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Born out of one man's journey from addiction to purpose, Twenty Percent stands with the 20% of people who stay sober long-term- and fights for the 80% still in the struggle.

A few years ago, I would’ve laughed if someone told me I’d be saying those words publicly.I was exhausted. Anxious. Numb...
06/03/2026

A few years ago, I would’ve laughed if someone told me I’d be saying those words publicly.

I was exhausted. Anxious. Numb. Drinking to cope. Drinking to celebrate. Drinking to survive. Somewhere along the way, alcohol stopped being something I used… and started controlling everything about my life.

There were nights filled with shame.
Mornings filled with regret.
Promises I made that I couldn’t keep.
And a version of myself I barely recognized anymore.

I truly believed I was too far gone.

But recovery had different plans for me.

I asked for help.
I walked into treatment terrified.
I sat through the uncomfortable conversations.
I learned how to feel again without trying to escape myself.
And one day at a time, I slowly built a life I no longer wanted to run from.

Today, I still have hard days. Sobriety didn’t magically erase anxiety, grief, stress, or trauma. But it gave me something alcohol never could:
peace, clarity, purpose, and a chance to actually live.

So when I say “If I can do this, so can you,” I mean it with every fiber of my being.

Not because I’m stronger than anyone else.
Not because I have life figured out.
But because I know what it feels like to believe change is impossible… right before everything starts changing.

If you’re struggling right now, please hear this:
You are not too broken.
You are not too far gone.
And it is never too late to ask for help.

Recovery isn’t easy.
But neither is losing yourself.

Keep going. One hour at a time if you have to. There is a version of your life waiting for you on the other side of this that alcohol could never give you. 💙

And if nobody else has told you this lately… you do not have to fight this battle alone.

My inbox is always open. If you’re struggling with addiction, relapse, anxiety, treatment, or simply don’t know where to start, please reach out to me. I may not have all the answers, but I promise I’ll do my best to help you find hope again. 🤝

One of the cruelest parts of alcoholism is that alcohol can look like a sleep solution while quietly turning sleep into ...
06/03/2026

One of the cruelest parts of alcoholism is that alcohol can look like a sleep solution while quietly turning sleep into absolute chaos behind the scenes. 🍂

A lot of people drink because they can’t sleep.
Then eventually, they can’t sleep without drinking.
And after enough time… they can’t really sleep even when they do drink.

Alcohol may help someone fall asleep faster at first, but it disrupts the deeper stages of sleep your brain and body actually need. The result is often:

* Waking up at 2 or 3 AM with anxiety
* Night sweats
* Racing thoughts
* Vivid dreams or nightmares
* Restless sleep
* Exhaustion despite being “asleep”
* Panic attacks in the middle of the night
* Feeling emotionally wrecked the next day

For many people in recovery, insomnia becomes one of the hardest early hurdles. Your brain has to relearn how to sleep naturally again after relying on alcohol as a sedative. That process can take time, and it can feel unbelievably frustrating.

I remember thinking sleep was just permanently broken for me. My brain felt like an old jukebox stuck between stations, buzzing all night long. But slowly, over time, things started to level out. The healing wasn’t overnight, but it did happen.

If you’re struggling with this right now:

* Talk to a doctor honestly about your drinking and sleep
* Avoid replacing alcohol with other unhealthy coping mechanisms
* Give your brain time to heal
* Build routines even when they feel pointless
* Ask for help instead of suffering quietly

And most importantly: don’t confuse temporary insomnia with permanent damage. Recovery can feel messy before it feels peaceful.

A tired sober person still has a chance at healing.
A drunk exhausted person is usually just surviving the next day.

Opioid addiction does not care who you are.It does not care if someone is successful, educated, loved, athletic, funny, ...
06/02/2026

Opioid addiction does not care who you are.

It does not care if someone is successful, educated, loved, athletic, funny, kind, wealthy, or “comes from a good family.” It can quietly take hold of anyone. And far too often, it starts with something as simple as pain medication after an injury or surgery.

What makes opioid addiction so dangerous is how quickly it can change a person’s brain, emotions, and decision making. People who once felt hopeful can suddenly feel trapped. Families watch someone they love slowly disappear behind isolation, shame, and desperation.

And the scariest part?

Many people struggling with opioid abuse do not look like the stereotype society created in its head. They are coworkers, parents, teenagers, veterans, nurses, business owners, and friends sitting next to us every single day.

Addiction is not a moral failure.It is not weakness.It is not a lack of love.

It is a disease that kills people every single day.

If you are struggling right now, please hear this:

Your life is worth fighting for.Recovery is possible.Asking for help is not giving up. It is one of the bravest things a person can do.

And if you know someone battling addiction, try compassion before judgment. A simple conversation, a phone call, or showing someone they are not alone could literally save their life.

So many people are silently carrying pain they do not know how to escape. Let’s be the kind of people who make it easier to ask for help instead of harder.

Keep going. One day at a time. 💙

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Resources for anyone struggling or supporting someone who is:

📞 988 Su***de & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988 any time for immediate mental health support.

📞 SAMHSA National Helpline1-800-662-HELP (4357)Free, confidential treatment referral and information service available 24/7.

💊 Carry Narcan (Naloxone)Narcan can reverse an opioid overdose and save a life. Many pharmacies provide it without a prescription.

🤝 Narcotics Anonymous (NA)Find meetings near you: na.org

🍷 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)Find meetings near you: aa.org

🏥 If you are in immediate danger or experiencing an overdose, call 911 immediately.

💙 JUNE IS MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH 💙One of the most dangerous lies many men were taught growing up was this:“Be tough.”...
06/01/2026

💙 JUNE IS MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH 💙

One of the most dangerous lies many men were taught growing up was this:

“Be tough.”“Don’t cry.”“Handle it yourself.”“Man up.”

So that’s exactly what a lot of us did.

We buried anxiety.We hid depression.We masked trauma.We stayed silent while falling apart internally.

And sadly, far too many men never make it out of that silence.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of men lose their lives to su***de. Not because they were weak… but because they were hurting and felt like they had to carry it alone.

I know what it feels like to pretend everything is fine when it absolutely isn’t.

The truth is:

Men struggle.Men break down.Men experience panic attacks.Men battle addiction.Men cry in their cars.Men sit awake at 2AM fighting thoughts nobody else can see.Men need therapy.Men need support.Men need connection.

And men deserve to be heard without shame.

One of the strongest things a man can do is finally say:“I’m not okay.”

That sentence saves lives.

This month, check on your friends. Check on the strong guy. Check on the funny guy. Check on the man who says “I’m good” a little too quickly.

And to any man reading this who is quietly struggling right now:

You are not weak.You are not broken.You are not alone.

Talking about it could change everything. 💙

If you’re struggling, please reach out to someone. A friend. A sponsor. A therapist. A family member. Anybody.

988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 anytime.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻Addiction rarely begins with someone saying, “I want to lose everything.”It usually starts q...
05/31/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Addiction rarely begins with someone saying, “I want to lose everything.”

It usually starts quietly.

A drink to relax.A pill to escape stress.Something to numb anxiety, loneliness, grief, or pain.

Then little by little, the line keeps moving.

1️⃣ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻It starts with curiosity, social situations, or trying to feel better for a moment.

2️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗨𝘀𝗲What once felt occasional slowly becomes routine. Weekends turn into weekdays. “Sometimes” becomes “most of the time.”

3️⃣ 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲Now the substance isn’t just something you want… it starts feeling like something you need. Anxiety, cravings, hiding behavior, and failed attempts to stop begin showing up.

4️⃣ 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻The substance begins costing you relationships, peace, health, finances, and pieces of yourself… yet stopping feels impossible.

The hardest part about addiction is that many people don’t realize they’re in it until they’re already drowning.

But recovery can begin just as quietly.

One honest conversation.One meeting.One phone call.One decision to ask for help.

And sometimes that single decision changes everything.

If you’re struggling today, please know this:There are people who understand.There are people willing to help.And no matter how far gone you feel, recovery is still possible. Healing can happen, support is available, and your story does not have to end here.

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned in both sobriety and animal rescue is this:Don’t take directions from somebody w...
05/31/2026

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned in both sobriety and animal rescue is this:

Don’t take directions from somebody who’s never been where you’re going.

When I was fighting for my life in addiction, there were plenty of people with opinions about recovery who had never sat in detox… never battled cravings at 2 a.m… never had to rebuild their life one broken piece at a time.

The same thing happens in animal welfare. People will criticize your passion, your compassion, your boundaries, or the way you choose to help… while never stepping foot inside a crowded shelter or carrying the heartbreak that comes with it.

These days, I try to listen closely to people who have actually walked through the fire.

The ones who stayed sober when life got hard.The ones who kept showing up.The ones who chose healing instead of hiding.The ones who know what it feels like to start over.

Experience leaves fingerprints. Wisdom usually comes with scars.

Protect your goals. Protect your peace. And be careful whose voice gets access to your steering wheel. 🖤

A hard truth I’ve had to learn through my own sobriety journey is this:You can love people deeply.You can answer every l...
05/31/2026

A hard truth I’ve had to learn through my own sobriety journey is this:

You can love people deeply.
You can answer every late-night phone call.
You can offer resources, encouragement, meetings, treatment centers, rides, hope, and a hand to hold.

But you cannot do the work for them.

For so many years, I wasn’t ready either. People tried to help me long before I finally surrendered. I heard the advice. I saw the concern. But until I personally got tired of living the way I was living… nothing changed.

Recovery only began when I stopped fighting the lifeline being offered to me.

These days, a lot of people reach out to me struggling with addiction, depression, anxiety, and pain. And I will always answer with compassion because I know exactly what it feels like to be drowning while pretending you’re fine.

But I’ve also learned something important:
You cannot rescue someone who refuses to participate in their own rescue.

That doesn’t mean you stop loving them.
It doesn’t mean you stop caring.
It just means you finally understand that healing requires willingness.

The beautiful part is this: once someone is ready… everything can change.

I’m living proof of that. ❤️

“Feelings aren’t facts.” ❤️That sentence has probably saved my sobriety more times than I can count.Because some days my...
05/30/2026

“Feelings aren’t facts.” ❤️

That sentence has probably saved my sobriety more times than I can count.

Because some days my brain still tells me things that simply are not true.

It tells me I’m failing.
It tells me I’m too far behind in life.
It tells me I’m alone.
It tells me nobody understands.
It tells me one bad day means I’ve ruined everything.

And in addiction, I believed every single feeling immediately. No questions asked. If I felt anxious, hopeless, overwhelmed, ashamed, angry, lonely, or scared… I drank over it. I treated emotions like undeniable truth instead of temporary weather passing through my mind.

Sobriety has taught me something completely different.

Just because I FEEL broken doesn’t mean I am broken.
Just because I FEEL anxious doesn’t mean danger is everywhere.
Just because I FEEL like giving up doesn’t mean I actually want to quit.

Feelings are real.But they are not always accurate.

Sometimes your mind is exhausted.
Sometimes you’re grieving.
Sometimes you’re healing.
Sometimes your nervous system is still learning how to exist without chaos.

And sometimes the strongest thing you can do is pause long enough to say:

“This feeling is visiting me… but it does not get to define me.”

If you’re struggling today, please remember this: You do not have to obey every emotion that shows up in your head.

Keep going.
One hour.
One meeting.
One conversation.
One deep breath at a time.

That’s how a lot of us became part of the 20%. ❤️

Be honest and vulnerable ❤️
05/30/2026

Be honest and vulnerable ❤️

Life has a way of teaching you what actually matters.For a long time, I chased things I thought would make me feel whole...
05/29/2026

Life has a way of teaching you what actually matters.

For a long time, I chased things I thought would make me feel whole. Success. Attention. Validation. The next accomplishment. The next distraction. The next thing that promised peace but never quite delivered it.

And then life humbled me.

Loss humbled me.
Addiction humbled me.
Recovery humbled me.
Animal rescue humbled me.

What I’ve learned is that at the end of the day, nobody remembers how much stuff you collected. They remember how you made people feel. They remember if you showed up. If you loved hard. If you helped when it wasn’t convenient. If you used your pain to build bridges for somebody else.

That’s why these days I care a lot less about what’s in my hands and a lot more about what’s happening in my soul.

I want peace more than possessions.
Purpose more than praise.
Connection more than attention.

And honestly? Some of the richest moments of my life have happened in places money could never buy:
🐾 Sitting on a shelter floor with a scared dog.
❤️ Getting a message from someone who chose sobriety for one more day.
🙏 Watching people come together to help complete strangers.
🌅 Realizing I survived things I once thought would destroy me.

We all leave this world empty-handed.

So I hope when my story is over, people don’t talk about what I had.

I hope they talk about who I loved.
Who I helped.
And how hard I tried to leave this world softer than I found it. ❤️

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