EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 14 MIN
How Alcohol Quietly DESTROYED Every Vacation I Took
from Sobriety Uncensored: Real Stories. Real People. Better Life. · host Meghan Melin
What sober travel really looks like — three years after I quit drinking, exploring San Diego with my kids and actually remembering all of it. 👉 If drinking has its hooks in you, start here — my free 47-page day-by-day playbook for your first 30 days sober: https://thesoberstrong.com/calendar 📚 Go Deeper: Work with me 1:1 (coaching): https://thesoberstrong.com/coaching Join the Sober Strong community: https://www.skool.com/soberstrong/about My story: https://thesoberstrong.com/about ⚠️ Not medical advice. I'm a sobriety coach, not a doctor. If you've been drinking heavily every day, talk to a doctor before you stop — withdrawal can be dangerous. If you're in crisis, call or text 988. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 What Vacation Looked Like When I Drank 1:25 Why I'm Grateful I Quit (Almost 3 Years Sober) 2:42 The Money I Wasted on Alcohol 4:23 Our First Sober Trip: MLB Game & Costco Runs 5:19 Strawberry Picking and a Birthday to Remember 6:40 The San Diego Zoo (and the Price We Almost Skipped) 7:37 Best and Worst Food of the Trip 8:39 Coffee Instead of Cocktails: How Birthdays Changed 9:11 Why Our Childhood Mocktails Became Adult Cocktails 11:16 You Can Vacation Sober — Here's the Truth 12:34 This Trip Was for My Grandma #SoberVacation #SobrietyJourney #SoberLiving Three years ago, every vacation revolved around alcohol — morning mimosas, $150 pool days, and almost no memories. This is what changed once I traveled sober: baseball games, strawberry picking, real presence with my family, and a trip I took to honor my late grandma. If you think you can't do a sober vacation — or sober life — without drinking, this one's for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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