23. From fine wines to metho with Lauren Linnane

In this heart wrenching episode I chat with Lauren Linanne, who I know from my Theatre Group.  Lauren bravely shared with me her story.  One of complete degradation and loss.  ⁠From being in a normal relationship with two kids and collecting fine wines driving a Mercedes.  Her drinking slowly started increasing until she was trying to hide her daily habit. She would end up sneaking drinks to keep her addiction from her family.  She tried everything to quit from yoga to new age healers to therapists and nothing worked.  She slid further and further until she found herself a meth addict,  drinking metho  and loosing custody of her children.  ⁠Recovery has been a long road for Lauren who has now been sober and rebuilding her life for over 3 years now.   ⁠She sought help from the Buttery in the hills of Bryon Bay and is now in a 12 steps program.  She is a total queen and is so brave for sharing this story.  If you are really struggling with daily drinking contact your local AA program.  Lauren's rehab was through the Butter https://www.buttery.org.au/For more resources go to www.iquitalcohol.com.auThis podcast was proudly brought to you by Monday Distillery,  purveyors of beautiful,  sugar free,  non-alcoholic beverages.   To find out more about them or to order some of their beautiful offerings head to https://mondaydistillery.com or  https://osunsparkling.com/Music for Monday Distillery ads by Ash GrunwaldMusic for Podcast intro and outro written by Danni Carr performed by Mr Cassidy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.