I Was A Functional Drinker For 32 Years
About this episode
Travis shares his journey from being a functional drinker for 32 years to becoming alcohol-free, discussing the impact on his family and personal health.
For 32 years, Travis was a functional drinker who never got a DUI, never missed a day of work, and never fit the picture most people hold when they hear "drinking problem," but spent years hiding beers in the garage, lying to his wife about the count, and woke up after one Christmas morning knowing his kids had been worried Santa wasn't coming. He came to This Naked Mind thinking he might be able to moderate. He joined The Path in November 2023, had one more bad birthday, and threw out the last two bottles of a Wisconsin six-pack the next day. He's at 757 days alcohol-free. Coach Cole Harvey is here to hear him tell it. Travis and Coach Cole discuss: The pit party at 18 that set up a chase he'd spend the next 32 years trying to get back to Hiding beers in the garage, counting them in his head and lying about the number, and why the "alcoholic" label kept him from asking for help for years The Christmas his kids were worried Santa wasn't coming, and why even that didn't break the cycle A 2023 job loss that cracked things open, and the visualization exercise during a free Zoom that convinced him to commit to The Path What happened on his 50th birthday and the two bottles he threw…
People in this episode
Host: Annie Grace
Guest: Travis
Topics covered
- functional drinking
- alcohol-free journey
- mental health
- family impact
- personal transformation
Keywords
- functional drinker
- alcohol-free
- mental health
- family
- transformation
- self-improvement
- addiction
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