Lo, with 7.5 months of sobriety, shares her story...
FYI! Alcoholism does not segregate. It is straight-up an equal, all around ass-kicker⌠Alcoholism does not care about your gender, race, social status, height, weight, athletic prowess, economic status or celeb status. Yep, thatâs right, this mean celebrities can be alcoholics too! Itâs just that you donât ever hear about the list of celebs that fade away because their drinking habits become too much⌠They just literally fade away. AdiosâŚ
But, what you maybe didnât know is the list of recovering alcoholics that run the Hollywood gamut. So here it goes, a short list of the Famous & Sober: Stephen King, Ben Affleck (rehab in 2001), Michael J. Fox, Jamie Lee Curtis, Diana Ross, Mel Gibson, Johnny Depp, Mickey Mantle, Eminem, Anthony Hopkins, and Harry Potter (became sober is 2010).
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[ 08:40 ] Paul Introduces Lo
Lo has been sober for 7.5 months. She is originally from Northern Minnesota with a bad (but proud) habit of moving back to Bozeman, Montana time and time again. âIt has been a good place to keep coming back to.â Lo is a massage therapist. She enjoys running, hiking, coffee, theatre, and is rediscovering her passion for art. âThere are so many more hours in the day now that Iâm practicing sobriety,â comments Lo on making time for creativity and art.
[ 10:52 ] What brought you to the decision to stop drinking?
âI surrendered enough.â It took Lo close to a year to truly decide to get an AA sponsor and stick with the plan. âThe previous day I had wanted to drink so bad. The next day it returned, so I drank. It was enough, the shame, the guilt, the wanting to commit suicide the next day. It was enough. My emotional hangovers were just so heavy.â
[ 14:29 ] Did you have any âplansâ?
âSometimes I would wake up and feel shitty enough that I didnât want to drink. My therapist told me to try to have only x amount of drinks per week⌠I usually hit the mark by Monday or Tuesday. I would tally up the drinks at the end of the week, and I just never could make itâŚâ
[ 17:23 ] How did you do it 7.5 months ago?
âI finally got serious with the program (referring to AA). It took me several months to come to the understanding that I was an alcoholic. It was time to take the program seriously.â
[ 19:45 ] Paul refers to the idea of âbreaking up with the word alcoholic.â
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[ 21:07 ] Lo speaks about her struggles, discovering who she is and what having a higher power means to her.
âI have to learn to trust it. To let go.â Lo finds relief in this technique, knowing that she has relief from her mind and anxiety.
[ 25:39 ] What does your recovery portfolio look like today? Walk me through a day in recovery with Lo.
Lo gets out for a morning run a couple times a week, drinks coffee, meditates, and tries to stay conscious of being connected to her higher power. Lo also stays in contact with people from the program (AA), texting, calling and just connecting.
[ 31:48 ] Lo talks about the âPink Cloudâ that has not shown up yet.
âAdios alcohol, welcome back hobbies and passions.â - Paul
âIf youâre concerned enough about your drinking and youâre at an AA meeting (youâre probably an alcoholic)â - Lo
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