Builder. Speaker. Author.

Shiny on the outside.

Hollow on the inside.

I’m Davey Lloyd. I built a business, a reputation and a party lifestyle that looked like success, right up until the night I died. Now I share the honest version, so you or someone you love doesn’t have to learn it the hard way.

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The man behind the mask

For years I was the guy with it all together. Running my own construction company, first to the party, last to leave. From the outside it looked like I was winning.

Inside, I was running on ego, chaos and whatever got me through the night. I ignored every warning until my body stopped giving them.

Getting sober didn’t just save my life. It gave me a real one. These days I talk openly about addiction, ego and what it actually takes to rebuild, because staying quiet nearly killed me.

From the boy I used to be to the man I am now

Davey Lloyd as a young boy

The boy I used to be

A kid who learned early that being the loudest guy in the room was easier than being seen.

Davey Lloyd during his party years, close-up selfie

Building the Tin Man

A growing construction business, a bigger ego and parties that never really ended.

Davey Lloyd in hospital after his heart stopped

The night I died

Every warning ignored, until there were none left.
Davey Lloyd smiling at sunrise

Peace after the chaos

Sober, still building and telling the truth about it.

What I talk about

No filter. No lectures.
Just the truth.

01

Addiction, unmasked

What it really looks like when the high-functioning guy is falling apart, and why nobody notices.

02

Ego and the Tin Man

How the armour we build to look tough is the exact thing keeping us stuck.

03

Rebuilding from nothing

Life after rock bottom. Honest, practical and proof that the other side is worth it.

“Have you ever noticed how loud you become when you feel small inside?”

From Tin Man

My debut book

Davey Lloyd holding Tin Man at sunrise

Tin Man

Why I Traded Sex, Drugs & Parties for Sobriety

Part memoir, part workbook. The raw story of how I lost myself and found my way back, with fill-in pages between chapters so you can do the work alongside me.

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Why I wrote it

I wrote the book I needed when I was at my worst.

What readers are saying

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Before you order

Tin Man is sold through Amazon. The paperback and Kindle edition are both out now, and the audiobook is on Spotify.

Both. It is my story, with fill-in pages between chapters so you can do the work alongside me.

Yes. The Kindle edition and paperback are out now on Amazon, and the audiobook is on Spotify.

No. It is for anyone quietly wondering about their own habits, anyone who loves someone who is struggling, and anyone who wants to understand what it actually looks like from the inside.

No. Start wherever you are. The fill-in pages meet you there.

Yes. The bonus chapter, Nine Signs Someone You Love May Be Struggling With Addiction, is written for the people around them too.

Yes. Schools, workplaces, sporting clubs and events. Use the speaking enquiry button above.

Speaking

Bring the real conversation to your stage

Schools, workplaces, sporting clubs and events. I talk about addiction, ego and mental health the way people actually live it, without the clinical language or the scare tactics.

“You don’t have to wait until your life completely implodes before you change.”

Follow along

The comeback starts with the truth.

Get the paperback or Kindle edition on Amazon now.