Despite holding down a good job, Michael had been secretly drinking up to a bottle of vodka most nights of the week and more at the weekend. Eventually, he became alcohol-dependent, mentally unwell and landing himself in trouble with the police and courts.
After undergoing detox and through the SMART Recovery programme, he struggled to build a fulfilling social life that didn’t involve pubs and bars - places he no longer wished to visit while he was in early sobriety. So, he started hosting sober events in his hometown of Southend-on-Sea and promoting any alcohol-free events he could find in the UK on his Sober Socials website, which he created to help others find fun and local connection without alcohol.
