EPISODE · Aug 21, 2025 · 1H 32M
Sober at 66: 40 Years of Alcohol and Pain
from Sobriety Uncensored: Real Stories. Real People. Better Life. · host Meghan Melin
👉Qutting Alcohol? 1:1 Sober Coaching: https://soberstrongcoaching.as.me/ Drinking for over 40 years to escape a lifetime of pain, trauma, and shame, Dorothy finally got sober at the age of 66. Deep wounds that led her to alcohol — including childhood abuse, the loss of her mother, and decades of emotional numbness. This is not just a story about addiction — it's a story about survival, transformation, and finding hope later in life. In This Episode: – What led Dorothy to start drinking at age 14 – The emotional cost of using alcohol to bury trauma – How unresolved childhood pain shaped her addiction – The turning point that led to sobriety at 66 – Healing, forgiveness, and finding God after addiction
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👉Qutting Alcohol? 1:1 Sober Coaching: https://soberstrongcoaching.as.me/Drinking for over 40 years to escape a lifetime of pain, trauma, and shame, Dorothy finally got sober at the age of 66. Deep wounds that led her to alcohol — including childhood abuse, the loss of her mother, and decades of emotional numbness.This is not just a story about addiction — it's a story about survival, transformation, and finding hope later in life.In This Episode:– What led Dorothy to start drinking at age 14– The emotional cost of using alcohol to bury trauma– How unresolved childhood pain shaped her addiction– The turning point that led to sobriety at 66– Healing, forgiveness, and finding God after addiction
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Sober at 66: 40 Years of Alcohol and Pain
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