Bruce W. Brackett

"Bruce W. Brackett (@bwb.positivity) is a globally recognized social media personality, an award winning certified international motivational speaker and life coach, author, entrepreneur, and self-taught visual artist. BWB’s latest memoir, “How To Breathe While Suffocating: A Story of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing my Soul” was published by WILEY and released April 9th, 2024. With global recognition their memoir has been translated in multiple languages. Their second book will be published by WILEY in early spring of 2026.

Originally from southwest Montana, BWB moved to NYC at the age of 18 to pursue his dreams of being on Broadway. After many distractions, making it to Off-Broadway, and developing several addictions, meth being a big one, which he has been sober from hard drugs for 11 years and is in their first year of sobriety from Alcohol. BWB found his true calling and his way back to sobriety through art and by advocating for recovery to his online audience of over 1.5 million people. This online community of recovery fuels BWB’s love, passion, creativity, and mission to share positivity and the possibilities of recovery.

BWB has raised over $60,000 for different charities across the globe and continues to do so through their activism on social media.

Bruce has sold his artwork and “Negativity Be Gone” hand fans and merchandise to people in all 50 of the United States and in over 16 countries.”