Sober Yoga Girl (Alexandra McRobert)

Sober Yoga Girl (Alexandra McRobert)

#173 Turning the Obstacle into the Opportunity

Lessons from Ganesha

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Alexandra McRobert
Nov 16, 2025
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In 2019, I quit drinking. Even though I was proud of how many days I had put together, I carried so much shame about how bad things had quietly gotten. I didn’t want anyone to know. I shared bits of my story with a few close friends and colleagues in Abu Dhabi, but posting publicly on Instagram or Facebook felt impossible.

When an online sobriety program…

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