The Real Cost of Your Drinking Isn’t Revealed Until Long After You Quit

My only regret about getting sober is that I didn’t do it twenty years sooner

In my first year sober I wasn't convinced my drinking was that bad. Five years later I have a very different perspective.

I never intended to quit drinking forever. Back in 2016, I just wanted a break. A year off alcohol seemed impossible, and so I knew it was a meaningful chall…