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Sobriety Chat: Hetti
Listen to wife and mother Hetti talk about how she lived in denial that her heavy drinking was a problem, why it took so long for her to quit, the strength she drew from the Living Sober community, and the difference sobriety has made to her inner life and relationships.
September 18, 2023 – 4 comments
Sober Story: Lou
"I was my harshest critic. Drinking allowed me to stay stuck in that place and stopping meant liberation from my own self-shaming behaviour."
September 7, 2023 – 5 comments
Sober Story: Stacey
"My anxiety was made SO much worse by the alcohol. it wasn’t the cure I thought it was (sorry all you Mommy’s Little Helper lovers)."
August 12, 2023 – 5 comments
Sober Story: Sheri
“I used to think I was drinking because I was miserable, turns out I was miserable because I drank”.
July 16, 2023 – 9 comments
Sobriety Chat: Sheryl
Listen to company director and board chair Sheryl talk about her decision to quit drinking, the alcohol culture inherent in the the corporate world, the career warning she was given when she announced her decision to quit and the impact her sobriety has had on her life and career.
July 11, 2023
Sober Story: Gen
"I was in a constant cycle of either drinking, planning my drinking or being very hungover. To this day I can’t believe what I functioned on with awful hangovers."
July 4, 2023 – 5 comments
Sober Story: June
"I knew that getting alcohol out of my life was the most important achievement in my life."
June 8, 2023 – 3 comments
Sober Story: Sandra
"Oh, it was hard. Not physically, but emotionally. I felt so raw, irritable, weepy and so very flat."
May 20, 2023 – 8 comments
Sobriety Chat: Tommy
Listen to writer and counsellor Tommy talks about the powerful realisation he had about alcohol, how sobriety fuelled his passion to help others, the work he does with clients helping them deal with uncomfortable emotions and what he thinks will help more men into recovery.
May 10, 2023 – 1 comment
Sober Story: David
"So many day ones and broken promises. I’d gain momentum only to crash and burn over and over."
April 23, 2023 – 24 comments