Kathryn Jarrett tried to quit alcohol for 12 years but says she was just not ready until she was.
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Brad McLeod
4.8 • 596 Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the Sober Motivation podcast, we have Kat Jarrett who had a beautiful childhood up until her father passed away suddenly when she was just 14 years old and her life went from feeling so safe and protected to darkness. After losing her father Kat was searching for a distraction and she was able to do that by striving for excellence and perfectionism. During her college years, she began using party drugs and drinking alcohol would creep into her life. Kat tried to stop drinking for 12 years trying many different ways but just wasn’t ready she says. Kat got sober on Jan 01, 2018, after reaching out to a friend for help and is embracing a holistic approach to sobriety every day. This is Kat’s story on the Sober Motivation podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to season three of the Subur Motivation Podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Join me, Brad, each week as my guests and I share incredible, inspiring, and powerful |
| 0:07.9 | sobriety stories. |
| 0:09.3 | We are here to show sobriety as possible one story at a time. |
| 0:13.0 | Let's go. |
| 0:15.2 | On this episode of the Subur Motivation Podcast, we have Kat Jarrett, who had a beautiful |
| 0:20.3 | childhood up until her father |
| 0:21.8 | passed away suddenly when she was just 14 years old, and her life went from feeling so safe |
| 0:27.1 | and protected to darkness. After losing her father, Cat was searching for a distraction, and she |
| 0:32.5 | was able to do that by striving for excellence and perfectionism. During her college years, she began using party drugs and drinking alcohol would creep into |
| 0:41.5 | her life. |
| 0:42.5 | Kat tried to stop drinking for 12 years, trying many different ways, but says she just wasn't |
| 0:48.1 | ready. |
| 0:49.4 | Kat got sober on January 1, 2018, after reaching out to a friend for help and is embracing a holistic |
| 0:56.7 | approach to sobriety every day. This is Kat's story on the sober motivation podcast. Getting |
| 1:03.4 | sober is a lifestyle change and sometimes a little technology can help. Imagine a breathalyzer |
| 1:08.3 | that works like a habit tracker for sobriety. |
| 1:14.0 | Soberlink helps you replace bad habits with healthy ones. |
| 1:17.9 | Weighing less than a pound and as compact as a sunglass case, |
| 1:24.1 | Soberlink devices have a built-in facial recognition, tamper detection, and advanced reporting, |
| 1:27.7 | which is just another way of saying it'll keep you honest. |
| 1:32.5 | On top of all, that results are sent instantly to loved ones to help you stay accountable. |
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