Never Ever Give Up Hope

David Richman was overweight, a smoker, married to an abusive alcoholic, and stressed out unbelievably. At his lowest point, he heard the words from a friend that he needed to hear. These words allowed him to start a journey of discovery, transformation, and self-belief. Today he helps empower people to start hard conversations around the emotional aspects of trauma, and to help them transform into their best selves. David is an author, public speaker, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling.      By the time he was in his late thirties, David was a sedentary, overweight smoker who was stuck in an abusive and unhealthy marriage. It was clear that if he was going to enjoy any kind of life satisfaction, he had to stop focusing on what others wanted out of him, and zero in on what he wanted for himself.   He began to set measurable, attainable, and meaningful goals—to become healthy, to raise his young twins in a safe home environment, to become a