Tragedy, Drunk Driving & Becoming a Single Father (#38)

When his pregnant wife was struck and killed by a drunk driver just six weeks before her due date, James Alvarez’s world changed forever. Doctors were able to save his daughter, Adalyn Rose, through an emergency C-section, but James was left to navigate the unimaginable — losing his wife while becoming a single father overnight.

This story went viral around the world, and in this deeply emotional episode James shares the raw truth of that night, how grief shaped him, and how he’s found strength as a widowed father. We talk about drunk driving awareness, surviving loss, single fatherhood, parenting through grief, and how one man’s tragedy turned into advocacy and inspiration.

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