Hi everyone, and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria, and I don't drink. Today I'm talking to Philippa. Philippa's. Drinking was a way to mask anxiety developed through trauma at an early age. In her relationships, drinking was a central fixture until a fall down the stairs filled her with shame and planted the seed and dawning realization that continuing to drink was really no longer an option for her.

Hi everybody and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I talk to Elise. Elise explains how her drinking as a young teenager taught her to hide from her pain. Her drinking became a tool which slowly ruined her life, and finally she accepted that enough was enough. Elisa's sobriety has taken her from two fractured skulls to the three peaks, and she's giddy with excitement as she talks to her about her hopes for her future.

Hi everyone and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink today. I'll talk to Chloe. Chloe's drinking began as a shy teenager and it gave her the confidence to kiss a boy! Growing up with an alcoholic father she adored Chloe sadly ended up becoming his carer, and the irony of using alcohol as her choice of stress relief led her to stop drinking and to create a whole new self.