The Club Soda podcast

Lou Lebentz: What's next after you've changed your drinking?

January 24, 2023 Club Soda
The Club Soda podcast
Lou Lebentz: What's next after you've changed your drinking?
Show Notes

Club Soda co-founder Dru met the fantastic Lou Lebentz at a festival panel last summer and was drawn to her openness and warmth. Lou is a  therapist, trauma specialist, and speaker who, due to her own experiences with addiction both professionally and personally, has some great lessons and insights to share. 

With 15 years of sobriety under her belt, as well as some fascinating experiences which helped her forge her career, Lou shares how she changed her drinking, and how, in turn, it changed her life. Her lesson was that it's not always the booze that's the problem, but to root out the trauma, you need to stay off the bottle. She talks to Dru about giving yourself over to the process of change, and how that is far more validating than drowning out your life.