Sober After 15 Years of Wine O'Clock: Susan Christina

Susan Christina is Irish, lives in Madrid, and for fifteen years drank a bottle of wine a night while running a family, a career, and three boys. Nobody knew. She walked through the door, dropped her bag, opened the wine before her coat was off, and was three and a half glasses in by dinner.

She had no big trauma. No rock bottom anyone could see. Just a slow, quiet erosion of the woman she used to be.

She got sober in October 2018. She now runs Hola Sober, an online magazine and community for women questioning their drinking. Recently she drove 4,000 miles across America with her best friend, because she could.

In this conversation Susan and Dave talk about wine o'clock as a lie women tell themselves, why doing it for the kids isn't enough, and what sobriety actually gives back.

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

https://sassysobersisters.com/

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

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/

www.instagram.com/grownuphustle/

This show is in Partnership with disordered eating Coach Helen Bennett.

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