Episode 38 | Why I Stopped Drinking (And What I Learned About Myself)

Figuring It Out with Rachel Lee · Jun 24, 2026 · 8m

By the time this episode airs, I’ll be just shy of 13 months without a drink.

For a long time, I thought alcohol was helping me relax, have fun, and care less about what other people thought.

Looking back, I don’t think alcohol was the problem.

I think my relationship with my emotions was.

In this episode, I share why I stopped drinking, the role shame played in that decision, what sobriety has taught me about self-trust, and the surprising realization that many of the things I thought alcohol gave me were already there all along.

This isn’t an anti-alcohol conversation.

It’s a conversation…