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Sober at 66: 40 Years of Alcohol and Pain

Author
Meghan Melin
Published
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://soberstrong.podbean.com/e/sober-at-66-40-years-of-alcohol-and-pain/

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Drinking for over 40 years to escape a lifetime of pain, trauma, and shame, Dorothy finally got sober at the age of 66. Deep wounds that led her to alcohol — including childhood abuse, the loss of her mother, and decades of emotional numbness.





This is not just a story about addiction — it's a story about survival, transformation, and finding hope later in life.





In This Episode:


– What led Dorothy to start drinking at age 14


– The emotional cost of using alcohol to bury trauma


– How unresolved childhood pain shaped her addiction


– The turning point that led to sobriety at 66


– Healing, forgiveness, and finding God after addiction

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