“I did things I’d never do sober” Consent concerns and social anxiety, with Millie Gooch

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<p>How do you feel the morning after drinking the night before? For Millie Gooch the hangxiety was huge, so she stopped drinking and founded Sober Girl Society.</p><br><p>In this chat, Fearne and Millie explore how to recognise when the silly, lols-in-the-group-chat stories from nights out have morphed into moments that are risky, dangerous, and not really <em>you.</em></p><br><p>For Millie, she had to be honest with herself about what she was trying to forget or avoid by drinking. She talks through how to get comfortable with sitting in uncomfortable emotions.</p><br><p>Millie also explains why she didn’t know she was neurodivergent until she stopped drinking; how do the effects of alcohol get mixed up with symptoms of menopause, ADHD, and OCD?</p><br><p>Millie’s book, Hangxiety, is out on the 8th of September.</p><br><p>CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank chat about sexual assault.</p><br><p>If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:</p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2a4636" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Millie Mackintosh</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/19146b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor David Nutt</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/41af1b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Louise Newson</a></p><p>Child on the line is a three-part documentary podcast series celebrating the Volunteer Counsellors of Childline, and the brave children &amp; young people who contact the helpline service.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>