Ep.13 My friend Lauren shares her story

I really enjoyed my conversation with my friend Lauren. We start talking about sobriety dates and the hope that a newcomer may get by hearing other people’s sobriety dates. We also start talking about having fun times in sobriety.
Lauren has been sober roughly 6 months and she has a very, very informative message to share with anyone who is struggling with alcoholism/addiction.
Her story is clear and direct. She talks about how God has a GPS on us and waits for us to take the directions that are given...otherwise we ride around in circles our whole lives !!
She had an intention to learn how to drink like a lady and that she would be able to control it as she got older.

While living a sober life , Lauren says that she enjoys counting the hours and days of sobriety that she is accumulating...she looks at it as accomplishing a goal.

She says that she had to have faith that there was something bigger than her and that she had to be honest and willing. Her obsession went away pretty quickly, and she refers to that as a MIRACLE.....but her hope slowly had to come back so that her life could improve. She realizes that she couldn’t learn, change, or get better until she stopped beating herself up for all the shit she had done.
Lauren says she can’t do anything if she’s living in guilt and shame. She says she’s learning that the only real way to recovery is if you let go a little bit and trust that if you’re putting an honest effort in, and let all the other shit go, and just TRY to do the right thing.

Lauren believes that sobriety is a gift from GOD which will enable her to reach and help people. She wants to be s positive influence in other people’s lives. Lauren wants to help others and there is no doubt that SHE WILL !
This is Lauren’s story....enjoy