EPISODE · Jun 19, 2024 · 1H
She Quit Drinking At 20. Now She's 22 Years Sober. | Jess Lopez
from One for the Road: The Quit Drinking Podcast
Jess woke up shaking on a Saturday morning at 20 years old. One of the guys handed her a drink and told her it would make the shakes go away. It did. And in that moment, something clicked. This can't be good.She'd had her first vodka at 12. By 20, she could out-drink every guy in the room and still remember her own name. She was in an abusive relationship with her high school sweetheart, weaving her way out of one bad situation while alcohol pulled her into worse ones. Then she met the man who would become her husband, and he sat with her while she stopped.That was 22 years ago.You'll hear about: the two-glass-a-night dad who later died from cirrhosis; surviving sexual assault while drinking; the genetic load of three family members lost to alcohol; how she quit without rehab or AA; and why she's still a single drink away from losing it all.If you've ever thought you were too young to have a drinking problem, this one's for you.You can find Jess on IG: @mysobersunrise and at mysobersunrise.com https://www.instagram.com/mysobersunrise?igsh=dTlzbGRwMnA2ZHp1https://mysobersunrise.com/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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Jess woke up shaking on a Saturday morning at 20 years old. One of the guys handed her a drink and told her it would make the shakes go away. It did. And in that moment, something clicked. This can't be good.She'd had her first vodka at 12. By 20, she could out-drink every guy in the room and still remember her own name. She was in an abusive relationship with her high school sweetheart, weaving her way out of one bad situation while alcohol pulled her into worse ones. Then she met the man who would become her husband, and he sat with her while she stopped.That was 22 years ago.You'll hear about: the two-glass-a-night dad who later died from cirrhosis; surviving sexual assault while drinking; the genetic load of three family members lost to alcohol; how she quit without rehab or AA; and why she's still a single drink away from losing it all.If you've ever thought you were too young to have a drinking problem, this one's for you.You can find Jess on IG: @mysobersunrise and at mysobersunrise.com https://www.instagram.com/mysobersunrise?igsh=dTlzbGRwMnA2ZHp1https://mysobersunrise.com/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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