Episode Details

Sober at 25: How Katie Quit Drinking After 19 Nights Out in a Row

Season 1 Episode 2 Published 4 years, 11 months ago

Description

Katie McNichol was a shot girl, a podium dancer, and the one who never said no to a night out. By her first year at university in Newcastle, she'd gone out 19 nights straight and ended up with alcohol poisoning. At 23, she did 100 days sober, including a girls' holiday to Palma completely alcohol-free, proving to herself she could do it. Then she went back to drinking for another 10 months.

Her last drink was champagne at a London steak restaurant on 13 November 2019. The next morning she flew to Ethiopia for charity work, and she never looked back. She was 25. Now 18 months sober and known as This Sober Girl on Instagram, Katie shares what it's like to get sober when your entire social life is built around drinking.

You'll hear about: alcohol poisoning at uni; doing 100 days sober then relapsing; growing up with a dad who's 33 years sober; the final night that changed everything; building a sober identity in your 20s.

If you're young and questioning your drinking, this one's for you.

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You can also connect with me via Instagram @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice, and also contacts for Katie.

@thissobergirl

https://www.instagram.com/thissobergirl/

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/

Show producer- Dani Attanasio