6 Months Alcohol-Free After 25 Years of Drinking: Kate's Story

Kate Rohan spent 25 years drinking, starting at 14 when alcohol gave her a way out of the bullying and eating disorders that marked her teens. By her late 20s she was a daily 5pm drinker who could never stop at one, finishing a bottle of rosé after running a half marathon in 1:35 and throwing up on her own shoes on a ski season in Verbier without slowing down.

As perimenopause hit, alcohol made everything worse: sleep, anxiety, recovery, all of it. She tried quitting on her own multiple times, making it 21 days, then 28, then relapsing every time. A light bulb moment at the end of December led her to Dry January through Sober Dave's community, and she hasn't looked back. Six months alcohol-free, she competed in a turf games fitness competition and says her body and mind have transformed.

You'll hear about: wine mom culture and the 5pm habit; menopause and alcohol; eating disorders as a gateway to drinking; the "suitcase in the loft" metaphor for putting alcohol away; fitness after sobriety; and why she couldn't stop at one glass for 25 years.

If you're a woman questioning what alcohol is really doing to your body, especially through perimenopause, this one's for you.

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice, and also contacts for Kate.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katerh_fitness

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/392640002016219/

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

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

https://nacoa.org.uk/

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/

Show producer- Dani Attanasio