DeAnna Pappas Gets Real About Her Road to Sobriety: ‘My Affair Was With Alcohol’

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00:00I don't drink alcohol. I never did drugs. So thankfully, that wasn't my thing. But I have

00:06had moments in the last few years, especially, you know, during the depths of my pain,

00:14I have dealt with a lot of loss in my life. I have a lot of loss. And

00:21I would chalk up divorce the same as that. I had to grieve on every level. I didn't just

00:28grieve the loss of my marriage and my ex-husband, but you know, the loss of his family. And in moments

00:35where I was in deep amounts of pain and sadness, I chose to drink, right? I mean, my affair was with

00:44alcohol. And that's my piece to carry. So yeah, I have chosen to give up alcohol. It clearly was

00:53unhealthy for me. It's not the reason. Neither here nor there. But I just took a deep look at

01:02my life and where it was going. And it wasn't headed in a direction where I wanted to. And if

01:08alcohol was the one thing that I could give up, then by all means, I was willing to do it. And

01:13you know what? It's been the best decision that I ever could have made. I feel so much better.

01:17Uh, I sleep really great, which is awesome. And the other piece is like, I've become

01:25more clear on myself and more in touch with myself and also my higher power.

01:32I walk in that every day and I'm not joking. Like every morning before my feet hit the floor,

01:38my prayer is like, Lord, help me, right? Bless him. Help me. I want to be a better woman. I want to be a

01:47better mother. I want to be a better friend. I want to be a better person.

01:52I want to be a better partner.