In conversation with Chelsey Flood

The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast

In this episode I talk to Chelsey (CJ) Flood, a novelist, lecturer, and the creator of Beautiful Hangover, a blog/community about alcohol and recovery.
Chelsey talks about how alcohol came into her life, how it became problematic, the role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in her recovery and coping strategies she has found post-alcohol. We discuss the pros and cons of peer support, abstinence vs moderation goals, how alcohol problems can develop, how we became aware of our problem drinking and other recovery reflections.
Chelsey has two books authored as C.J Flood, Infinite Sky and Nightwanderers published by Simon and Schuster, and you can find her writing about sobriety/drinking at www.chelseyflood.com/beautiful-hangover.

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Kapitel

1. In conversation with Chelsey Flood (00:00:00)

2. Early drinking to a problem (00:01:10)

3. Finding Alcoholics Anonymous (00:06:05)

4. Would something else have 'worked'? (00:13:28)

5. AA and its meanings (00:15:58)

6. 'Graduating' AA? (00:23:04)

7. Moderation? (00:28:21)

8. Relearning 'fun' (00:35:17)

9. Social anxiety, an autism diagnosis and coping mechanisms (00:38:20)