Victoria shares her story of drifting into alcoholism without much thought for the consequences. After a traumatic childhood experience, she turned to alcohol because that was how her family entertained friends and it seemed to work well. The outcome of Victoria’s excessive drinking often led her to change jobs, but it became a staple in her lifestyle.  It was really when she was pregnant with her first child that she experienced an alcohol-free period, but the pressures of motherhood saw her eventually return.

A supportive psychologist helped Victoria to realize that she was drinking alcoholically, and she decided to stop.  Documenting her recovery experience on her drunk-mummy-sober-mummy blog Victoria tapped into a social media support network. Through that she met many sober-curious people trying to get off alcohol, including Lucy and together they started the SoberAwkward podcast.  Victoria has been sober now for over 3 years.

To find out more visit drunkmummysobermummy and sober-awkward.

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