Thrive Solo The One Where I Talk To Sober Coach, Sarah Bennett
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Feb 10, 2026 Sarah Bennett, sober coach and founder of The Sobriety Society who supports women changing their relationship with alcohol. She shares her journey from drinking to clarity and self-acceptance. Conversations cover single, childfree life, quitting alcohol and its benefits, social pressures around sobriety, sober socialising and safety, and practical coaching tools she uses to help others.
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Childfree Life Enabled Wide Range Of Adventures
- Sarah lists freedoms she enjoyed without children: working abroad as a rep in Corfu and Finland, teaching English in Italy, joining the Territorial Army, running the London Marathon, and doing stand-up comedy.
- She credits childfree life for enabling varied adventures and experiences she otherwise wouldn't have had.
Drinking To Numb Loneliness Led To Mini Rock Bottoms
- Sarah used alcohol to numb loneliness while living alone and experiencing repeated short relationships, escalating to heavy drinking and risky behaviour.
- She remembers walking home sobbing and crying into theatre doorways, realising alcohol amplified her pain rather than fixed it.
Decide To Stop Rather Than Wait For Rock Bottom
- Sarah urges that you don't need a single dramatic rock bottom to stop drinking; decide and stop if it's harming you.
- She stopped permanently after moderating failed and kept the last drink date (3rd Sept 2023) to commit to sobriety.
