{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64a1692cfc86ab00111f2ce6/651c722c36f45d0011f135fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Watching Alcoholism Kill My Best Friend To Sobriety: Heather's Story","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64a1692cfc86ab00111f2ce6/1696338865750-9ae5f6b13f040a13dfa7ecb700273248.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Content note: this conversation discusses bereavement and the loss of a best friend to alcoholism.</p><p>Nicky was the fiery little redhead who lit up every room. Manager of half the shops in town. Mum of two. Knew everyone. The friend you couldn't miss when she walked in.</p><p>By her early 30s she couldn't walk. By her late 30s she was incontinent, losing her sight, in so much pain she couldn't be touched. She was ordering wine to her front door at 2am so her family wouldn't see. She died at 41, the weekend of her son's 18th birthday.</p><p>Heather sat with her as she took her last breath. Then she drank for six weeks to cope. Then she stopped. She's 451 days sober now and using her account to tell Nicky's story so other families recognise what's coming before it's too late.</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/</a></p><p>or via my website&nbsp;<a href=\"https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/</a></p><p>Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/dear_niknak/</p><p><a href=\"https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services</a></p><p><a href=\"https://nacoa.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nacoa.org.uk/</a></p><p>Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez</p><p>Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/</a><a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/grownuphustle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.instagram.com/grownuphustle/</a></p><p><br></p><p>This show is in Partnership with disordered eating Coach Helen Bennett.</p><p>email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@helenbennett.co\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">info@helenbennett.co</a></p><p>website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.helenbennett.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.helenbennett.co/</a></p><p>TikTok, Facebook, YouTube &amp; Instagram:&nbsp;&nbsp;@coachhelenbennett</p>","author_name":"David Wilson - Sober Coach"}