He Drank Through the Grief of Losing His Son: Matt Pink

In April 2013, Matt Pink's four and a half month old son Rocco died in his sleep. Someone told Matt that time is a healer. So Matt decided he'd drink his way through two years and come out the other side fine. He didn't.

Five years went by. The drinking got heavier. The grief stayed where it was. His marriage ended. The house went. He was sofa surfing through the West End with a bag of his life when a stranger walked up outside a pub and told him to stop.

He stopped. He met Kirsty. He went sober in April 2020. Now he runs Better Life and writes about what actually works.

For anyone using alcohol to outrun something it can't outrun.

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

Instagram @better_life_guy

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www.betterlifeguy.com

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

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

https://nacoa.org.uk/