From Weekend Warrior to Sober Coach with Real Sober Mom Jessica

Apr 21, 2025

Jessica recounts her journey from a high-achieving educator to a sober coach, revealing the emotional struggles of navigating alcohol in social settings. She reflects on the pressures of maintaining a public image while grappling with nighttime drinking habits. A pivotal Instagram video sparked her shift to sobriety, leading to profound family connections on New Year's Eve. The discussion emphasizes the power of community support in recovery and the transformative experiences that come from embracing a sober lifestyle.

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Principal's Daughter Avoided Drinking

Jessica never drank in high school due to the pressure of being the principal's daughter.
Her first drink was a sickening strawberry daiquiri, which initially discouraged her from drinking.

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Careful Drinking as Assistant Principal

Jessica was very careful about drinking in public while working as a young assistant principal.
She preferred drinking wine at home as a way to decompress from stressful work days.

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Weekend Warrior Partying

Moving to a lake home led Jessica and her husband to throw frequent parties that felt fun initially.
Eventually, she woke up hungover, overwhelmed and struggling with shame before weekly responsibilities.

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As the daughter of a high school principal, Jessica felt a lot of pressure to stay in line. She never drank in high school, and even abstained through her freshman year of college. As the persona of ‘principal's daughter’ wore off, though, alcohol became a regular part of her life.

This became challenging when Jessica moved back to her hometown and took a job in education. Always worried about her public image, she kept her wits about her when drinking in public and began to prefer drinking at home. As she became a mom and shifted her career to work from home, drinking at home became a nightly habit.

Jessica and her husband moved to a lake home and began to throw regular parties. This ‘‘weekend warrior’ phase felt so fun - until it wasn’t. She increasingly found herself starting the week hungover and on the back foot.

It was at this moment that Instagram dropped one of Suzanne’s videos onto Jessica’s feed - a video simply telling her that she was allowed to not drink. This message hit on a feeling that Jessica hadn’t been able to voice, and something within her began to shift.

On New Year's Eve it all came to a head and Jessica followed her instinct - she didn’t want to drink that night. She felt more present with her family as they celebrated and made a big realization - sobriety was her new path. Sobriety has opened incredible new avenues for her! She is now a certified life coach and has begun to offer focused support to high achieving women interested in sobriety!

Jessica recommends the incredible Casey Davidson if you’re looking for further sobriety support

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