Laura’s story: Giving up alcohol is an act of rebellion

Laura | October 2022 | less than a minute

Before becoming alcohol free, Laura had a toxic relationship with alcohol.

My generation and culture has the weirdest relationship with alcohol.

For me giving up alcohol continues to be a glorious and powerful act of rebellion against this booze pushing, shame-loading culture.

You can read more about the language used to talk about drinking problems, including the word ‘addiction’, here

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