Catrina Slavin, 41, has changed career, started a support group and launched a podcast about addiction after quitting drinking three years ago.
The Blantyre woman managed to get back on track after doing a 12-step recovery programme, and said it was the “best decision” she ever made.
“I continued binge drinking, every weekend, I just couldn’t stop. I would wake up, embarrassed and hungover and promise myself that was it. But I couldn’t stop and the next weekend I’d be in the same boat. She started looking after her physical and mental health, took up hillwalking and started to give back.
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