Our past has the power to teach us our most valuable lessons,

but it doesn’t need to define us.

TRIGGER WARNING

The following includes information from my personal history of alcohol use disorder and childhood sexual abuse. If you have experience either, please continue at your discretion. I have listed resources for both at the bottom of the page.

Before I ever binged any Netflix show, I was a social binge-drinker. Moderation was not in my vocabulary. Any large social occasion or night out was a slippery slope, and I rode the tequila and soda train without any breaks.

My history with alcohol was like a toxic relationship. When it was good, I felt invincible, free, and amazing…but when it was bad I pushed away the people who loved and cared for me and felt crushed under the weight of my shame, guilt, and regret.

Blackouts and memory loss were a constant companion, and there were several nights when my drinking led me to put myself in dangerous situations.

There are countless mornings I spent hunched over the toilet wrenching up the contents of my stomach or completely mortified and embarrassed by the recounted stories of my actions from the night before.

I could go on and on, but if you’re reading this, there’s a chance that you can relate to one or several of these experiences.

I swore that I could teach myself to moderate because I wasn’t an alcoholic.

I never could have imagined a life without wine, champagne, or vacation cocktails.

I didn’t believe I could feel confident, fun, and free without alcohol by my side giving me the liquid confidence I counted on.

Finally, a light switch flipped on September 5th, 2021, and I realized I could either have alcohol or I could have the life I desperately wanted and knew deep down that I truly deserved. Since that day, I have gained infinitely more than what I “gave up.” I co-founded and started a successful business, SipSteady, and now help other women reimagine their lives without alcohol’s dimming effects.

Living alcohol-free has given me immense clarity, energy, and motivation, and ignited my creativity.

You deserve all those things too and so much more.