From Abandoned at Two to Sobriety Coach: Simon Chappell's Story

Simon Chappell was drinking two to three bottles of red wine a day, plus beer on top, when his marriage started falling apart. He thought he just had a drinking problem. What he actually had was decades of toxic shame from a childhood he'd been quietly numbing out since he was 12.

His biological father walked out when he was two. His stepdad drank red wine every night and became Simon's template for what a grown man looked like. At 13, he was sexually abused by an older neighbour, a secret he carried for nearly 30 years before he could say it out loud.

In this conversation, Simon opens up about the abandonment wound, the permissive-and-controlling mother dynamic, the school run driving over the limit, and the five years of painful wondering before he finally quit. He talks about the second phase of sobriety, the inner child work that actually heals the root, and why he believes toxic shame sits under every addiction.

Now a bestselling author of The Sober Survival Guide and How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days, a This Naked Mind sobriety coach trained personally by Annie Grace, and soon to publish How to Heal Your Inner Child, Simon is one of the most thoughtful voices in modern recovery.

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You can also connect with me via Instagram @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/

or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/

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

www.joinbesober.com

www.soberlive.co.uk

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

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