The Daughter of an Alcoholic Who Never Drank a Drop: Shaa Wasmund's Story

Shaa Wasmund tried to stop her father at eight years old to protect her mother. By nine, she was homeless in California. She has never had a single drink of alcohol in her life.

This is the story of a daughter of an alcoholic who broke the cycle. Shaa tells Sober Dave about growing up with a Stanford-educated lawyer father who was a violent cocaine and alcohol addict, watching her family swing between millionaire wealth and absolute poverty, and the night a man with a shotgun broke in looking for the drug dealer next door.

You'll hear about: the one sip of whiskey that taught her she'd never drink again; what it means to be a child of an alcoholic; channelling an addictive personality into entrepreneurship; becoming the only licensed female boxing manager in the world; raising a teenage son when you've never drunk; and her bestseller Stop Talking, Start Doing.

If you grew up around alcohol, this one's for you.

This episode of One For The Road is sponsored by https://tweaklife.co.uk/ Further information and links attached below.

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

https://twitter.com/shaawasmund

https://www.instagram.com/shaawasmund/

https://www.shaa.com/

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

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

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