About this episode

Jasmine shares her journey of coping with grief and ADHD through alcohol, and her path to sobriety and self-discovery.

Join our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeaking⁠⁠ Jasmine grew up knowing something didn’t feel right in her home. The good days with her father felt like everything. The bad days felt unbearable. At 15, she witnessed him attempt to take his own life in front of her and her siblings, and from that moment she began using alcohol to cope with what she couldn’t process. Years later, she was still carrying it all. Moving through her twenties and early thirties with low self-worth, drinking to regulate emotions she never learned how to sit with, until one moment, bottles of wine deep, sitting on the floor after a breakup, forced her to question everything. Jasmine opens up about receiving a diagnosis of ADHD and OCD in her thirties, masking for years without knowing why, the loneliness that can come with sobriety and what it has taken to slowly rebuild her sense of self. Instagram: @jasminelisciotto Ready to share your story? Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@soberlyspeaking.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer: The stories and experiences shared in this episode are personal accounts told in good faith. While we strive to present these narratives accurately, the views and claims expressed are those of the…

People in this episode

Host: Julia Rangiheuea

Guest: Jasmine

Topics covered

• ADHD
• grief
• alcohol use
• mental health
• self-worth
• sobriety

Keywords

• ADHD
• grief
• alcohol
• sobriety
• mental health
• self-worth
• OCD
• coping mechanisms

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Organizations: Soberly Speaking

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