Hi everybody and welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Today I'll talk to Justine. Justine's drinking became problematic and after clinking down the drive with her empties in lockdown and meeting up with an inspiring friend, she made the decision to stop drinking altogether and change her life forever.

 Today I'll talk to Janet. Janet's drinking rocketed during lockdown and although she could still function, she knew that she was drinking a dangerous amount. In partnership with her identical twin, she ditched the booze and is beaming with pride as she shares her success in sobriety with us today.

 Welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. Today I'll talk to Ben. Ben realised that drinking was stopping him from reaching his full potential, so he took action. After one year off the beer he tried moderation, but it turned out that wasn't possible. So Ben stopped drinking in search of his authentic self, leading to a total career change and the realisation that he was actually a very capable and decent chap.

Hi everybody, I'm Victoria and I don't drink. Welcome to Sober Alcohol Free Stories. Today I'm talking to Richie. Richie turned to alcohol following trauma during his childhood and teens and a sporting injury that chaned the pathway his life was taking. Ritchie describes to us his toolkit, the growth of sober muscles and how he successfully navigated a pathway to sobriety and now uses those sober skills to help many others to do the same with his coaching company thestrongandsobermind.com

Today I talk to Neil whose drinking style as a teen was a pathway to some unhealthy drinking as an adult. His health deteriorated as his drinking increased leaving him overweight, diabetic, coping with gout and with liver problems. His incredible 360 turn around to alcohol free living corrected all of these conditions and gave him the confidence to help others as a sobriety coach.

Today I talk to Sarah who shares how her need to fit in was a red thread through her drinking days, how she felt shame and terrible anxiety as a young mum, and how societies mummy drinking culture fed the narrative that wine time was a solution. Sarah's good friends question on why she was fighting to moderate when alcohol made her so miserable made her realise that she had been looking the wrong answer all along!

Today I talk to Anne who as a child swore she would never drink having experienced the turbulence of having a parent who did. Anne soon realised in adulthood that she too was turning to alcohol to soothe stress and anxiety. Anne is now alcohol free, has found peace and solace in Jesus and has replaced her anxious existence with a fabulous legacy to her Dad in her Instagram account the Bright eyed Sober Girl!

Today I talk to Jilly about how her drinking escalated and simultaneously stopped offering her the confidence and connection she was searching for. Jilly's positivity is contagious as she teaches us to create a life we love and to truly "Live into it"