Meg's Journey from Gray Area Wine Drinking to sober curious to living a sober life.

In this episode we have Meg who shares her deeply personal journey from growing up in a culture of appearances and early alcohol exposure to facing significant life challenges and navigating gray area drinking. Meg details her experiences with perfectionism, the pressures of life, early interactions with alcohol, and traumatic events in college that contributed to her complicated relationship with alcohol. As she left college Meg got sucked into the mommy wine culture. She discusses the important moment when her drinking habits began severely impacting her life and her decision to seek help, only to be dismissed by a therapist. This is Meg’s story on the sober motivation podcast ---------------- Follow Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intoxicatingliesbook/ Meg's Book Intoxicating Lies CLICK HERE More information on Sober Link: www.soberlink.com/recover Free 30 Day Trial to SoberBuddy Community App: https://community.yoursoberbuddy.com/plans/368200?bundle_token=8d76ca38d63813200c6c1f46cb3bdbed&utm_source=manual 00:00 Welcome to the Sober Motivation Podcast 00:14 Meg's Journey: Childhood and Early Encounters with Alcohol 02:26 Navigating Adolescence: Peer Pressure and First Experiences 03:08 College Years: Binge Drinking and Trauma 05:45 The Work-Hard, Play-Hard Culture and Its Impact 14:03 Facing Life's Challenges: The Slip into Nightly Drinking 17:09 The Realization and Quest for Sobriety 22:50 Reflecting on the Journey and Embracing Change 26:15 The Journey to Sobriety: Tools for Self-Love and Comfort 26:54 Unraveling the Story: From Denial to Discovery 27:11 The Power of Community and the Sober Curious Movement 28:11 The Transformative Impact of Sobriety on Personal and Family Life 30:57 The Ripple Effect: Inspiring Change in Others 38:32 The Importance of Addressing Alcohol's Role in Society and Personal Trauma 42:37 Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Empowermen