“I did things I’d never do sober” Consent concerns and social anxiety, with Millie Gooch
About this episode
Millie Gooch discusses her journey to sobriety and the impact of alcohol on mental health and neurodivergence.
How do you feel the morning after drinking the night before? For Millie Gooch the hangxiety was huge, so she stopped drinking and founded Sober Girl Society. In this chat, Fearne and Millie explore how to recognise when the silly, lols-in-the-group-chat stories from nights out have morphed into moments that are risky, dangerous, and not really you. For Millie, she had to be honest with herself about what she was trying to forget or avoid by drinking. She talks through how to get comfortable with sitting in uncomfortable emotions. Millie also explains why she didn’t know she was neurodivergent until she stopped drinking; how do the effects of alcohol get mixed up with symptoms of menopause, ADHD, and OCD? Millie’s book, Hangxiety, is out on the 8th of September. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank chat about sexual assault. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like: Millie Mackintosh Professor David Nutt Louise Newson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Fearne Cotton
Guest: Millie Gooch
Topics covered
- alcohol
- mental health
- social anxiety
- neurodivergence
- consent
- sober living
Keywords
- hangxiety
- sober girl society
- social anxiety
- neurodivergent
- mental health
- alcohol effects
- consent
- sexual assault
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Hangxiety
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