Do traditional substance use labels feel like they don’t fit? Society identifies substance use as black and white – extreme abuse/physical addiction or moderate/normal. What do you do when you feel like either extreme is not you? This can leave you feeling isolated and misunderstood as you begin to question your use. Enter ‘Gray Area Drinking’, a term that is gaining in popularity and one we both identify with. Pop on your headset and follow along as we breakdown gray area drinking, the stigma around labels and our personal experiences with AA.

Show Mentions:
Jolene Park – Gray Area Drinking

https://www.ted.com/talks/jolene_park_gray_area_drinking

https://grayareadrinkers.com/

AA – Worldwide  https://www.aa.org/aa-around-the-world