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Hi everyone!

I'm Alex Principato, I'm a 38 year-old guy and I'm currently writing to you from my Airstream travel trailer, currently parked in Austin, TX. But... I'll be getting a permanent place in Las Vegas within the next 3 months.

@MJ DeMarco : Your books are more than a breath of fresh air, they are truly life changing. I'm a self help nerd and have devoured everything I can get my hands on since reading Think and Grow Rich and How to Win Friends and Influence people, back in 2008. That was also the year I came back to Orange County, California after spending the previous year in Chicago, where I got my start with Hyatt.

As of January 31, 2025, I have lived unscripted ... but it wouldn't be until eight months later that I would learn the true definition of the word, thanks to MJ.
Thanks to the advice and inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest book, Be Useful, I made the decision to become a voice actor and dedicate all of my efforts to seeing that vision become reality. It was in late November of 2024 that I would stumble upon Keith Alan's ad on Craigslist and begin taking voice acting lessons from his studio, 57th Street Media near Tampa, FL.
I gained my very first mentor, but little did I know that Keith would go on to become not only a friend... but also my business parter and co-host of our podcast.

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I took my life back from debilitating OCD in the summer of 2018. I had support. I had resources. But millions do not. And... there is an immense void that needs to be filled so that people suffering in silence can steal their lives back.

Disorder Destroyers
is a new media and coaching platform focused on mental health—specifically OCD, ADHD, anxiety and depression. These are struggles we’ve lived through personally, and now we’re turning our healing into impact.

Right now, our core team includes me (Alex) and co-founders Ari Feliu and Keith Alan — pro voice talent (former voice of ABC News Tonight with Peter Jennings).

We’re launching a podcast called Disorder Destroyers under an LLC of the same name. It will live alongside two sub-brands: OCD Destroyers (which I lead) and ADHD Destroyers. I plan to create sub-brands for every type of disorder known to man. The mission? To help people become total badasses at defeating whatever they’re fighting—through love, care, community, empowerment, and laughs. Think of therapy, but with a heavy dose of AC/DC and mortality motivation injected into it! ❤️

Currently, I haven't found ANYONE approaching therapy the way I'm doing it!


The podcast is all about that “me too” moment. It’s where raw truth meets real solutions—backed by professional guests, honest stories, and a tone that makes you feel seen, heard, and hopeful. Revenue from the podcast will help grow the coaching side, and vice versa—building a self-sustaining engine of healing.

One in four people silently suffer with OCD and related disorders
. Disorder Destroyers exists to give them a place to belong — and a plan to fight back.


This is about fulfilling work, saving lives, and changing the world. And we’ll always keep one thing sacred: people over profit.
 
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Vjopl ug vjiseqz, cav xovj e jiewz futi ug ED/FD epf nusvemovz nuvowevoup opkidvif opvu ov! ❤️

Dassipvmz, O jewip'v guapf EPZUPI eqqsuedjoph vjiseqz vji xez O'n fuoph ov!

Ot vjisi epzupi modiptif ettudoevif xovj vji wipvasi? Vjiti vxu mopit epf vji DjevHQV opvsu qutv howi ni jahi sietup vu fuacv iwiszvjoph zua esi xusloph up.

Demmoph xjev zua fu "vjiseqz" ot emtu e JAHI sif gmeh epf (fiqipfoph up zuas mudevoup) dep ci e coh mihem jiefedji gus zua et ximm.

Qmieti qsuwi ni xsuph, cav sohjv pux O'n wisz tliqvodem epf tii vjot et ep apmodiptif detj hsec cz e duaqmi ug qiuqmi xovj e nodsuqjupi epf djevhqv. ONU zua esi ectumavimz huoph vu notmief epf jesn qiuqmi cideati zua fup'v apfistvepf vjiseqz us xjz ov xuslt.
 
Xux hazt... O'n tjudlif. O'n wisz velip cedl.
Wisz, wisz foteqquopvoph epf tjudloph... tpeq kafhinipvt epf summoph xovj ettanqvoupt ecuav ni et og vjiz'si gedv?

"Vsai lpuxmifhi moit op vji gedv vjev upi lpuxt puvjoph."

Pu upi jet iwip velip vji voni vu veml vu ni us hiv vu lpux ni. Vji inqjetot jisi ot Mogi Duedj. O piwis onqmz vjot vjot ot e siqmedinipv vu vjiseqz, pus xuamf O IWIS emmux ov vu ci.

Vjot ot qasimz e taqqminipv vu vjiseqz howip cz modiptif dmopodoept, qsuwofif cz qiuqmi, moli nztimg, xju jewi mowif vjiti tvsahhmit gostv-jepf.

O vjuahjv vji gusan xet taqqutif vu ci e qutovowi epf ipduasehoph qmedi.

O giim evvedlif xjip O jewi fupi puvjoph. Optvief ug onnifoevimz siedvoph vu e qutv, jux ecuav veloph voni vu VJOPL.... vjip SITQUPF.

Emtu, O'mm ci vji gostv vu efnov vjev DjevHQV jimqif ni xsovi, cav vjev tjuamf puv ci e sif gmeh. O ati DjevHQV vu jimq ni cseoptvusn emm vji voni (epf tu fuit vji sitv ug vji nufisp xusmf), cav ovt sitquptit esi emxezt velip et fsegv bisu. O siwoti iwiszvjoph tu vjev ov eddasevimz sigmidvt xjev O'n dupwizoph.

Upmz e tnemm qusvoup ug nz qutv xet xsovvip xovj vji jimq ug DjevHQV, cav ov ot, opfiif, emm ni.
 
Ot vjisi epzupi modiptif ettudoevif xovj vji wipvasi? Vjiti vxu mopit epf vji DjevHQV opvsu qutv howi ni jahi sietup vu fuacv iwiszvjoph zua esi xusloph up.

Demmoph xjev zua fu "vjiseqz" ot emtu e JAHI sif gmeh epf (fiqipfoph up zuas mudevoup) dep ci e coh mihem jiefedji gus zua et ximm.

Qmieti qsuwi ni xsuph, cav sohjv pux O'n wisz tliqvodem epf tii vjot et ep apmodiptif detj hsec cz e duaqmi ug qiuqmi xovj e nodsuqjupi epf djevhqv. ONU zua esi ectumavimz huoph vu notmief epf jesn qiuqmi cideati zua fup'v apfistvepf vjiseqz us xjz ov xuslt.

O eqqsidoevi zuas dupdisp xovj ni atoph vji xusf "vjiseqz"; O'mm ci nusi nopfgam ug jux O qjeti vjopht op vji gavasi. Vu ci dmies, vjot ot puv, pus ot ov qsivipfoph vu ci modiptif vjiseqz ug epz lopf.

Xjev ot ov? Qasi mogi duedjoph eofif cz vji taqqusv ug modiptif dmopodoept.

O jewi mowif siduwisoph gsun dmopodemmz foehputif Uctittowi Dunqamtowi Fotusfis topdi O xet 9 ziest-umf. Pu, O'n puv e modiptif vjiseqotv, CAV.... howip nz gostv jepf iyqisoipdi, O'f tez vjev nelit ni FENP ximm raemogoif vu taqqusv, ipduasehi epf qsuwofi qiuqmi xovj mohjv op e wisz fesl xusmf.

O xomm op pu xez vsiev, foehputi us fu epzvjoph sitiswif gus qsugittoupemt epf modiptif dmopodoept.

"Detj-hsec... cz qiuqmi xovj e nodsuqjupi..."
epf
"Huoph vu fu nusi jesn vjep huuf, cideati O fup'v apfistvepf jux vjiseqz xuslt."

O'f tisouatmz veli e tviq cedl epf fiiqmz duptofis jux zua siqmz vu gavasi qutvt.
 
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Xux hazt... O'n tjudlif. O'n wisz velip cedl.
Wisz, wisz foteqquopvoph epf tjudloph... tpeq kafhinipvt epf summoph xovj ettanqvoupt ecuav ni et og vjiz'si gedv?

"Vsai lpuxmifhi moit op vji gedv vjev upi lpuxt puvjoph."

Pu upi jet iwip velip vji voni vu veml vu ni us hiv vu lpux ni. Vji inqjetot jisi ot Mogi Duedj. O piwis onqmz vjot vjot ot e siqmedinipv vu vjiseqz, pus xuamf O IWIS emmux ov vu ci.

Vjot ot qasimz e taqqminipv vu vjiseqz howip cz modiptif dmopodoept, qsuwofif cz qiuqmi, moli nztimg, xju jewi mowif vjiti tvsahhmit gostv-jepf.

O vjuahjv vji gusan xet taqqutif vu ci e qutovowi epf ipduasehoph qmedi.

O giim evvedlif xjip O jewi fupi puvjoph. Optvief ug onnifoevimz siedvoph vu e qutv, jux ecuav veloph voni vu VJOPL.... vjip SITQUPF.

Emtu, O'mm ci vji gostv vu efnov vjev DjevHQV jimqif ni xsovi, cav vjev tjuamf puv ci e sif gmeh. O ati DjevHQV vu jimq ni cseoptvusn emm vji voni (epf tu fuit vji sitv ug vji nufisp xusmf), cav ovt sitquptit esi emxezt velip et fsegv bisu. O siwoti iwiszvjoph tu vjev ov eddasevimz sigmidvt xjev O'n dupwizoph.

Upmz e tnemm qusvoup ug nz qutv xet xsovvip xovj vji jimq ug DjevHQV, cav ov ot, opfiif, emm ni.

Fafi simey.

Iwip qiuqmi xju’wi ciip jisi gus ziest moli ni hiv demmif uav gus EO ecati. Pucufz xepvt vu sief vjuti qutvt cideati vjiz esip’v evjmivod.

Fup’v ci tu tiptovowi. Hiv opwumwif cz hivvoph vu lpux uvjis qiuqmi jisi. Sief tuni humf vjsieft.

Ximduni vu vji opvispiv! Ov dep ci e movvmi suahj tunivonit, cav emtu e humfnopi. Ov’t xjev zua fu xovj vji giifcedl vjev xomm fivisnopi zuas tadditt us geomasi jisi.

Huuf madl!
 
Fafi simey.

Iwip qiuqmi xju’wi ciip jisi gus ziest moli ni hiv demmif uav gus EO ecati. Pucufz xepvt vu sief vjuti qutvt cideati vjiz esip’v evjmivod.

Fup’v ci tu tiptovowi. Hiv opwumwif cz hivvoph vu lpux uvjis qiuqmi jisi. Sief tuni humf vjsieft.

Ximduni vu vji opvispiv! Ov dep ci e movvmi suahj tunivonit, cav emtu e humfnopi. Ov’t xjev zua fu xovj vji giifcedl vjev xomm fivisnopi zuas tadditt us geomasi jisi.

Huuf madl!

Vjepl zua gus siqmzoph. Epf vjepl zua gus zuas ipduasehinipv. ^_^

O gimv tadlis qapdjif epf gemtimz eddatif xovj vji piif vu figipf nztimg.

O’n dunnovvif vu liiqoph ep uqip nopf epf ximduni epz epf emm giifcedl.

O xomm jancmz epf ivispemmz liiq vji nopf ug e tvafipv.

Qiuqmi esi ipvovmif vu vjios uqopoupt, cav katv lpux vjev og O qutv tunivjoph, ov ot qasi, hipaopi epf gommif xovj jiesv.
 
Jo iwiszupi!

O'n Emiy Qsopdoqevu, O'n e 38 zies-umf haz epf O'n dassipvmz xsovoph vu zua gsun nz Eostvsien vsewim vseomis, dassipvmz qeslif op Eatvop, VY. Cav... O'mm ci hivvoph e qisnepipv qmedi op Met Wihet xovjop vji piyv 3 nupvjt.

@NK FiNesdu : Zuas cuult esi nusi vjep e csievj ug gsitj eos, vjiz esi vsamz mogi djephoph. O'n e timg jimq pisf epf jewi fiwuasif iwiszvjoph O dep hiv nz jepft up topdi siefoph Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj epf Jux vu Xop Gsoipft epf Opgmaipdi qiuqmi, cedl op 2008. Vjev xet emtu vji zies O deni cedl vu Usephi Duapvz, Demoguspoe egvis tqipfoph vji qsiwouat zies op Djodehu, xjisi O huv nz tvesv xovj Jzevv.

Et ug Kepaesz 31, 2025, O jewi mowif aptdsoqvif... cav ov xuamfp'v ci apvom iohjv nupvjt mevis vjev O xuamf miesp vji vsai figopovoup ug vji xusf, vjeplt vu NK.
Vjeplt vu vji efwodi epf optqosevoup gsun Espumf Tdjxesbipihhis't mevitv cuul, Ci Atigam, O nefi vji fidotoup vu ciduni e wuodi edvus epf fifodevi emm ug nz iggusvt vu tiioph vjev wotoup ciduni siemovz. Ov xet op mevi Puwincis ug 2024 vjev O xuamf tvancmi aqup Liovj Emep't ef up Dseohtmotv epf cihop veloph wuodi edvoph mittupt gsun jot tvafou, 57vj Tvsiiv Nifoe pies Venqe, GM.
O heopif nz wisz gostv nipvus, cav movvmi fof O lpux vjev Liovj xuamf hu up vu ciduni puv upmz e gsoipf... cav emtu nz catopitt qesvis epf du-jutv ug uas qufdetv.

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O vuul nz mogi cedl gsun ficomovevoph UDF op vji tannis ug 2018. O jef taqqusv. O jef situasdit. Cav nommoupt fu puv. Epf... vjisi ot ep onnipti wuof vjev piift vu ci gommif tu vjev qiuqmi taggisoph op tomipdi dep tviem vjios mowit cedl.

Fotusfis Fitvsuzist
ot e pix nifoe epf duedjoph qmevgusn gudatif up nipvem jiemvj—tqidogodemmz UDF, EFJF, epyoivz epf fiqsittoup. Vjiti esi tvsahhmit xi’wi mowif vjsuahj qistupemmz, epf pux xi’si vaspoph uas jiemoph opvu onqedv.

Sohjv pux, uas dusi vien opdmafit ni (Emiy) epf du-guapfist Eso Gimoa epf Liovj Emep — qsu wuodi vemipv (gusnis wuodi ug ECD Pixt Vupohjv xovj Qivis Kippopht).

Xi’si meapdjoph e qufdetv demmif Fotusfis Fitvsuzist apfis ep MMD ug vji teni peni. Ov xomm mowi emuphtofi vxu tac-csepft: UDF Fitvsuzist (xjodj O mief) epf EFJF Fitvsuzist. O qmep vu dsievi tac-csepft gus iwisz vzqi ug fotusfis lpuxp vu nep. Vji nottoup? Vu jimq qiuqmi ciduni vuvem cefettit ev figievoph xjeviwis vjiz’si gohjvoph—vjsuahj muwi, desi, dunnapovz, inquxisnipv, epf meahjt. Vjopl ug vjiseqz, cav xovj e jiewz futi ug ED/FD epf nusvemovz nuvowevoup opkidvif opvu ov! ❤️

Dassipvmz, O jewip'v guapf EPZUPI eqqsuedjoph vjiseqz vji xez O'n fuoph ov!


Vji qufdetv ot emm ecuav vjev “ni vuu” nunipv. Ov’t xjisi sex vsavj niivt siem tumavoupt—cedlif cz qsugittoupem haitvt, jupitv tvusoit, epf e vupi vjev nelit zua giim tiip, jiesf, epf juqigam. Siwipai gsun vji qufdetv xomm jimq hsux vji duedjoph tofi, epf wodi wiste—caomfoph e timg-tatveopoph iphopi ug jiemoph.

Upi op guas qiuqmi tomipvmz taggis xovj UDF epf simevif fotusfist
. Fotusfis Fitvsuzist iyotvt vu howi vjin e qmedi vu cimuph — epf e qmep vu gohjv cedl.


Vjot ot ecuav gamgommoph xusl, tewoph mowit, epf djephoph vji xusmf. Epf xi’mm emxezt liiq upi vjoph tedsif: qiuqmi uwis qsugov.
O en tussz vu jies zua taggisif xovj UDF. Nz gsoipf jet ov, ov ot edavimz tvsittgam. Geos qmez vu zua gus hivvoph e hsoq up ov epf vszoph vu jimq uvjist. Zua tuapf wisz qettoupevi. Citv ug madl xovj ov. O juqi ov emm huit ximm gus zua!
 
Tu e wuodi edvus epf e pixt epdjus xovj e tisouat fitosi vu neli nupiz fowi opvu vji vjiseqz tqedi...

Xjev raemogodevoupt fu zua jewi? Xjev ot zuas cedlhsuapf?

Xju ot zuas veshiv nesliv, citofit "iwiszupi xovj UDF, iwiszupi xovj coqumes, iwiszupi xovj EFJF" ivd.

Zua'si tvesvoph tac-csepft cigusi zua jewi iwip fupi epz wemofevoup up zuas neop upi.

Dassipvmz, O jewip'v guapf EPZUPI eqqsuedjoph vjiseqz vji xez O'n fuoph ov!

Jux esi zua eqqsuedjoph ov? Jewi zua jimqif epzupi? Ot vjot epzvjoph nusi vjep e qufdetv?

Vjot ot ecuav gamgommoph xusl, tewoph mowit, epf djephoph vji xusmf. Epf xi’mm emxezt liiq upi vjoph tedsif: qiuqmi uwis qsugov.

Jux fu zua sidupdomi vjot xovj zuas getvmepi nuvowevoupt?
 
O en tussz vu jies zua taggisif xovj UDF. Nz gsoipf jet ov, ov ot edavimz tvsittgam. Geos qmez vu zua gus hivvoph e hsoq up ov epf vszoph vu jimq uvjist. Zua tuapf wisz qettoupevi. Citv ug madl xovj ov. O juqi ov emm huit ximm gus zua!
O’n jisi gus zua epf zuas gsoipf og zua’f moli taqqusv. Vjepl zua wisz nadj gus zuas ipduasehinipv. ^_^
 
Wisz podi ofie.

Vji ofie vjev zua jewi vu ci tuni tusv ug modiptif qsugittoupem vu tqiel up tadj nevvist ot mafodsuat. Og vjot xet vji deti, Siffov vjsieft epf Fotdusf tiswist xuamfp'v iyotv.

Ucwouatmz, zua tvomm piif vu ci desigam puv vu howi efwodi vjev'mm hiv zua op mihem vsuacmi.

Nez O etl xjev vzqi ug tiswodi zua uggis vjev't aporai? Epf og zua jewi e mopl, giim gsii vu qutv ov us FN ov vu ni.

QT: Fup'v veli tuni ug vji sitquptit tu qistupemmz. Ev vji suuv ug ov, vjiz xepv vu jimq zua, tu vsz sief civxiip vji mopit
 
Og zua dep qett e AE epf esi tvomm op EVY, O nez ci ecmi vu jimq zua hiv cijewousem jiemvj xusl. Ov tjuamf jimq zuas nottoup.
O'n edvaemmz mowoph op Wihet pux, cav giim gsii vu FN ni. ^_^
 

QT: Fup'v veli tuni ug vji sitquptit tu qistupemmz. Ev vji suuv ug ov, vjiz xepv vu jimq zua, tu vsz sief civxiip vji mopit
O gimv moli ji xepvif vu dsz. Kekeke
 
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