You're listening to the Recovery Happy Hour where we talk about life beyond the bottle and what happens after we stop drinking.

I'm your host Tricia and there are some things you can't meditate away which is why I'm a huge fan of taking my well butrin.

Thank you for joining me.

And about that intro, that's actually not a joke.

I'm a big fan of using medication that helps your brain feel healthier.

There are some things that recovery or sobriety cannot fix.

Some levels of depression or anxiety that you can't meditate away and you should absolutely

listen to your body when it comes to making those decisions.

So don't ever be ashamed of

using medication for mental health. I know that mine makes my life a lot less

difficult than it needs to be. All right, PSA is over. I am super excited about today's interview, but before we start, I'm talking about a sub-topic of something I've covered in the sober dating and the sober social situations episodes. And's that you cannot drink someone or something fun.

I'm going to say that in a different way so that you understand exactly what we're about to get into.

You can't drink a bad date fun.

You can't drink a bad party fun.

You cannot drink a relationship fun.

You cannot drink boring people fun. You cannot drink your life fun.

Does any of this sound familiar yet? My drinking was at its worst in 2015 and 2016. I had just gone through a horrific

surprise divorce. I was divorced skinny, feeling fine, wearing great

divorce settlement shoes,

and going out on a lot of dates to pass the time.

And of all the dates that I went on,

maybe a handful of them were great people,

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