About this episode
Ian Thurlbeck discusses his six years of sobriety and the challenges he faced along the way.
Ian Thurlbeck from @alcohol_uncensored joins me this week to chat about his six years off the sauce. Ian is a dad, husband and business owner from the North East of England and co-host of the Alcohol Uncensored podcast with Kelly Cooney. We chat about how “normal” drinking crept from uni into work networking, home life and parenting, until the balance tipped into anxiety, paranoia and not liking who he’d become. Ian shares the Covid moment that made him stop, why year two was actually tougher and how running marathons helped him build momentum. We also dig into people-pleasing, identity, community and the simple advice that worked: put your whole arse into it, and study sobriety like a topic. Find Alcohol Uncensored on Instagram: @alcohol_uncensored Email: team@alcoholuncensored.co.uk Website: alcoholuncensored.co.uk If you are interested in Alcohol Free Coaching go to www.greyareadrinker.ie, email olivia@greyareadrinker.ie or simply send a DM to Olivia over on instagram @greyareadrinker
People in this episode
Host: GoLoud
Guest: Ian Thurlbeck
Topics covered
- sobriety
- alcohol-free living
- mental health
- parenting
- community
- personal growth
Keywords
- sobriety
- alcohol
- anxiety
- marathons
- people-pleasing
- identity
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alcohol Uncensored, Grey Area Drinker
Places: North East of England
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