# From Blackout Drunk to 7 Years Sober: Sue Tickle's Story of Quit Drinking Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-for-the-road-the-quit-drinking-podcast-3741204/from-blackout-drunk-to-7-years-sober-sue-tickle-s-story-of-quit-drinking Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-for-the-road-the-quit-drinking-podcast-3741204/from-blackout-drunk-to-7-years-sober-sue-tickle-s-story-of-quit-drinking.md Podcast: [One for the Road: The Quit Drinking Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-for-the-road-the-quit-drinking-podcast-3741204) Published: 2026-01-30T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/one-for-the-road-1/episodes/sue-tickle Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64a1692cfc86ab00111f2ce6/e/697b9e0065942209530afa97/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-for-the-road-the-quit-drinking-podcast-3741204/episodes/from-blackout-drunk-to-7-years-sober-sue-tickle-s-story-of-quit-drinking Duration seconds: 3465 ## Resource Sue Tickle was a senior NHS manager, a mum of two, and secretly drinking two to three bottles of wine every single night. Nobody at work knew. Nobody stepped in. Then one morning after blacking out at her sister's hen party, her mum rang and said five words that changed her life. "You're turning into your dad." Sue never touched another drink. That was over seven years ago. In this episode she and Sober Dave talk about what it really looks like to function on the outside while falling apart behind closed doors, the grief that sent her spiraling, self sabotage in sobriety, and why putting the glass down is only the beginning. Sue now runs women's wellness retreats in Bali and coaches others through sobriety using breathwork and sound healing. To read more of my story over the 7 years –  All Shiny and New – Sue Tickle To join sober space Facebook Page –  Sober Space | Facebook Follow me on Instagram –  https://www.instagram.com/sober_space_ To subscribe to the daily coaching group for a small fee -  Tickle Life Coaching If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave  https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/ or via my website  https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/ Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice. www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services https://nacoa.org.uk/ Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/ www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-for-the-road-the-quit-drinking-podcast-3741204/episodes/from-blackout-drunk-to-7-years-sober-sue-tickle-s-story-of-quit-drinking/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-for-the-road-the-quit-drinking-podcast-3741204/from-blackout-drunk-to-7-years-sober-sue-tickle-s-story-of-quit-drinking.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.