When I was young and away at college for the first time, I spent A LOT of time having drunk sex with men. Looking back on it now, I can clearly see that I was struggling with so many things- my self-esteem and body image, my sexual orientation, my total unpreparedness for living away from my abusive parents, my social…

I feel there’s also a cultural phenomenon that I absorbed. A drink after work to relax, “study juice” ie wine, beers with friends. There is a real effort to normalize excessive drinking in our culture that I only noticed when I stepped away from alcohol. I also noticed myself getting sneaky about refilling my…