2000 Days Without a Drink

2000 Days Without a Drink

✨ The Real Gift Wasn’t What I Gave Up — It’s What I Gained

This Sunday marks 2,000 days since I last had a drink.
That’s over five years.

I used to drink for everything: to celebrate, escape, connect, cope.
Until one day, it just stopped working.

And while the number is big, the reason I stopped is simple:
I wanted to feel everything.

Not numb it.
Not outrun it.
Not patch over the cracks.

I didn’t hit a rock bottom. I wasn’t spiralling. I was successful on paper — CEO, awards, achievements.
But something in me knew that if I wanted to truly live on purpose, I needed clarity. Presence. Integrity.

Alcohol dimmed that.
So I let it go.

And since that moment, everything has shifted:
✔️ I feel more — which means I connect more.
✔️ I’ve learned to sit with discomfort — and find the gold inside it.
✔️ I’m no longer hiding from myself.

Giving up alcohol gave me back my agency. My ability to choose how I show up.

It's opened up a whole new world of joy, discovery, growth and connection. 

All things I thought I'd lose. 

In fact the total opposite has happened. 

And it also gave me the gift of noticing just how many people are silently struggling with something they use to escape.

I don’t judge. I understand.
But I can say, with total honesty:

There is joy on the other side of avoidance.

This isn’t about alcohol.
It’s about what you’re using to take the edge off — and what it might be costing you.

I found that instead of supporting it was suppressing. 

So the question is ;

What would it look like to feel everything, just for a week?
Where might that kind of honesty lead you?

If you’re curious or feeling the call, you’re not alone.

Reach out — I’d love to hear your story and I'd be more than happy to share mine.