Tribe Sober- Your guide to alcohol-free living!
After running Tribe Sober for 5 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living I've learned a thing or two. My biggest insight has been that sharing our stories around alcohol is the most powerful way we can help others - that's why the heart of this podcast is recovery stories.
In this episode I interview Lebo. I first met Lebo when she signed up for the Sober Spring Challenge - Lebo is an entrepreneur, a teacher at Stretch with Pule and a sought after speaker on leadership and gender issues. She is the author of 2 books and a podcaster herself. We got to know each other better when she interviewed me for her podcast - which you can listen to here.
In this Episode
- Like many of us Lebo's relationship with alcohol could be described as "complicated"
- Her father used to drink a lot at the weekend but her mother didn't drink at all
- Lebo didn't drink much until her late twenties
- She was introduced to alcohol by an expert and it all felt very sophisticated
- Her consumption gradually crept up over the years until she found herself using it to cope with stress
- As she approached 40 she noticed that she was developing a "wine belly"
- She started to worry about her wine habit and asked some of her friends for advice
- Lebo's friends assured her that she was absolutely fine and didn't drink too much at all
- We discussed how friends will often do this as they are afraid to highlight their own drinking habits!
- In spite of her friends' reassurances Lebo recognized she could be on a slippery slope and signed up for Sober Spring
- During the challenge she completed several alcohol free stretches and interacted a lot with the other challengers
- She appreciated the information she received during Sober Spring and now feels much more aware of the dangers of alcohol
- Lebo still drinks sometimes but she knows that her life is so much better when she is alcohol free - so that is her aim
- She urges people to give Sober Spring Challenge a try to reset their habits - there is nothing to lose and so much to gain
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Music by CadacusMusic
