09/01/2026
Twenty years in tech startups, chasing the golden goose of the 2010s. I was drinking every day to numb the fact that I was unhappy with the way I was living.
I disguised it behind a craft beer hobby. Four kegs in the garage. Brewing monthly, dialing in recipes. A couple of bronzes and silvers at local competitions.
Deep down I knew I was using the alcohol to numb myself.
When I stopped, I went looking for anything that would help the obsessive tendencies of my overactive mind. CBD first. Then kava, ashwagandha, lemon balm, many others. I started making seltzers in the same homebrew kegs. A 200mg CBD mango seltzer sitting next to a 7% hazy IPA.
In March of 2023 I found Kanna, a small succulent from South Africa. I still remember making the first batch of tea. Warmth in my chest. Lightness in my head. I knew I had found something special.
I had a new friend.
I built around it from there. Tulsi. Damiana. Gotu Kola. Plants I kept being pulled toward while I was trying to put my attention back together in a fragmented world. Hundreds of iterations before I had something I was proud of.
I wrote a blog post on the spiritual and emotional journey of Bodhi Bubbles.
Link in the bio and story