Measured Twice, Live Once

Drew
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Measured Twice, Live Once is a podcast about rebuilding. Raised in a family of craftsmen, I learned to work with my hands at an early age. After losing my tools and starting over, I am rebuilding my woodshop one piece at a time. With 12 years of sobriety, living with Multiple Sclerosis, and managing ADHD, this podcast explores what was lost, what was kept, and what I am building now.

Episodes

  1. Jul 29

    AJD

    In Episode 5 of Measured Twice, Live Once, Drew introduces you to the kid he was before life got complicated. Growing up in Columbia, Maryland — James Rouse's planned community with no fences and every backyard connected — Drew was emotional, competitive, and not afraid to be heard. From winning the lead in the third grade play to getting labeled a nerd in seventh grade, from knocking on a superstar's door at thirteen to delivering a quiet reckoning at prom, this is the portrait of a boy who never waited for permission and never stopped making things. This is AJD, Me.

    AJD

  2. Jun 30

    AFD

    I still carry a hammer that isn't the best tool for the job. On purpose. Because putting it down would mean losing him twice. Episode 4 traces twenty years with my dad — the night he pushed me and I pushed back, the golf course that brought us back together, and the moment he handed me a tool that I never let go of. Part of an ongoing series about rebuilding. A woodshop, a family legacy, and a life. One piece at a time.

  3. Jun 17

    I'll Fix It Myself

    I once hid a stab wound for thirty days. That wasn't even close to my worst secret. This episode traces a pattern that started with a broken window and ended in a hospital room. The lifelong habit of fixing everything alone, telling no one, and calling it strength. From childhood accidents to a marriage falling apart, this is the story of learning that some things aren't meant to be carried in silence. Part of an ongoing series about rebuilding. A woodshop, a family legacy, and a life. One piece at a time.

    I'll Fix It Myself

  4. Jun 5

     What I Thought I Knew

    In this episode of Measured Twice, Live Once, Drew reflects on how childhood memories are often shaped as much by the stories we are told as by what we actually experienced. Through revisiting family stories, lessons learned in his father's workshop, early experiences with shame and acceptance, and the normalization of alcohol in his family, he explores how personal narratives influence identity. As long-held beliefs are challenged and reexamined, the episode asks a powerful question: how much of what we remember is truth, and how much is simply what we thought we knew?

  5. May 4

    Where It Started

    Measure Twice, Live Once is a personal podcast about building a life from the ground up. Host Drew shares the story of growing up around tools and trades, losing everything to addiction and divorce, and rebuilding a woodshop one tool at a time. From family history and early lessons in a basement workshop, to 12 years of sobriety and living with multiple sclerosis, this podcast is about what gets passed down, what gets lost, and what it takes to build again.

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Measured Twice, Live Once is a podcast about rebuilding. Raised in a family of craftsmen, I learned to work with my hands at an early age. After losing my tools and starting over, I am rebuilding my woodshop one piece at a time. With 12 years of sobriety, living with Multiple Sclerosis, and managing ADHD, this podcast explores what was lost, what was kept, and what I am building now.

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