#105 – Gina Sacco: Girl Talk

#105 – Gina Sacco: Girl Talk

She jokes about “buying $20 worth of postage stamps from the ATM instead of withdrawing cash,” but makes it clear that the joke stopped being funny when every drink led to consequences, self-sabotage and that familiar feeling of being “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Rather than one dramatic rock bottom, Gina talks about “pebbles of bottoms” slowly piling up until she realised alcohol was the one thing holding her back from becoming “the best possible version” of herself.

Curious about how others handle their sobriety journey? This episode of Recovery Survey zooms in on early recovery with guest Gina Sacco, bringing a mix of honesty, humour and straight-up real talk. Gina, a 33-year-old alcoholic in recovery, shares how her drinking escalated from a “rite of passage” in high school to chaos in her twenties.

With nine months sober, she describes how AA, in-person meetings, and the influence of her mum’s five years of sobriety helped her build a new life, especially during the pandemic. You’ll hear her stress the importance of connection and honesty in recovery: “you have to truly feel to heal,” she says, explaining how spending more time alone has forced her to actually sit with her emotions instead of drinking them away.

She also chats about her creative side as an artist, staying involved with the sober app community, and co-hosting the Instagram Live series “Girl Talk Mondays”, which tackles topics like dating, sex and recovery in a candid, slightly cheeky way. This episode is perfect if you’re early in sobriety, sober-curious, or just want to hear how someone builds a new life without one big rock-bottom story.

It might leave you asking: what “pebbles” in your own life are quietly telling you it’s time for a change?