But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. On paper, Sarah Levy's life was on track. Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived- and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. When I eliminated alcohol, my mental health got so much better.Named Most Anticipated by: Good Morning America ・ New York Post ・Pure Wow ・BuzzFeed ・ Los Angeles Times ・ Book Riot ・ Apple Books “I used to go to the gym, go to therapy, and then go to happy hour with my friends and wonder why I felt so anxious the next day. “So many people are self-medicating with substances,” she says. Levy is hoping to reach “anyone struggling with a crutch or bad habit that isn’t serving them anymore and is curious about what’s on the other side.” She’s also sharing her story for young people in particular, especially amidst a mental health crisis. Sarah Levy recounts her sobriety journey in “Drinking Games.” In January she published her memoir, “ Drinking Games ,” exploring what adapting to life without alcohol looks like when it comes to everything from dating to friendships to wedding season. “Somewhere along the way I realized this could be that book I once looked for, and maybe it could help someone else,” she says. She didn’t know anyone her age who didn’t drink, and she couldn’t find a single relatable book about someone who was functional yet struggling, the way she was.īy 28, she got sober, and she journaled her experience. Levy knew she had a problem, so she set out on a desperate search for answers. But when I woke up the next day, I only felt worse.” I drank because I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, and alcohol instantly made me feel like I was a better version of myself. “On paper everything looked ‘normal,’ but I turned to alcohol to numb and cope with emotions I wasn’t properly dealing with,” she tells the Post.

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