Jason Tartick is getting actual about his Dry January struggles.
“The one space I’m struggling a bit bit, and I may see the place you’re beginning to see this with the completely different era is simply the social aspect of issues,” Tartick, 37, defined through the Monday, January 12, episode of his “Buying and selling Secrets and techniques” podcast. “I’m saying no to lots of social issues as a result of I’m like, ‘They’re there, they’re ingesting.’ I’ll simply keep at dwelling.”
He went out to a bar to observe a Buffalo Payments soccer sport lately, marking the “first time I’ve been out of my home in 12 days.” Whereas on the bar, Tartick was supplied a beer, although he mentioned he turned it all the way down to drink water.
“I [had] by no means been so tempted to do something in my life, however I handed,” he mentioned, noting that his life proper now consists of simply work and train.
“I hate that I take advantage of, I suppose, alcohol possibly as a crutch in social conditions or simply as a factor. However I went to dinner with associates the opposite day, everybody was ingesting however me,” Tartick continued. “I really feel like I’m much less keen to say ‘sure’ to social issues figuring out I’m not ingesting. However as soon as I’m there, I’m having a good time. I don’t want alcohol.”
Regardless of the ups and downs Tartick has been feeling a couple of month with out alcohol, the previous Bachelorette star really has some main takeaways from his expertise to date.
“I really feel higher. I look higher. I’m sleeping higher. I’ve extra vitality. These are all actually actual issues,” he defined. “I’m a lot extra productive. I’m up early and I’m pondering clearer.”
Dry January, for many who are unaware, is a approach to kick begin a brand new 12 months by abstaining from alcohol. Some folks go with out for the primary 31 days of the 12 months for his or her bodily well being, psychological well being, as a result of they’re sober-curious or simply as a approach to reset after the vacation season.
Tartick, for one, had a busy vacation season, particularly when he took issues public together with his new girlfriend, Kathryn Hurley.
“From the canines you save each day to the folks whose lives you modify, you make all the things round you extra stunning,” he captioned a social media publish final month, celebrating Hurley’s thirty fourth birthday. “Comfortable Birthday Kathryn!”
Us Weekly broke the information in November 2025 that Tartick and Hurley began courting after he adopted his canine from her nonprofit, Wags & Walks Nashville. Hurley launched the inspiration in 2019, and Tartick adopted his canine Teddy from her final 12 months.
“Undecided who rescued who, however we bought one another!” Tartick captioned a March 2025 Instagram publish, tagging Wags & Walks. Hurley additionally detailed the primary time she met Tartick throughout an interview with Individuals on the time.
“We’re thrilled to have helped Jason discover his endlessly pup! At Wags & Walks, we imagine each rescue canine has an ideal match, and seeing them discover that connection makes our work so rewarding,” she mentioned. “Jason’s resolution to undertake not solely modifications his canine’s life endlessly but additionally helps increase consciousness in regards to the significance of giving rescue canines a second likelihood.”
