Instagram: @santymathews

 What’s your name and drug of choice? Santy. Alcohol.

What’s your sobriety date? 7th August 2018

Give us a little background information. I live in Pune, India

Am widowed and am the proud father of 2 handsome boys (22 n 18 years old).

I have a MBA degree and have some serious mileage in heading companies in the Corporate World in India a mix of Family Owned & Multi National.

I am a certified Life Coach & Practical Business Coach as well as Leadership mentor. So I specialise in revenue increase n leadership grooming.

My passion is grooming recovering alcoholics n addicts to retake charge of their lives, jobs, businesses and become contributing members of their families n society

Describe your experience as an addict. Unmanageable

When did you realize your life had become unmanageable? 2018

What did your recovery look like? Smooth with mental n emotional support from my Late father , mother & sister

How are you doing these days? I am rocking full bast nowdays

What do you do to maintain sobriety? Regimented Daily routine

4:30 am wake-up

5 am 10k run

Work day as per the days or clients needs

Basic weights @ home ( Not worked out in a gym since 2002)

Plated & weighed high protein meals

Lots n lots of Netflix n Amazon Prime

Zilch meeting up n hanging out with alcoholic friends n places .

What are you grateful for? Grateful for Sobriety/ family support/ The fantastic IG Sober Community

Any advice you would give to newly sober folks? Loose your old crowd of alcoholic/using friends. They r dead weight.

Be point blank vocal n upfront about your sobriety when people ask u or try n force u to have a drink. Tell them it's none of their business what u drink. They will not bother u ever again 😁😁

A lot of my therapy comes from my dog Rex who is my shadow