How I Stopped Drinking - and changed my life - Marietje

Tribe Sober - Your guide to alcohol-free living! After running Tribe Sober for 5 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living I've learned a thing or two.  My biggest insight has been that sharing our stories around alcohol is the most powerful way we can help others - that's why the heart of this podcast is recovery stories. In this episode I interview Marietjie Tame.   She came along to a workshop with a few months sobriety under her belt.  She was feeling a bit low and wanted to meet other people on the journey and get inspired about alcohol free living.  It worked and she is now 2+ years sober. In this Episode Like many of us alcohol gradually crept up on her over the years and she gradually became dependent Marietjie knew she was in trouble when she felt the need to drink shots after a night of drinking beer - to chase the buzz She once did 14 alcohol free months and then had one shooter on her birthday and decided she could moderate That's how she learned the hard lesson that there was no such thing as moderation for her - only escalation Her wake up call came when she heard that her daughter was in hospital and felt irritated because she had to stop drinking She went through a "low" a few months into sobriety - but realised that this "void" was a golden moment of discovery Alcohol had put a wall between herself - and herself - she was determined to tear that wall down in spite of her pain She used "The Sober Diaries" as a reference book as she progressed towards sobriety Tribe Sober opened a whole new world for her - connecting with the tribe and discovering QuitLit, podcasts and AF drinks. Marietjie's top 3 benefits are a life without regrets, being available to the people to need her - and getting her mind back More info To access our website click HERE and to read about subscription membership click HERE.   Episode Sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then sign up today.  Read more about our 8-step program and subscribe HERE. Help us to spread the word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts which will result in more people hearing the podcast. We will release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  You can join our private Facebook group HERE Thank you for listening!  Till Next Week Janet x