3,597 days of sobriety

What it was like. What happened. What it's like now.

🦺 SPIRITED MAN MERCH:

📹 GREATEST HITS:

📚 READING LIST:

🎥 FILMMAKING GEAR:

🧰 ESSENTIAL TOOLS:

Follow Van Neistat

ABOUT THE SPIRITED MAN:
The Spirited Man is an unlimited series about the spirited man or woman who lives inside all of us (and fixing things).

ABOUT VAN NEISTAT:
A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.

Disclaimer: If you use any of the affiliate links above, we may earn a few cents from qualifying purchases.

#VanNeistat #TheSpiritedMan #Sobriety

[WesDaviestravel]

Are there YouTube video awards? This video should win one.

[randy]

Thank you Van!

Today marks 200 consecutive alcohol free days in my life. Stopped drinking because of this video.

[gabrielg]

Ive been sober for nearly 9 years, I wept when I saw your post today, l felt joy and gratitude. I wake up every morning and look at my 13 month old son and am grateful for this life. Love your videos

[mathewemden]

This spirited man has 4676 days of sobriety. Thanks for sharing. Well done.

[cam-den]

Made it 441 days after several years of drinking. Went on a 2 month binge and i'm back. Day 3. I needed this video. Thank you

[LautaroLopezVara]

1 year, 9 months and 10 days clean and sober. I too miss the meetings. Thank you for doing this movie

[BenGravyy]

Congrats to you Van. This is something to be extremely proud of. Sobriety is the final cheat code to unlock all levels!

[ErinFlaherty]

Thanks, Van...I'm 1374 days currently...so far the best chapter yet.!

[erikvanconover]

Wisdom to know the difference, thanks Van

[builtbydima]

Casey was right. He is the best youtuber ever. I haven't missed a single video, by far my most favorite channel out there. This movie and the one called "Men Cry in Private" really made me tear up. Thanks man.

[julesfrancis]

The days in the title increase with each day that passes! Good job van.

[michellel]

I have 588 days of sobriety. I, too, wouldn't be able to experience the joys in my life currently without it. I nearly lost everything including my kids, my family, my friends, my home, my life (narcan on 2 occasions), and I did lose my job of 11 years. I take my sobriety extremely serious and applaud anyone that finds strength to dig themselves out of the darkness of addiction and share their story.

[Juiceboxbrian]

I just turned twenty three today and I'm ten months sober. I can't believe how close I was to cutting my life so short and I am still coming to terms with what it's like to be sober when you're an age famously known for being the partying years. I've spent my teenage and early adult years associating my birthday with substance use so today was hard. This helped

[bhavukchaudhary]

Clicking Van Neistat video is now a reflex action.

[xDeathSovereign]

What a powerful video. The part where he says he can’t do anything right is so relatable

[GarryTan]

Thanks for your strength and for sharing your story.

[garrettrogers]

I’m an alcoholic. This was beautiful. I’m on day 83. I appreciate the hell out of you Van.

[PlayingGamesRN]

I will break my addiction, I'm writing it here so that somebody knows. It's easy to fail when I'm the only one who knew of the goal in the first place. I'll see you all on the other side.

[jackdolan]

Very powerful! Thanks van! Congratulations!

[JacobKraemer]

This has to be the most raw YouTube video I’ve seen