She Drank 4 Liters of Vodka a Day | Mailinn’s Sobriety StoryShe Drank 4 Liters of Vodka a Day | Mailinn’s Sobriety Story
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety Stories
Malin shares how daily drinking escalated to four litres of vodka, multi-organ failure and a coma, and how she rebuilt her life and health in sobriety. Her story focuses on denial, family support, physical recovery and the deep gratitude she feels for a second chance at life.
46:22•24 Jun 2026
From Four Litres of Vodka a Day to a Second Chance at Life: Malin’s Story
Episode Overview
- Red flags often appear years before a crisis, but excuses and beliefs like being 'too young' can delay action.
- Alcohol may feel like a way to numb anxiety, grief and stress, but it gradually steals health, relationships and self-respect.
- Supportive family and friends who refuse to shame or abandon someone can be a crucial lifeline during addiction and recovery.
- A medical crisis or rock bottom can become a turning point, but it is far better to seek help before reaching that stage.
- Sobriety can bring deep gratitude for simple things – walking, eating, holidays with family – and a sense of a meaningful second chance.
“My gratitude is my reward for the hell I’ve been through.”
Interested in the personal battles against addiction? This conversation with Malin on Sober Motivation hits hard from the very first minute. At 21, Malin was drinking every day. By 28, she was consuming up to four litres of vodka a day, vomiting blood, weighing 165 kilos, and facing multi-organ failure. Doctors told her she probably wouldn’t survive.
She describes the horrifying reality of those final drinking years as “literal hell”, where even walking to the toilet made her cry from exhaustion and she was “drinking like 7,000 calories a day”. Malin walks through her story from early teenage drinking in rural Norway, through years of denial and excuses, to the point where she was so ill she was writing letters for her family to read after she died.
She explains how anxiety, grief and feeling “not good enough” made alcohol feel like medication: “I just wanted to numb all the feelings. I didn’t want to think about the future, the past, anything.” You’ll also hear about the extraordinary loyalty of her family and friends, who refused to abandon her even when she was at her worst: “We wouldn’t cut you out of our lives if you had cancer.
So why on earth should we cut you off when you’re clearly sick?” That love, plus one honest doctor who told her she’d die if she left the hospital, opened the door to her second chance. Now six years sober, Malin talks about relearning to walk, losing around 100 kilos, and the everyday joy of a simple life: ordering a soda at a restaurant, getting off the toilet by herself, waking up without needing to drink.
Her gratitude is constant: “My gratitude is my reward for the hell I’ve been through.” If you’ve spotted red flags in your own drinking, Malin’s story might be the nudge you need to ask: how long are you going to wait before choosing a different life?
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