Millie Mackintosh: How Sobriety Made Me A Better Mum

Millie Mackintosh hit our TV screens in the early 2010s on reality show Made In Chelsea. Since then, she’s made the life changing decision to quit drinking. Now, she loves her sober lifestyle and supports a huge sober curious community online.

In this emotional episode, she shares her alcohol free journey with world-leading authority on alcohol and drug science, Professor David Nutt. Together, they discuss the normalization of binge drinking culture, why Gen Z is rejecting alcohol and bust a common myth about tequila.

You’ll hear strategies from Millie’s book ‘Bad Drunk’ - which she co-wrote with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon - charting her sober journey and documenting the profound mental and physical health benefits she experienced by quitting booze. Professor David Nutt will help you make informed decisions about your own alcohol consumption with an evidence-based look at how alcohol affects the body and brain.

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Timecodes
00:00 Millie Mackintosh: My Life-Changing Decision to Quit Drinking
01:07 The Normalization of Binge Drinking Culture
02:12 Why We Drink: Alcohol as a Social Lubricant
03:30 The Stigma of the "Problem Drinker"
04:30 Understanding Shame and Dependency
05:15 Does Tequila Actually Make You Happy?
06:15 Why Gen Z is Rejecting Alcohol
07:22 The Immediate Benefits: Weight Loss and Clarity
09:20 Natural Dopamine Hits
11:30 The Science of "Functional" Alcohol Alternatives
14:35 How to Quit Alcohol
16:20 Navigating Pubs When You Don't Drink
19:00 Handling Peer Pressure and Social Cues
20:25 Losing Friends When You Get Sober
21:40 How to Tell If You Are Drinking Too Much
23:15 Helping a Friend: How to Talk About Drinking
25:40 Alcohol and Cancer Risk
26:45 Is Any Amount of Alcohol Safe?
28:05 The True Economic Cost of Hangovers
33:50 Advice for Partners
38:00 Sobriety and Parenting

More from today’s guests:
Millie Mackintosh ‘Bad Drunk’ | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Drunk-fo...
David’s book ‘Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health’ | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drink-Scienc...