My AA Friend Got Me Drunk In My First 90 Days w/ Rachel Sereni | The Hopeaholics Podcast #362

Rachel Sereni is co-host of the 2 Girls in a Chair podcast and sober for over 2 years. She grew up mostly alone with her little sister while their dad worked two jobs, because their mother was addicted to opiates and spent most of Rachel's early childhood nodding out on the couch. Rachel got a DUI after she left work early to drink and forgot to pick up her son from school, woke up in jail with her car impounded and her son at his grandma's house. By the end of her drinking she was 221 pounds, had over 32 W2s because she couldn't hold a job, and was blacking out most nights and cursing out her husband without remembering any of it. On April 10th, 2024, she drove to a parking lot with a bottle of wine and two shooters for one last hurrah, got halfway through the wine, started throwing a tantrum in her front seat and almost kicked her windshield in. She got out, threw everything into a field, and landed on her knees sobbing. She drove home, woke up April 11th, and that was her sobriety date. She's been sober since, lost 80 pounds, and chose April 11th as the date she married her husband.Rachel also announces an amazing surprise for the very first time in our show's history!Check out the 2 Girls In A Chair podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@2GirlsInaChairFollow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsGo to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record’, exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Our Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com#TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie00:00 — Intro04:00 — Pregnancy Announcement08:00 — Day one of sobriety: got on the scale, saw 22113:29 — In and out of halfway homes with Mom15:14 — Mom came back at 1116:57 — Mom had numerous overdoses17:31 — The night mom died21:51 — Daily drinking by 19; violent, fighting people;22:20 — Found out she was pregnant23:33 — The friend nobody wanted to go out with24:18 — Left work early to drink; forgot to pick son up; woke up in jail29:40 — The surrender moment31:39 — Friend did an intervention while she was the one who got Rachel drunk33:17 — Started 2 Girls in a Chair with Jessica36:41 — She thought she'd never genuinely laugh again37:49 — Addiction doesn't have to define your whole personality43:55 — "I married the love of my life the day I got my life back."46:41 — Grief in sobriety47:24 — Started EMDR for PTSD from seeing her mom's body50:47 — Not continuing EMDR while pregnant53:33 — What you feel during pregnancy, the baby feels54:33 — Her son forgives her57:22 — Blackout drinking57:47 — How alcohol is glamorized vs what it actually is1:02:19 — AA experiences mirror bad church experiences1:07:04 — How she and Jessica met1:09:14 — Grew up with no mother; all mother figures have passed