In this episode we chat to James Moon from #FancyAWalkMate about his journey to sobriety.

James talks to us about how he grew up in an environment where alcohol was normalised, and how this impacted him as he got older. For James, drinking alcohol led on to taking drugs socially and then more regularly - until he decided that enough was enough and he went to his first AA meeting. This then made him aware of CA (Cocaine Anonymous) too, and following the twelve step programme has helped him to become alcohol and drug free for over two years.

James is hugely passionate about helping other men to remove alcohol and drugs from their life so that they can embrace who they really are - and he's created a group called #FancyAWalkMate which gets men outside in to nature as a way of healing through connection.

This isn't a group that's solely focussed on removing alcohol or drugs, though - James and his #FancyAWalkMate partner Dan want to help men who are struggling with anything at all by encouraging them to join them outside and chat through their problems.

If you're interested in finding out more, search for Fancy A Walk Mate on Facebook - or connect with James directly through his Instagram page, @luna_mountains

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We'd love to hear your story - please get in touch with us directly at [email protected] or go to our website, www.overtheinfluence.co.uk

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All views expressed in this podcast are of the participants themselves, and not necessarily those of Over The Influence (OTI) Ltd. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. We are not medical professionals but normal people giving their own experiences of removing alcohol from their lives, and as such this podcast should not be considered professional advice. If you are dependent on alcohol, or think you may be, we strongly recommend that you seek professional medical advice.

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