

[@scottpratico1315]

Great episode. Risk taking takes many forms. Im sure there are many "adrenaline sports" stars that would be lost in the party scene if they weren't putting it on the line in healthier ways.

[@SLAYJUCE]

Really cool how these videos are coming out n getting ppl to seek help! Thank you guys! If your into Moto stories check out Colin Morrison if you get a chance anyone can benefit from his sober vibe 👊😎 today we ride, for tmrw we die.