"I couldn't be the mother I wanted to be" Millie Mackintosh on anxiety, alcohol and motherhood

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Today we are joined by the incredible Millie Mackintosh who tells us about her struggle with alcohol and sobriety journey. Millie is an entrepreneur, Made In Chelsea alumni and author of 'Bad Drunk: How I found my freedom from alcohol - and you can too'. This is a conversation that covers a lot of areas including: Motherhood and drinking, how Millie knew something had to change, and what her life is like now without alcohol. If you've ever thought that you'd like to change your relationship with alcohol, this is the episode for you. Click Here to download Zoe’s free ‘Rediscovering You Journal’ for more support in your transition to motherhood (whichever stage you are in). Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New way to thrive in a world of endless expectations’ This show is proudly sponsored by Stokke Bioglan is available now instore and online at Holland and Barrett For a £100 sponsored job credit visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind To find out more text ‘Kumon’ to 60777 for the UK or 51777 for Ireland to book your Free Trial today! Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to this episode of the Motherkind podcast. It is me, your host, Zoe Blaski. We are proudly
0:13.0	sponsored by Stocker. This is the podcast that's going to help you feel validated, supported and
0:18.3	understood in motherhood, even in our world of endless expectations. I am really excited
0:25.2	about this episode because not only is my guest, Millie McIntosh wonderful, brave and honest.
0:32.7	We are also speaking about a topic that is very close to my heart, which is being sober. As many of you
0:38.5	might know, I stopped drinking 11 years ago. It's actually wild saying that. After about two to
0:45.1	three years of really cutting back, I decided that I just didn't want it in my life anymore because
0:49.4	even one glass of wine was giving me anxiety the next day, which is unbelievable, isn't it? And I decided
0:57.2	it just wasn't worth it. The costs were far outweighing any benefits for me. And I have to say,
1:04.6	stopping completely, while it isn't right for everyone, was life changing for me. As it has been for Millie,
1:11.5	as we talk about in this episode, many of you will know Millie. She's an author,
1:15.2	entrepreneur and made in Chelsea alumni. And she's just released a book called Bad Drunk,
1:20.1	which is her story of destructive drinking, deciding to stop, sticking with it and how it's
1:25.9	changed her life and motherhood. I love this chat. We talk a lot
1:30.3	about motherhood and drinking where there is so much to unpack there, isn't it? We'll talk about
1:35.2	how Millie knew something had to change, how her friendships have changed, which I know is something
1:40.0	many, many, many people think about relating to alcohol and what her life is like now without alcohol
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