185: Lindsay - Ambition Without Alcohol

High-Functioning Alcoholism to Alcohol-Free Success: Lindsay’s Sobriety Journey | Rock Bottom with RyanLindsay shares how she began drinking young amid her parents’ divorce and a family culture that glamorized alcohol, then carried heavy partying into college and adulthood. Though outwardly successful, she became a high-functioning daily drinker in her 30s during a divorce and a workplace with a strong drinking culture, secretly drinking at home, constantly negotiating rules, and feeling depleted, irritable, and disconnected. After a failed AA attempt, a sobriety book in 2018 sparked a “sober curious” path of practicing not drinking in key situations (like football Sundays) and reshaping her identity. Her last drink was August 9, 2020; she quit ahead of a hysterectomy and a demanding new job, excelled professionally, improved her marriage and family relationships, and now coaches high-achieving women on self-trust, discomfort tolerance, and breaking drinking negotiations.00:00 Early Drinking Roots01:39 Show Intro and Sponsor02:48 Meet Lindsay and Sober Stats05:29 Childhood and Family Drinking08:40 College Partying to Career12:01 Divorce and Daily Coping14:29 Trying to Drink Normally17:27 Secret Drinking and Shame20:47 Sober Curious Breakthrough27:15 Lifestyle Changes and Marriage31:24 Family Holidays Without Alcohol33:38 Dropping the Stigma35:05 Repulsed by Drinking35:31 Showing Up for Family38:07 Practicing Not Drinking41:23 Career Wake Up Call47:37 From Sobriety to Coaching48:27 Rebuilding Self Trust49:53 Negotiating and Rewards54:10 Pressure and Perfectionism01:02:05 Advice and Closing

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