After running Tribe Sober for 5 years and helping hundreds of people to ditch the drink and embrace alcohol-free living, I’ve learned a thing or two. My biggest insight has been that sharing our stories around alcohol is the most powerful way we can help others – that’s why the heart of this podcast is recovery stories.
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Mary Ann is a woman before her time and was advocating veganism thirty years ago!
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Her first book, “The Natural Way”, was written more than 20 years ago
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She explained that if you give your children lots of sweet things, it sets them up for alcohol dependency later in life
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Mary Ann had alcoholic parents and, as a result, she craves order and control – and has never drunk alcohol
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We agreed that children of alcoholic parents tend to be like her – or they tend to follow the pattern of their parents
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She advised people who have stopped drinking to satisfy their cravings by eating fresh fruit, not chocolates or sweets
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Our bodies need glucose and eating fresh fruit satisfies the craving for alcohol
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Mary Ann feels that alcoholics are clever people who need a creative outlet – sobriety will give them the time and space to find one
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She explained the damage that alcohol does to our endocrine system – and how it makes menopause much worse
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To find out more about Mary Ann go to her website www.mary-anns.net – her book is called “The Natural Way”
