EPISODE · Jul 11, 2025 · 58 MIN
From Hiding Wine From Her Husband to 4 Years Sober: Sophie Hutton-Mills Story
from One for the Road: The Quit Drinking Podcast
Sophie Hutton-Mills was 20, on a train platform with her dad, when he had a heart attack and died in front of her. She couldn't say the sentence out loud for four years. So she did what she'd learned to do at home: she put it in a box, put a blanket of alcohol over the top, and got on with pretending.Twenty-something years later she was a mum of two small girls, hiding bottles of wine in the cupboard, lying to her husband, and drinking in the mornings the summer everything fell apart. She finally said out loud: I'm not in control any more.Then her sister died. A year later, almost to the day, her mum. Then her brother. Sophie stayed sober through every single one.You'll hear about: the moment she knew she had a problem; the mummy wine culture that made it all look normal; why moderation never worked; how the sober community pulled her through the worst losses of her life; the signs she still gets from the people she has lost.If you're a mum questioning your drinking, this one's for you.https://www.instagram.com/sober_soph_/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.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sophie Hutton-Mills was 20, on a train platform with her dad, when he had a heart attack and died in front of her. She couldn't say the sentence out loud for four years. So she did what she'd learned to do at home: she put it in a box, put a blanket of alcohol over the top, and got on with pretending.Twenty-something years later she was a mum of two small girls, hiding bottles of wine in the cupboard, lying to her husband, and drinking in the mornings the summer everything fell apart. She finally said out loud: I'm not in control any more.Then her sister died. A year later, almost to the day, her mum. Then her brother. Sophie stayed sober through every single one.You'll hear about: the moment she knew she had a problem; the mummy wine culture that made it all look normal; why moderation never worked; how the sober community pulled her through the worst losses of her life; the signs she still gets from the people she has lost.If you're a mum questioning your drinking, this one's for you.https://www.instagram.com/sober_soph_/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.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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