Millie Mackintosh hit our TV screens in the early 2010s on reality show Made In Chelsea. Since then, she’s made the life changing decision to quit drinking. Now, she loves her sober lifestyle and supports a huge sober curious community online.

In this emotional episode, she shares her alcohol free journey with world-leading authority on alcohol and drug science, Professor David Nutt. Together, they discuss the normalization of binge drinking culture, why Gen Z is rejecting alcohol and bust a common myth about tequila.

You’ll hear strategies from Millie’s book ‘Bad Drunk’ - which she co-wrote with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon - charting her sober journey and documenting the profound mental and physical health benefits she experienced by quitting booze. Professor David Nutt will help you make informed decisions about your own alcohol consumption with an evidence-based look at how alcohol affects the body and brain.

More from Well Enough:

Follow Well Enough on Instagram here

Follow Emilie on Instagram here

Subscribe to the Well Enough newsletter here

Timecodes

00:00 Millie Mackintosh: My Life-Changing Decision to Quit Drinking

01:07 The Normalization of Binge Drinking Culture

02:12 Why We Drink: Alcohol as a Social Lubricant

03:30 The Stigma of the "Problem Drinker"

04:30 Understanding Shame and Dependency

05:15 Does Tequila *Actually* Make You Happy?

06:15 Why Gen Z is Rejecting Alcohol

07:22 The Immediate Benefits: Weight Loss and Clarity

09:20 Natural Dopamine Hits

10:35 Why Non-Alcoholic Wine Often Fails

11:30 The Science of "Functional" Alcohol Alternatives

14:35 How to Quit Alcohol

16:20 Navigating Pubs When You Don't Drink

19:00 Handling Peer Pressure and Social Cues

20:25 Losing Friends When You Get Sober

21:40 How to Tell If You Are Drinking Too Much

23:15 Helping a Friend: How to Talk About Drinking

25:40 Alcohol and Cancer Risk

26:45 Is Any Amount of Alcohol Safe?

28:05 The True Economic Cost of Hangovers

33:50 Advice for Partners

38:00 Sobriety and Parenting

More from today’s guests:

Millie Mackintosh’s book ‘Bad Drunk’ here

David’s book ‘Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health’ here

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.