My journey to sobriety, starting Sleep Fearlessly, becoming a counsellor & Foster Carer

As I hit 2025, I celebrated 4 glorious years of sobriety and with every year of getting well amazing things continue to happen. 

In December, 2020, I was at a retreat with my best friend expecting to have a relaxing time away with some yoga and swimming ..... instead it kind of ripped me wide open emotionally as I admitted in my introduction that I had an issue with alcohol, and I had no idea who I actually was without it. I spent most of my time either running off the anxiety or crying in the group environment as the realisation of what I was about to embark on hit me. 

When I got back home I decided that whatever was thrown my way in terms of self-love and self-care I was going to say yes, because every day I was doing something else meant that I wasn't drinking. This was now my 4th attempt to stay away from alcohol and substance abuse, with previous attempts lasting about 3 months before I lead myself to believe that I now had it under control and would be able to moderate it. I now realised it was always the same road back to losing control of my drinking it was just how quickly I got there. 

This is my journey