The Real Sober Moms with Jen E.

Jen’s sobriety story is miraculous and inspiring, and today she’s here to share it with all of us! Her story begins in childhood where she survived a harrowing school shooting. Her family was not one to talk about emotions, however, so her trauma surrounding the event was never dealt with. This led to unexplainable anxiety once her own children started school. In 2019, after a hard night of drinking her husband decided that they were both going to quit. Not one to be told what to do, Jen took her drinking back up on the sly after a few months in order to cope with undiagnosed PTSD and PPD, thus beginning a dangerous double life. Covid exacerbated this situation drastically as she suddenly found herself homeschooling 4 elementary aged children for a full year with no support. Before long, she couldn’t function without alcohol, leading to a family intervention, 2 stints in rehab, and an arrest for drinking and driving. Jen wants you to know that rehab can be amazing! It is not the jail sentence it is so often painted to be. Rehab taught her how to talk about her feelings, gave her access to life changing healing and therapy, and helped her find the community she needed to choose sobriety for herself. If you feel that rehab might be the right path for this, then definitely take a listen to this episode! Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women. Get Your Copy of my book  The Sober Shift Join me on Substack: https://suzannewarye.substack.com/Follow on Instagram  @thesobermomlifeSmall Group SupportFresh 30Beyond 30We have merch!!!! Check it out here!Love this show? Let me know by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.