Hey friends, thanks for tuning into another episode of Torey Dealing With where each episode

is short, sweet, and the perfect thing to enjoy in the morning, just like your coffee.

If you've been keeping up with my Instagram stories lately, then you know that I've been

pretty vocal about taking a break from alcohol. After each post I've made, I've received

so many messages from followers inquiring about how I'm doing it, what made me stop, and

any tips that I may have. Although this alcohol-free journey has been only about seven weeks

long so far, it's still been monumental. I've been at parties with major celebrities, celebrated

the victory of finally becoming a challenge champ, and even attended the Super Bowl, all

while being sober. Over the course of this Bite Size podcast, I aim to take you through

the timeline of my first introduction to alcohol, my relationship with it now, what made

me stop, and how I maintain a social life after quitting. Let's start from the beginning.

My first tip of alcohol happened at the age of 13 years old, mom, don't kill me. At that

age I used to live with my dad in two siblings in a cozy neighborhood. My parents had gone

through a divorce three years prior, and my family was doing the best that they could

to get through that difficult time. In my parents' eyes, as a 13-year-old I was good.

I got great grades in school, played on the soccer team, was actively participating in

student government, and many other clubs. I always put a smile on my face and made sure

that on paper everything looked clean. This facade of acting like everything was okay, stemmed

from the fact that I didn't want to burn in my family with any more than what they were

already going through. I just acted cool, and then I outsourced other ways to express

myself, and I guess my pain. One of the ways I did that was by sneaking out, again, sorry,

buying the house was a large field, and when we were kids it was a beautiful place that

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