Aug 28, 2026 · 12 min · 8 segments
You decided you weren’t going to drink. You were doing well. And then… you drank again. So now what? In this episode of The Sober Connection, I’m talking about what happens after a slip, and why the…
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Abi KingHost
Today, I want to talk about a moment that I know very well, and I know a lot of people listening to this will know it too.
So now what? Because I think what happens in the hours and days after that drink can be incredibly important.
And unfortunately, this is also where shame tends to arrive and make everything 10 times worse.
So today I want to talk about what happens when you drink again after genuinely trying not to.
Not to minimize it, not to pretend that it doesn't matter, but also not to turn one decision into evidence that you're incapable of change.
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Today, I want to talk about a moment that I know very well, and I know a lot of people listening to this will know it too.
So now what? Because I think what happens in the hours and days after that drink can be incredibly important.
And unfortunately, this is also where shame tends to arrive and make everything 10 times worse.
So today I want to talk about what happens when you drink again after genuinely trying not to.
Not to minimize it, not to pretend that it doesn't matter, but also not to turn one decision into evidence that you're incapable of change.