I’m a woman who found sobriety just after my 58th birthday. I knew my relationship with alcohol had been unhealthy for several years, but it wasn’t until I experienced the loss of some significant people I loved, in a short period of time up until 2020, that my use of alcohol became very toxic. At the end of 2020 I knew that I needed to take a break from alcohol, but what I did not realise was that I would begin to feel so good that I would make the decision to never drink again.

My life since 2020 is so unrecognizably different from what it was back then. I’ve made some great friends, I’ve solo travelled to Bali, I’ve been on a sea kayaking expedition, I’ve been camping alone, I’ve volunteered at festivals, I’ve climbed mountains, I’ve hosted sober meetings, I’ve hosted sober events, I facilitate womens' circles and so much more. I’m learning to live like the person I should have been before the experiences that led to my addictive behaviour. I’m letting that person thrive.