Emily's Transformation: From University Drinking to Sober Advocate

I think a lot of it is the sort of job that you get into and then the relationships that you then get exposed to and the culture of that company which for me when I was 26 to nearly 35 I was working in a company that really I wouldn't say promoted drinking but that's an easy way to socialize it's an easy way to network if you're trying to sell something you need those good relationships and it's an easy way to build that connection without really having to get to know someone. It's used a lot and it's also hard day relax that's fine go out come on let's treat ourselves and I guess particularly in London you've got you know like the slanky bars let's go to the rooftop and drink prosecco up there or you know you've got all the different places you can go and just yeah I think in London particularly inner London so not I mean I was living a little bit more in the suburbs probably sort of more uh like Twickenham and Kingston and but when you're kind of in central London it is more glamorous there are a lot more places to go and I can totally see how you easily get caught up in that in your mid-20s