I was 35 when I pulled myself out of a 15 year tailspin. It's been more than a decade since but I've maintained all the progress that I've made and have fully turned my life around. It's possible to do - if that Old Me could do it then you definitely can.

You've gotten a ton of advice so I'll keep mine short: Setbacks will happen even if you're doing everything 'right'. Life can throw a lot of shiz at you for no good reason. Be prepared to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back to it.

It can be done. Hang in there. Best wishes from me and my family.