From Trauma To Sober Coach: Johnny Lawrence's Story

Content note: this conversation discusses childhood abuse and domestic violence.

Johnny Lawrence called alcohol his best friend of 20 years. He met it at 16, alone in a council flat after leaving home to keep his mother safe.

Born in Islington to a Nigerian father and a white British mother, Johnny grew up in 80s Hertfordshire as a survivor of physical child abuse. He worked four jobs as a teenager, came close to giving up, then found 20 quid on the pavement.

The drinking carried on into fatherhood, where holding his newborn son cracked something open he couldn't put back. Lockdown forced it. A therapist named Maliki named it: if you want to know why you drink, stop drinking.

Now sober and working as a self-development coach in Cornwall, Johnny talks to Dave about trauma, fatherhood, and turning a curse into a superpower.

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice, and links for Johnny.

Instagram @Theselfdevelopmentcoach

Facebook-The self development coach

YouTube-Theself development coach

Website-www.schoolofselfdevelopment.com

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/