"She didn't always drink" | Episode 115 - SonjaQ

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Sonja: Finding a Way to StayFrom a childhood shaped by emotional absence to a life that slowly unravelled under the weight of mental health struggles, physical trauma, and alcohol, Sonia’s journey is anything but linear.In this deeply honest share, Sonja speaks about:growing up feeling like she never quite fit inlong periods of not drinking… and then crossing an invisible linecancer, chronic pain, and the slow escalation into dependencyrelapse, recovery, and finding her footing againWhat makes this story powerful is not just the sobriety, it’s the integration.Through secular recovery, mental health diagnosis, and relentless self-work, Sonja finds something many chase but few can name:a way to live honestly, even when life is messy.This is a story about showing up, falling down, and choosing—again and again—not to disappear.

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Sonja: Finding a Way to StayFrom a childhood shaped by emotional absence to a life that slowly unravelled under the weight of mental health struggles, physical trauma, and alcohol, Sonia’s journey is anything but linear.In this deeply honest share,...

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