What happens when life completely falls apart… and you can no longer numb the pain with alcohol?

In this deeply honest episode of the Love Life Sober Podcast, Christy sits down with Rina Bowring for one of the most raw, emotional, and faith-filled conversations ever shared on the show.

From early struggles with alcohol and anxiety to finding freedom through faith, Rina opens up about the seasons that tested her most: motherhood overwhelm, grief after losing her father, and eventually walking through a cancer diagnosis without returning to alcohol to cope.

This episode explores Christian sobriety, alcohol and anxiety, emotional healing, grief, surrender, and how to trust God during life’s hardest seasons without numbing out.

If you’ve ever wanted to escape hard emotions…
If you’ve ever wondered whether alcohol has quietly become your coping mechanism…
Or if you’ve ever asked:

“How do I trust God when my life feels like it’s falling apart?”

This episode is for you 🩷

If you’re exploring your relationship with alcohol, you may also love our June 40-Day Alcohol Fast.

In This Episode, We Discuss

How alcohol quietly became emotional coping

How wine slowly became a tool for stress relief, anxiety management, and motherhood overwhelm.

The connection between anxiety, belonging, and drinking

Why so many women use alcohol to cope with emotional discomfort and feeling “not enough.”

What surrendering alcohol actually looked like

How Rina found lasting freedom from alcohol through faith, honesty, prayer, and support.

Walking through grief and loss without numbing out

How she navigated her father’s passing while staying grounded in her recovery and relationship with God.

Facing a cancer diagnosis sober

What it looked like to walk through fear, uncertainty, and physical suffering without returning to old coping mechanisms.

What to do when you want to “hit eject” on difficult emotions

Practical encouragement for women navigating grief, anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional drinking.

If You’ve Ever Thought…

• “I just want to escape this feeling.”
• “Wine feels like the only thing helping me cope.”
• “I’m scared to face my emotions without alcohol.”
• “I don’t know how to sit with hard emotions.”

This episode is for you. 

This Episode Is For Christian Women Struggling With…

• Christian sobriety
• gray area drinking
• alcohol and anxiety
• grief and emotional healing
• motherhood overwhelm
• faith during suffering
• learning to cope without alcohol
• surrender and recovery

Watch Here:

Listen Here:

Join the June 40-Day Alcohol Fast https://lovelifesober.co.uk/june-fast

The Aligned Conference https://www.alignedconference.org/

📖 Order Christy’s book, Love Life Sober: A 40 Day Alcohol Fast to Rediscover Your Joy, Improve Your Health, and Renew Your Mind
https://lovelifesober.co.uk/book

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