How Do I Stop Drinking When It’s the Only Way I Have Fun?

Oct 29

You’re getting ready for a night out, and the thought of going sober makes you want to stay home.

Will you be awkward? Will you still be fun? What do you even do with your hands?

I used to think alcohol made me confident, social and fun. It helped me relax and stop worrying about what everyone thought.

But eventually, I had to ask myself: why did I need to drink to feel comfortable being me?

In this episode of Get In, We’re Done Settling, I’m sharing my relationship with alcohol, what it was costing me, and how I learned to have fun without it.

We’re talking about:

• When drinking becomes part of how you connect, celebrate and feel like yourself.
• The cycle of drinking, recovering, next-day binge eating and doing it again.
• Forgotten conversations, shame and blacking out on my wedding day.
• The awkward first reps of going out and dancing sober.
• Building the confidence I thought came from a drink.
• Finding real fun and adventure instead of always looking for an escape.

If you’ve ever promised yourself you’d cut back, then wondered whether your whole social life would disappear with the alcohol, this conversation is for you.

I didn’t get sober to become boring. I got sober because I wanted to actually fucking live my life to the fullest.

You deserve a life you don’t need to get drunk to enjoy.

💜 START BREAKING THE CYCLE

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