The Warnings: You Knew Before It Got Bad | S1 EP3

The Feelings: The Morning After you stop.

When I stopped drinking, I expected life to feel empty. What I didn’t expect was waking up and thinking… “Hang on… what’s this?” No dread. No panic. No trying to piece the night together. Just lying there realising… I’m sober. After years of chaos, normal felt strange. Peace felt unfamiliar. In this episode I talk about the feelings that come when the drink stops — the confusion, the quiet, and the moment you realise life might actually be different now. There is a way out. I’m living proof.

The Insanity Of It.

I knew it was killing me. I drank it anyway. I swore I’d stop. Did it again the next day. That’s the insanity. The lies. The bargaining. The “this time will be different.” If you’re stuck in the loop — listen. You don’t have to walk into a room. Sit on your own. Hear the truth first.

The Denial - I'm Not That Bad.

Denial will sit next to you in a plastic chair and whisper: “You’re different.” “You’ve got it under control.” “You can stop anytime.” It’s the most dangerous voice in the room. And it sounds exactly like you. If you’ve ever said, “I’m not that bad,” this one’s for you.

The Warnings: You Knew Before It Got Bad | S1 EP3

Episode 3: The Warnings You knew. Before the hospital. Before the lost job. Before the relationship blew up. There were signs. You ignored them. So did I. This episode is about the warnings we pretend not to see — and why we don’t act until it’s nearly too late.

The Visit: When They Finally Confront You | S1 EP2

I went to AA to prove I wasn’t like them. I left knowing I was. This episode is about walking into a room you swore you’d never need — and realising it already knows you. If this episode helped, you can follow the podcast here. No pressure