Veganism Saved My Life! How I Stopped Drinking. I Wasn’t Happy. Gail McNeill.

Begin Again with Davina McCall

FlightStory

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

4.8 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Begin Again, Davina is joined by Gail McNeill, founder of Fifty Sister and a beacon of inspiration for midlife transformation. Gail shares her powerful personal journey of navigating midlife challenges, overcoming destructive behaviours, and embracing a more authentic life. Through her story, Gail offers invaluable insights and practical steps to help you find your "why" and create a life filled with purpose and joy. Follow me here: www.instagram.com/beginagain https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod (00:00) Intro (01:02) Early Life & Career (01:19) Letting Go of Material Things (03:34) Change of Career (05:22) Social Media (08:28) Weight Loss (13:40) Finding Your Why (17:37) Becoming Plant-Based (22:30) Do You Feel Like You’re Restricting Yourself? (23:22) Gail's Exercise Routine (25:40) Zoe Ad (27:07) The Menopause (28:54) Did Gail Grieve Not Having Children Anymore? (31:37) What Being a Woman Means to Gail (34:59) Approaching Diet (38:10) Gail’s Spiritual Journey (42:28) Conquering Anxiety and Stress (44:22) Gail’s Book (46:28) What Is a Soul? (49:22) Davina's Round-Up Sponsored by: ZOE - https://zoe.com and use code DAVINA10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:02.4	It's hard and it's brutal and that's what makes it special.
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0:30.1	You don't need a lot to be happy.
0:32.0	And I thought, well, what if I don't own anything?
0:33.8	What if I literally have a few clothes?
0:35.7	My husband won't do what makes you happy.
0:37.1	Can I just say your husband's a bloody revelation.
0:39.3	Do whatever makes your wife happy?
0:42.3	I'd given up on life.
0:43.3	I literally wanted to go to sleep and not wake up.
0:46.3	And I thought, am I drinking to numb that feeling?
0:49.3	And that's when you realize you have a problem.
0:51.3	I got to a point where I was like, when am I going to be me?
0:53.3	And then I found...
0:55.0	It's no good anybody telling someone else.
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