One for the Road: The Quit Drinking Podcast21 Dec 2022

The Mum Who Quit Drinking After 30 Years: Emma's Recovery Story

Emma had to leave her two small children alone in a cinema watching Frozen so she could be sick in the loos. She had only had three glasses of wine the night before. That was the moment she knew her drinking had to change. It still took her another year to quit drinking.

This is the recovery story of an award-winning alcohol-free drinks mixologist. Emma tells Sober Dave about being given white port at ten and Babysham at nine, the media industry years of caning shots and white wine spritzers, getting gout at twenty-four, the small town anxiety of being a mum where you can't be anonymous anymore, and the moment she realised wine was poison.

You'll hear about: how mum wine culture sneaks up on working mothers; perimenopause and alcohol; the Halloween death mask night that turned everything around; her seven years sober; and how she now creates beautiful alcohol-free drinks for a living.

If you've ever been sick after only three glasses of wine, 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.

If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @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 for Emma.

Living life sober and sharing alcohol free drinks recipes (@emma_sobersonic) • Instagram photos and videos

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

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

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