{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6884be8a3781311f9174ddcc/6a02d54a6304701dd88689c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bitesize Moment: \"I Thought I Was Fine. I Wasn't.\" — Kyla Cobbler on getting sober","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6884be8a3781311f9174ddcc/1778570403465-a0a9d52e-11dd-42c8-9ec9-26b18bd1a101.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this bitesize moment pulled from the Laura Dowling Experience back catalogue, comedian Kyla Cobbler shares an honest, no-frills account of how her drinking quietly turned into dependency — while she was still training, working, and gigging five nights a week.</p><p><br></p><p>She tells Laura how being a regular performer in Barcelona blurred the lines between socialising and self-medicating, and how Dry January cracked the whole thing open. What started as a simple challenge ended in withdrawal, therapy, AA, and a completely new relationship with fear, nerves, and joy on stage.</p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>🔑 Key Points</strong></h3><ul><li>How \"high-functioning\" drinking can hide a much bigger problem</li><li>The cycle of running, gigging, free drinks — and waking up groggy every single morning</li><li>What withdrawal actually felt like by day two of Dry January</li><li>Why it was never about the red wine — it was about wanting to feel different</li><li>Performing sober for the first time, and learning to feel everything instead of numbing it</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>🎧 </strong><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pU3xi8AKzAwPSuXLIOscC?si=b11c113b4199413e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Listen to the full episode here.</em></strong></a></p>","author_name":"Laura Dowling"}