About this episode

Emma Walsh shares her journey from social drinking to recognizing her problem with alcohol.

*Trigger warning-This show has discussions around suicide* How do you know when drinking has crossed the line from “I drink a lot” to “I have a problem”? In this episode of One For The Road, Sober Dave is joined by Emma Walsh, who shares how her relationship with alcohol slowly progressed from social drinking to drinking two, sometimes nearly three bottles of wine a night. From the outside, Emma had built a successful life — a career, a marriage and two young children. But underneath it all, she was struggling with anxiety, depression, imposter syndrome and a deep sense of not knowing who she really was. As drinking became her way of coping with difficult emotions, the consequences began to grow. Blackouts, risky decisions, overwhelming hangovers and constant negotiations with herself about how much she would drink became part of everyday life. Yet for a long time, Emma still didn’t believe she had a problem with alcohol. Everything began to change when a friend told Emma she had stopped drinking and encouraged her to educate herself about alcohol. Emma started listening to recovery podcasts and, for the first time, began recognising herself in the stories she was hearing. The…

People in this episode

Host: David Wilson

Guest: Emma Walsh

Topics covered

• problem drinking
• alcohol addiction
• mental health
• personal story
• recovery

Keywords

• problem drinking
• alcohol
• recovery podcasts
• mental health
• anxiety
• depression
• imposter syndrome

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