Recovery Happy Hour

Dry January in a nutshell: Amazing drinks from and , hosting recovery happy hour at , a trip to , and a career change! Also, did you know that a certain major whiskey company has paused production due to lack of demand? Check out/ subscribe to my Substack for more info! (Link in bio)

2016: Drunk. Every photo on my personal IG was a drink, a boomerang of toasting drinks, me drinking or drunk, drunk with friends or randos in random bars, or hungover & pretending not to be. It was easy to make it look fun and socially acceptable on the ‘gram, but one can quantify the ever-present, obsessive thought “is my drinking problem bad enough to quit?” And that loop kept me MISERABLE for years.

Eventually I was so physically sick every day; obsessed with thinking about & planning my drinking or hangovers. My tolerance was so high that I could throw back 2 bottles of wine every night like it was 2 glasses.

The questions I should have been asking myself:
Am I happy?
Am I free?
Does this serve me?

I’m grateful to be entering my 10th year of sobriety this year, and I can EASILY say that quitting drinking, for me, was the smartest, most valuable, empowering, life-saving decision I’ve ever made. I thought I was making a big sacrifice, but the joy I walked into only made me regret one thing: not quitting sooner. #2016