Sobertown Podcast EP 296: Heather Lowe’s Recovery Story
Mar 31, 2023
This week, Heather Lowe, Founder of Ditched the Drink and a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, shares her transformative journey from alcohol dependency to empowerment. She dives into her early life and the normalization of drinking, the pressures of perfectionism, and the aftermath of loss. Heather discusses discovering sober resources, her eventual decision to quit, and the evolution of her recovery practices. Now five years sober, she emphasizes building a sober community and offers valuable advice for those exploring a life without alcohol.
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Parenting, Isolation, And Escalation
- Parenthood and isolation escalated Heather's drinking into nightly bottles of wine while she managed family and career demands.
- She hid drinking, over-functioned at work and home, and began blacking out after mixing alcohol with prescribed anti-anxiety meds.
Take A Test Break From Alcohol
- Take a break to test your relationship with alcohol and see how life feels without it.
- Use short challenges (e.g., 30–100 days) to build confidence and understand your drinking patterns.
A Turning Point In 2018
- Heather hit rock bottom emotionally in 2018 after job loss, grief, and relationship disconnection, prompting a decisive quit.
- She told her husband she had to quit and asked for his support to stop drinking together initially.
