The Real Sober Moms with Cristina

Nov 25, 2024

Cristina shares her personal journey with alcohol, revealing how it intertwined with her experiences in high school and college. She highlights the importance of family support and the challenges faced when confronting her addiction. The discussion includes transformative moments that led to her commitment to sobriety, emphasizing the profound growth that comes from helping others. Insights into the role of occupational therapy in addiction recovery show the significance of community in healing. It's a heartfelt exploration of identity and reconnecting with one's roots.

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ANECDOTE

First Drink

Cristina's first drink was vodka in junior year, offered by a friend.
It gave her a feeling of freedom and confidence, making her love alcohol.

INSIGHT

Social Lubricant and Blackouts

Drinking became Cristina's way to socialize and manage introversion.
She normalized blackouts, thinking everyone experienced them.

ANECDOTE

Sorority Life and Alcohol

In college, Cristina joined a sorority at ASU to make friends and fit in.
Alcohol became central to the social scene, reinforcing her dependence.

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Cristina never gave a single thought to alcohol before her first drink during her junior year of highschool, but from the moment it entered her life, she welcomed the feeling it brought her. Alcohol became something to lean on as she entered college in order to make friends, feel ‘normal’, and block out her confusion regarding her sexuality.

Later, as an occupational therapist, Cristina worked with many patients who struggled with alcoholism. These stark cases, though, only reassured her that her own relationship with alcohol wasn’t that bad in comparison. Her wife, though, was worried, and urged Cristina to address her relationship with alcohol. In 2010, Cristina began a decade+ long cycle of taking breaks from alcohol, but it would always creep back in until she found herself in blackout territory yet again.

In 2022, with a new baby at home, Cristina experienced a blackout that resulted in her wife giving her an ultimatum: if Cristina didn’t get her drinking under control, her wife was going to leave. This spurred Cristina to commit to the change. Her first year of sobriety was a big challenge, but as she looks back, now almost three years sober, she can’t help but be so incredibly grateful for the hard work she put in to find her own path and motivation for sobriety.

These days, Cristina feels more authentic and she likes herself so much more. She’s found deep meaning in helping other women make the change to sobriety in their lives!

Connect with Cristina on Instagram here and on Facebook here.

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