Content Warning: language, death, drug use
In this episode:
Initially, I was going to tell my general story, but as I recorded, I realized this episode is more about my life before I got sober. I share how things started for me in childhood as a daughter of immigrants with all the pressure to fulfill the “American dream,” and how I eventually managed to win Teacher of the Year while drinking a fifth of alcohol a day, up through the loss of my partner and finally coming to a place of stopping drinking and how I stopped.
Resources:
NPR – Sharp, ‘Off The Charts’ Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women
Red Table Talk – Are You Drinking Too Much? A Wake Up Call for Women
