#105 – Gina Sacco: Girl Talk

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I’m 33 and I am a native to Virginia. I was born and raised in Charlottesville, VA and currently reside in Richmond. I am a Dog Momma of two adorable rescue dogs, Dude and Blanche.

I come from a split family- 2 moms, 2 dads, lots of siblings/bonus siblings and all of my grandparents also divorced and remarried on each side. So, long story short, my childhood was super traumatic and dysfunctional, but I always got a ton of Christmas and Birthday gifts! (Silver linings, am I right!?)

Not only am I a grateful alcoholic in recovery, I have struggled with addiction since I can remember. I developed a severe eating disorder in middle school and when I was removed from my household at the age of 16, the eating disorder also went away. (I’ll save that story for another podcast.) food, toxic men, sex, drugs and alcohol…whatever could fill the huge hole that was myself…I needed it all.

I am an ACOA (Adult Child of an Alcoholic) and my Mom and I are in recovery together. She’s been sober for over five years and has been such an inspiration. (Yes, we are like the show “Mom.” We go to meetings together but luckily, relapses aren’t a part of our journeys. Oh, and neither of us were strippers…)

I enjoy being outdoors and being super active, but also have been known to binge watch Netflix for an entire weekend (it’s called self-care and balance y’all..haha). I enjoy comedy and one of my daily affirmations is “I will inspire and make thousands of people laugh today.”

Being sober has been the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. The greatest decision I have ever made for myself, and I told myself, to never question that decision I made back on June 20th, 2021. I haven’t drank since, I don’t think about alcohol…and I love my new life living sober. When you hate yourself and your life for 32ish years, and you think “welp, this is it..this is how life is going to be…” and you realize it’s not once your sober, that life is so amazing, being present is such a gift, I would never go back…staying sober is my only option, this is a never ending journey of healing and growth..and I hope to inspire others along the way.

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