318: Drunk Love with Melissa Stoeltje
Soberful
Veronica Valli
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Veronica interviews Melissa Stolje, author of 'Drunk Love: A Marriage Under the Influence.' Melissa shares her journey of sobriety, the impact of alcohol on her marriage, and the challenges she faced in recovery. The conversation delves into the complexities of addiction, the healing of relationships, and the rediscovery of joy and fun without alcohol. Melissa emphasizes the importance of honesty, connection, and the transformative power of sobriety in her life and relationships. To learn more, visit the show notes.
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| 0:00.0 | I dreamt that you were twisting through seven suns of gold and the gypsy was insisting |
| 0:10.1 | their story must be told I came two in the morning but I took it as a warning that you might be a treasure. |
| 0:22.5 | I could touch but never hold. |
| 0:27.6 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:28.9 | You are listening to the Soberful podcast. |
| 0:31.8 | I'm Veronica Valley, and I'm joined today by Melissa Stolji. |
| 0:35.8 | Welcome, Melissa. |
| 0:36.9 | Thanks for having me, Veronica. |
| 0:38.8 | Now, I wanted to interview Melissa, because Melissa has a book that has just come out called |
| 0:44.5 | Drunk Love, A Marriage Under the Influence. So you've been sober for since, how long have you |
| 0:51.7 | been, since 2010? Since September 12, 2010. |
| 0:55.0 | So I'm coming up on 15 years. |
| 0:57.8 | Oh, wow. |
| 0:58.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:58.7 | So I think that like a relationship based on around alcohol being such a big part of it is really, |
| 1:08.5 | really common. |
| 1:10.0 | So that's why I wanted to get you on to kind of hear your process and all that kind of stuff. |
| 1:15.7 | Now, you are a writer because you were, you're a reporter, right? |
| 1:18.8 | You've been a reporter for a long time. |
| 1:20.4 | Well, I retired in 2010. |
| 1:22.4 | My newspaper offered a COVID buyout, which I took. |
| 1:25.2 | But before that, I worked over three decades in newspaper |
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