In this engaging conversation with best-selling author of The Sober Girl Society Handbook and founder of the global Sober Girl Society, Millie Gooch talks hangxiety with Mandy Manners, SHE RECOVERS Trusted Advisor and Coach.
Throughout this discussion, Millie and Mandy explore the gaps they felt in understanding the information they had on how alcohol affects the brain—which became the background for Millie’s new book: Hangxiety.
They talk about anxiety, blackouts, and depression, and how they connected dots of their own alcohol use in relation to the impact on their own mental health, because they found these things were kept very separate in treatment.
In this episode, Millie and Mandy speak about how knowledge is power and seems to lessen shame. And how not drinking feels like self-care for the brain. They also touch upon late-diagnosed neurodivergence and the emerging research on its links to alcohol use and addiction.
Millie got sober in her 20s and founded Sober Girl Society to make friends. Hosting events allowed her to tackle the barriers she felt young women like her may face doing things like dancing, holidays, and dating without alcohol. With over 200K followers, Millie also chats about having boundaries around social media and what it’s like to navigate life online.
About Millie Gooch:
Millie Gooch is the best-selling author of The Sober Girl Society Handbook and founder of the global Sober Girl Society movement. Since giving up alcohol in 2018, she has become one of the UK’s most visible and relatable voices on alcohol-free living, with a platform that now reaches millions of people across social media and live events. Hangxiety is Millie's third book.
About Mandy Manners:
Mandy Manners is a certified life and recovery coach. A qualified coach supervisor, trainer, speaker, and author. She is a certified SHE RECOVERS Coach and Trusted Advisor for Education and Pedagogy for the SHE RECOVERS Foundation.
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