E127: Laura (@yoursoberpal) Tried To Get Sober Alone. When She Found Her Community, She Dropped the Bottle and Found Gratitude

Sober Friends

Matt J

Alcohol Free, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Dry January, Spirituality, Sober, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Sobriety, Sober Curious, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, 12 Steps

4.2 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Send us a text Laura had alcohol use disorder in her family and likely many who struggled with drinking, she thought she was immune to these challenges. Growing up she felt insecure and when she went to college, found out alcohol made her feel whole. After college, she found a way to capture that school feeling by moving to a ski town. Eventually, Laura’s drinking progressed to where an ex called her out for drinking tequila on a Tuesday. Instead of seeing this as a si...

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0:00.0	And it was an ex-boyfriend. He had come up, he came over to my house and I was sitting on the couch.
0:07.5	I was just reading a book with candles, a bottle of souse of tequila sitting there. I was just
0:13.2	sipping on tequila, like a normal person, you know? And he was like, what happened to you to drink like this? And I was like, what are you talking about? And he's like, what happened to you to drink like this?
0:22.4	And I was like, what are you talking about?
0:23.9	And he's like, who drinks tequila on a Tuesday night?
0:26.8	Like, while reading a book?
0:28.0	Like, that is not normal.
0:29.4	And I just will never forget the crippling shame I felt in that moment.
0:35.2	It was like this feeling like I had been caught or seen.
0:39.9	Like I just felt so naked.
0:41.6	And that kind of was the beginning of me hiding my drinking.
0:48.2	I'm Matt.
0:49.5	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:50.5	Hey, I'm John.
0:51.7	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:54.3	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:58.9	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day-to-day.
1:04.1	Now we overcame those struggles.
1:05.8	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
1:09.7	You're not alone.
1:10.8	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
1:13.5	It's hard to get serious for this podcast, Steve, when your 10-year-old is in the corner
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