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Lucy Rocca: Soberistas and Grey Area Drinking - The Spectrum of Alcohol Use Disorder
Lucy Rocca: Soberistas and Grey Area Drinking - The Spectrum of Alcohol Use Disorder
Lucy Rocca: Soberistas and Grey Area Drinking - The Spectrum of Alcohol Use Disorder
Thursday 12th February 2026
Lucy Rocca shares her journey from alcohol misuse to founding Soberistas, an online sobriety community for women.
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51 minutes
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Episode Overview
- Motherhood can mask harmful drinking habits.
- Hospitalisation served as a wake-up call for Lucy.
- Soberistas provides a supportive community for women.
- Grey area drinking presents unique challenges.
- Recovery is possible with the right support.
"I was always the one at parties who people would be like put into somebody's bed, like passed out."
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of addiction and recovery as Lucy Rocca shares her journey on the Believe in People podcast. Lucy takes us back to her early days in the 1990s rave scene, where her relationship with alcohol began. Despite outward appearances of stability, her drinking led to deep emotional struggles, eventually resulting in a hospitalisation that became a wake-up call.
Through candid anecdotes, Lucy reveals how motherhood and societal expectations masked the reality of her harmful drinking habits. Her story isn't just about struggle; it's about finding clarity and strength in sobriety. After hitting rock bottom, Lucy founded Soberistas, one of the first online sobriety communities for women. This episode highlights the importance of community and connection in recovery, as well as the challenges faced by those who drink excessively but don't fit the traditional 'alcoholic' label.
Lucy's narrative is a reminder that recovery is possible and that a supportive community can make all the difference. So, how do you perceive your relationship with alcohol? Could it be time to rethink it?