EP 671: Naked Life Story - Michelle S.

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Michelle's journey from "fun alcoholic" to thriving teetotaler wasn't easy. Grappling with a family history of addiction, she navigated years of social drinking that morphed into a secret struggle. But her story shows the power of making a firm decision. Join Annie Grace as Michelle delves into her life intertwined with alcohol, from her earliest memories to the life-changing decision of quitting alcohol with 75 hard and how This Naked Mind became her ride-along partner in change. She'll share her struggles with the grip alcohol held on her family, her personal battles with self-doubt and fear, and the moment she realized she couldn't continue down the same path as her father. This episode is raw and honest, exploring the painful realities of alcohol dependence and the incredible strength it takes to break free. Get ready to be inspired by Michelle's journey as she rediscovers joy, freedom, and a life brimming with possibility, all without a single drop.

Thank you so much for listening to this episode. If you’re ready to see how This Naked Mind can help you on your personal health and wellness journey and wanna learn more. Go to ThisNakedMindpodcast.com to learn more. Again, that’s ThisNakedMindpodcast.com. We have all of our free resources, programs, social links, and more available for you there. Plus, if you have your own Naked Life Story, you can submit it there as well. Until next week, stay curious.

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0:00.0	You're listening to this naked mind
0:14.4	is Annie Grace and welcome to this naked mind
0:17.5	podcast and I'm here with Michelle.
0:19.4	Welcome Michelle, how are you?
0:20.8	Good.
0:21.8	How are you? I. I'm great.
0:23.0	Thanks so much for coming on and being here.
0:26.9	And so why don't you sort of take us back to the beginning in your journey with alcohol?
0:31.3	Where did it all start for you?
0:32.6	So as I was thinking about the story, it actually goes back to probably when I was in diapers.
0:38.8	I think my mom has a picture of either me or my sister, tipping back the last drops of, you know, beer from a bottle and sitting on the floor, you know, it was all kind of cute. So I really think that's where my journey started. Both my parents were drinkers. My dad is what you would consider like quote unquote an alcoholic back in the day and my mom was a functioning high functioning drinker as far as I can remember. My dad started getting really abusive to my mom so she
1:07.5	ended up leaving and divorcing him when I was nine. My sister was six and she ended up remarrying when I was about 14 to a really nice gentleman.
1:16.4	Alcohol was still prevalent in our family all the way through both of my mom and my stepdad drank every day.
1:24.4	They actually had pop on the counter for their mix that we weren't allowed to touch.
1:29.8	None of us kids were allowed to touch because that was mixed strictly for their Roman
1:34.0	Coke and yeah they were pretty open with alcohol probably more than anything else my
1:39.2	mom actually told me when we were getting into our teenage years. I started drinking when I was about 14, 15 maybe, and she said they would rather me drink alcohol like take up drinking, then take up smoking. So I did both because you know that's the way and she actually
1:55.8	condoned parties at our place so I live in a rural community farming community and so
2:01.5	we had a lot of house parties in the winter
2:04.1	at our place because my mom just wanted to make sure
2:06.1	that we were safe and you know that she knew she was kind of in control
2:09.6	that way of what us kids were doing.
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