I Drank A Bottle Of Scotch Every Night | From Alcoholic Depression to 39 Years Sober | Suebelle Robbins

About this episode

Suebelle Robbins shares her journey from a life of addiction and depression to 39 years of sobriety and personal fulfillment.

Suebelle Robbins had a life that looked like a movie. Playboy Bunny by night, first grade teacher by day. Travel escort taking groups to Hawaii and Switzerland. Corporate wife living on Gulfstream jets. Beautiful homes, European vacations and everything money could buy. And she was miserable every single minute of it. Every morning started with a bong. Every afternoon she switched to Scotch. She was so depressed she took sleeping pills on a sunny day in Honolulu just so she could sleep through paradise. She made three suicide attempts, he last one a full bottle of pills that sent her to the hospital to have her stomach pumped. She lost her father to a drunk driver at 13. Her house burned to the ground at 17 — taking her dog and every childhood memory with it. She married twice. She had everything. And she wanted to die. Then a housekeeper showed up in Ralph Lauren — and invited her to a meeting. Now 39 years sober, Suebelle has written her memoir Beyond Your Wildest Dreams — and built a life so full of love, laughter and purpose that she says if she ever drank again she'd lose everything that matters. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week 📲 Connect with Suebelle…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Lanning

Guest: Suebelle Robbins

Topics covered

• alcohol recovery
• mental health
• personal transformation
• sobriety journey
• suicidal ideation
• memoir

Keywords

• alcoholic depression
• sober life
• functioning alcoholic
• grief and recovery
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

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