This week's Sober Stories from Everyday People podcast episode is with Marie Shaw from @unfunk_your_soul and @unfunk_your_soul_podcast. Marie lives in Staffordshire and is 576 days sober at the time of this recording. Following redundancy, Marie changed her career and moved into the wellness space, training as an Exhale meditation instructor and offering clients healing, growth and relaxation through music, movement and meditation. Marie started to realise that alcohol was not aligning with who she wanted to be. Marie became fed up with drinking 'just because' and decided to start a journey of sober curiosity that eventually resulted in her current stint of long term sobriety. Marie relied on tools she built in her new career including journaling, meditation, music, movement and engaging in simple, but joyful pursuits.