#054 - Getting sober, facing shame & taking responsibility - w/ Sarah Ann Macklin
Beyond the Self with Africa Brooke
The Importance of Belonging
I just wanted to prove that I could also partake, you know, feeling so ashamed in who I am as a person. So for me drinking is something that because of the age, I just wanted to try it. It's interesting how that feeling of wanting to belong and find your tribe at such a young age has such an impact then for the next 10 years of your life. And alcohol was the vehicle for me to actually align with this version of myself that I created. But when I did drink, there wasn't an off switch. I just took it as an opportunity to just live and to be as reckless and free as I were.
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