Sober Curious: What Happens When You Quit Drinking with Vanessa Royle

Sober Curious: What Happens When You Quit Drinking? // Why I Stopped Drinking (Even Though I Didn't Have To) In this video, Vanessa Royle joins Paige Major and Jenna Williams on Wake Up, Sunshine to talk about what really happens when you quit drinking and live an alcohol-free lifestyle. If you've ever wondered whether you should stop drinking alcohol, or you're somewhere in that sober curious stage of just noticing how alcohol shows up in your life, this video is for you. Vanessa didn't give up alcohol after some big blowup. During COVID she was having nightly wine, Zoom happy hours, hangovers, and bad panic attacks, so she cut it out to see if it would help, and six years later she's still sober. We get into her sobriety journey, the sober curious movement, motherhood without the hangover, and how her search for a better non-alcoholic option became her company, Tilden. It's an honest, relatable conversation for anyone who's ever thought "I quit drinking" but felt like they didn't have a good enough reason. IN THIS EPISODE: ☀️ Why panic attacks during COVID led Vanessa to experiment with not drinking ☀️ Questioning alcohol without a dramatic rock bottom ☀️ Starting business school as someone who didn't drink ☀️ How alcohol had helped Vanessa fill boredom and "speed up time" ☀️ How her search for better non-alcoholic cocktails options became Tilden ☀️ What six years without alcohol has meant for her motherhood, confidence, and trust in herself CONNECT WITH VANESSA ROYLE Tilden: https://drinktilden.com Vanessa's LinkedIn:   / vanessaroyle   ________________________________ 🎙️ABOUT THE SHOW Wake Up, Sunshine is the friend who shows up, throws open the curtains, and reminds you that you're allowed to want more. Hosted by cousins Paige Major and Jenna Williams, it's real conversations for women in the middle of becoming — through growth, healing, spirituality, identity, and the big life transitions nobody hands you a map for. Every week, we sit down with women who've moved through something and come out more themselves on the other side. Come for the story, stay because you feel a little less alone. ☀️🩵 CONNECT WITH US 🌐 Weekly sunshine mail: https://wakeupsunshine.co 📸 Instagram:   / wakeupsunshinepodcast   Enjoyed this episode? Help us grow our community — share it with a friend who'd connect with the conversation, and follow, subscribe, rate, or leave a review wherever you listen. DISCLAIMER Wake Up, Sunshine is for inspiration and entertainment. We share our own stories and opinions, and our guests share theirs — none of it is professional advice. Nothing here is legal, medical, financial, or mental health advice, and it's not a substitute for care from a qualified professional. Jenna is an attorney, but she is not your attorney, and nothing shared on this show creates an attorney-client relationship. Please make your own decisions with the right support for your situation. This description may contain affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you — we only share things we actually love.