While under maintenance.

the sports marketing journal

Today marks day three of unemployment. I’m grateful to have a platform to dump some thoughts.

I’ve been finding life in London tough since I began a journey of sobriety in late 2023.

More recently, in the months after my last post in (June ‘25), I'd entered a transition phase, quietly slipping into depression, procrastination, and fear while trying to juggle my job, my health, my social life, and more.

I stopped writing, shielded from friends, disconnected from the positive mindset that I had slowly started building.

There was a lot of soul-searching, grasping for external answers. I changed jobs three times in six months, ran a marathon, moved house. Found none of the answers in the process.

There were times when addiction had taken control.

Canary Wharf, January ‘26. My view of the office before starting work last week.

At some point in my career, I'd hoped that money, status, and authority in corporate life would provide the self-esteem I needed to resolve what’s fractured inside. In my experience, it hasn’t worked that way.

So, three days ago I decided to quit my job and move out of London for the first time in nine years.

Without my routine there’s anxiety, but also something I haven't felt in a while… an excitement for what comes next.

My focus is to continue writing about sport and the impact of sports culture.

I intend to travel. And I would love to meet some of the people and organisations that are giving back to their community through grassroots sport.

I'm not entirely sure what I want to achieve from this break beyond changing course.

I know that I am 112 days sober and intend to stay that way.

Lisbon, October ‘25. My first sober holiday in 14 years.

In the meantime, this platform is no longer under maintenance.