For Natalie a "Rock Bottom" was not required to break up with alcohol.
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Natalie has been sober since October 16, 2022, and shares her inspiring sobriety journey. Natalie recounts her childhood in Kentucky, her disciplined college years, and her eventual immersion into social drinking through her career in sales. Struggling with moderation, Natalie navigates societal pressures, and the mommy wine culture, and eventually finds clarity. She explains her transformative 30-day challenge, the support from her husband and community, and how she discovered her true self and potential through sobriety. This compelling episode highlights the power of mindset, community support, and self-discovery on the path to a fulfilling sober life.
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00:00 Introduction to Season Three
00:28 Natalie's Early Life and Upbringing
01:22 College Years and Pageant Life
02:06 Entering the Workforce and Social Drinking
06:22 Marriage and Mommy Wine Culture
07:44 First AA Meeting and Continued Drinking
09:58 COVID-19 and Wine Side Hustle
14:10 Moderation Attempts and Realizations
16:26 Breaking Up with Wine and Embracing Sobriety
19:56 Immersing in the Sober Community
29:32 Reflecting on the Journey
30:11 The Turning Point
31:00 Embracing Sobriety
31:48 Navigating Social Dynamics
35:32 The Impact of Alcohol on Health
37:04 Support Systems and Community
41:36 Personal Growth and Transformation
48:56 Balancing Sobriety and Life
56:51 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Season 3 of the Suburmotivation podcast. |
| 0:03.3 | Join me, Brad, each week as my guests and I share incredible and powerful sobriety stories. |
| 0:08.3 | We are here to show sobriety as possible, one story at a time. |
| 0:11.9 | Let's go. |
| 0:14.1 | In this episode, Natalie shares her inspiring sobriety journey. |
| 0:17.7 | Natalie recounts her childhood in Kentucky, her discipline college years, and her eventual |
| 0:22.3 | immersion into social drinking through her career in sales. Struggling with moderation, |
| 0:27.0 | Natalie navigates social pressures and the mommy wine culture and eventually finds clarity. |
| 0:32.8 | She explains her transformative 30-day challenge, the support from her husband and community, and how |
| 0:38.8 | she discovered her true self and potential through sobriety. This compelling episode highlights |
| 0:43.9 | the power of mindset, community, support, and self-discovery on the path to a fulfilling |
| 0:49.1 | sober life. And this is Natalie's story on the Sober Motivation podcast. It was vital in keeping me accountable. It doesn't interrupt my life. It only enhances my life. People in my program swore by it. These are just a few quotes from Soberlink users. Soberlink is not just any breathalyzer. It's the breathalyzer designed specifically for those in recovery from alcohol addiction. How it works is simple. |
| 1:12.1 | You'll test at the same time every day. |
| 1:14.2 | A built-in camera will take a photo during your test so it knows it's you testing. |
| 1:18.4 | Tamper sensors will flag any attempts to cheat. |
| 1:21.0 | And instant easy-to-read results are sent directly to your loved ones because it's not |
| 1:24.8 | just about proving you're sober. |
| 1:26.7 | It's about sharing your success, |
| 1:28.3 | establishing patterns of trust, and dispelling doubts with hard evidence. Soberlink, proof of |
| 1:34.0 | sobriety at your fingertips. Visit soberlink.com slash recover to sign up and receive $50 off |
| 1:39.6 | your device. Welcome back to another episode of the Sober Motivation podcast today. We've got Natalie with us. How are you? |
| 1:46.0 | Amazing. How are you, Brad? |
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