Personal Growth and Getting Uncomfortable with Kevin Bellack, The Sober Ginger
“Every emotion, my hand twitched for a glass. If I was sad, if I was angry, if I was happy, everything—I used alcohol to cover it up.”
Kevin Bellack had a great career and a loving family, but watched his drinking spiral out of control as he used it to manage job-related stress and keep his emotions at bay. After spending time stuck in the cycle of wanting to quit, he finally reached out to a therapist—a single step that changed his life.
Kevin Bellack had a great career and a loving family, but watched his drinking spiral out of control as he used it to manage job-related stress and keep his emotions at bay. After spending time stuck in the cycle of wanting to quit, he finally reached out to a therapist—a single step that changed his life.
In this episode, Kevin shares:
- How sobriety has given him the opportunity to understand himself better and invest in himself more
- How much of his personal growth has come through acceptance with discomfort
- How he’s grown from someone who drank to avoid his emotions into someone who shares his innermost thoughts with an online audience
- How little habits help him achieve big goals
Kevin, also known as The Sober Ginger, is an alcohol free accountant and co-host on the 1,000 Hours Dry and 1,000 Hours Dry Stag pages on Instagram. He is 41 years old and lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and daughter.