Sober Testimony Episode: Guest Rina Bowring, grew up in church with loving Christian parents. She rebelled and ended up binge drinking by 13, smoking, and using drugs by 16, and eventually numbing postpartum depression she couldn't even name with a bottle of wine every night at 5pm.

This episode is her story of what happened next, the guilt that almost kept her from coming back to God rather than running to Him, and the moment on an ordinary Tuesday morning that changed everything.

No rock bottom.

No dramatic intervention.

Just God's gentle drawing love and grace, showing up quietly, exactly where she was.

What you'll walk away with:

• Why the guilt a Christian woman feels about drinking can either draw her toward God or push her into hiding, and how to tell the difference.
• What was really happening in Rina's brain and body during those "just get through today" years of self-medicating with wine.
• The unexpected, ordinary way her surrender finally happened, and why waiting for rock bottom is a story you don't have to live out.
• What life actually looks like on the other side, when alcohol is no longer standing between you and God.

Guest: Rina Bowring, is a faith-centered, neuroscience-informed alcohol freedom coach who helps women in Australia and New Zealand understand why they drink, renew mindsets keeping them stuck, and find lasting freedom through God's grace instead of white-knuckle willpower.

Rina's Substack: https://rinabowring.substack.com/
Rina's Website: https://www.alcoholfreedom.com.au/

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