How I Quit Alcohol at 21! School of Rock Bottom 33: Issy Hawkins

From rehab, alcohol addiction & alcoholism at 21 to sobriety and success! Issy Hawkins is an actor and content creator with over 100,000 followers on social media. Issy walks us through getting sober at 21 and covers topics for anyone who is sober curious right through to full blown alcoholism including sex and dating, partying, following your dreams, how to live your best life sober & forming an amazing relationship with yourself and your passions. A.HUGE. THANK. YOU ❤️ More on Issy - After graduating drama school into the pandemic in 2020, Issy decided to focus on her advocacy work as a means of encouraging other young people with addiction issues to ask for help, taking to social media to share her experience and she hasn’t looked back since. Issy navigated nearly her entire 20's sober after a stint in rehab at age 21 and is passionate about dismantling the stigma. She is also the child of a recovering alcoholic. Recently Issy spoke on BBC Radio 1, was invited to parliament by the APPG on Alcohol Harm and appeared on the Should I Delete That Podcast with Emily Clarkson and Alex Light talking about her sobriety and mental health advocacy work. Topics -0:00 Intro 3:41 Issy's rock bottom 6:10 The impact of having an alcoholic parent 10:15 Why Issy calls herself an alcoholic and calling out misinformation online 14:17 Sober curious vs heavy drinking vs alcoholism 20:50 Dealing with shame 25:07 The fear vs hangxiety27:45 The huge benefits of being sober 29:45 Why Issy is grateful she's an alcoholic 32:50 How to navigate social media with a large following 36:57 Will Issy ever drink again? 38:15 Sober dating & sex 45:00 Zero alcohol booze? 48:10 Acting & comparison fatigue This Podcast is not for profit but my goal is to break even. To help me make more please donate here. Thank you! https://bit.ly/3kSucAs Follow Issy  Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@issyhawkins_Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/issyhawkins_ Follow Oliver Instagram - https://bit.ly/3IemHLY Facebook - http://bit.ly/3w8S1GxTikTok - https://bit.ly/3YGLsYmLinkedIn - http://bit.ly/3kp4ymCThreads - https://bit.ly/3svw7yLX - http://bit.ly/3GQYj2l Listen or watch on: (please subscribe/follow & rate/review)Spotify - https://bit.ly/3QKAQWgYouTube - https://bit.ly/3R9GHozApple - https://apple.co/3PajZvQ #alcoholic #sobercurious #recovery