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“Retired party animal. Professional life-changer.”

My name is Dawn, although these days, many people know me as ‘Sober Fish’.

For most of my adult life, I lived the party lifestyle. On the outside it looked fun, but behind the scenes it was sleepless nights, extreme emotions, toxic relationshits, two-day hangovers and a growing sense that something wasn’t right.

By 2016, I was overweight, my eczema was out of control, and I felt stuck in a loop that was slowly draining the joy out of my life.

Something HAD to change so I decided to do a personal experiment: one whole year without alcohol or cigarettes, and I’d document the journey publicly on social media.

I drank my last alcoholic drink on 27 November 2016, fully expecting to return to my old lifestyle once the year was up.

But something unexpected happened.

That experiment didn’t just change my habits — it actually changed my life! What began as a one-year challenge became a completely new way of living, and I’ve remained alcohol and smoke free ever since.

Today, I support others who feel stuck in the same cycle I once did through coaching, mentoring and my private community, helping them change their relationship with alcohol and build a life they no longer feel the need to escape from. 

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Catch Dawn on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/soberfishie?igsh=ZjVwbjJqaDJmczR3

or on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/share/18vvijBris/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Dawn's Linktree:

https://linktr.ee/Soberfish?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAQqhjhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadjo2U7bFrRAONzzbycrGG000G7TntaAHX6KJAa7Y141EdsrbGnDAFn3jmhLw_aem_NIEBd5DpI53j1Sa6L4HNPQ

Alcohol Explained - William Porter
https://amzn.eu/d/01rqPozm

Glorious Rock Bottom - Bryony Gordon
https://amzn.eu/d/014kt028

Rain in my Heart Documentary - BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00793zq/rain-in-my-heart

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My Instagram is:
https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy

And you can find all my other links at:
https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle

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https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt

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https://nacoa.org.uk/get-involved/donating/donate/