Mommy Wine Culture to Sober New Yorker: Melissa McGovern's Story

She started drinking at 14 with peach schnapps and orange juice. At 51, her liver enzymes were 322. In between, Melissa McGovern was a Wisconsin theater kid turned New York actress turned mom of two, deep in mommy wine culture, grey area drinking her way through a pandemic and the death of her best friend T. Scott from alcohol-related liver failure.

In this episode, Melissa tells Sober Dave the full story. The first drink. The "no off switch" she felt from day one. The four months sober she gave up the day COVID hit New York. The "just order a pizza button" she pressed for 15 months after losing her best friend. And the bloodwork that finally stopped her cold.

What followed was an epic comeback. Now sober, 30 pounds down, and host of The Sober New Yorker podcast, Melissa shares what it took to actually break up with alcohol for good.

https://www.instagram.com/thesobernewyorker/

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sober-new-yorker/id1751183180

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.

www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

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