Sober AF* Book Review

We ALL have our own, unique wellness journey. And each persons story is different from the next. Some journeys endeavor eat disorders, others involve struggling with health issues, and some, like Sarah Ordo’s include battling alcoholism.

I recently read Sarah’s book called Sober AF* and I just KNEW I wanted to do a review and get her on the blog after reading her story. Her book chronicles her road to recovery and how her alcoholism affected each and every aspect of her life.

This wellness story is so empowering whether you have been affected by alcoholism or not. Grab a pink lady apple booch and read my review followed by my interview with Sarah. The link to purchase her book is at the end of the post.

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SOBER AF Book Review

Sarah is your not so typical millennial overachiever living in the suburbs of Detroit. Her resume is a mile long as she is a makeup artist, entrepreneur, Youtuber, Blogger, Self-published author, and dog mom. She runs her own business 24Luxe Hair & Makeup, which is an award winning on-location beauty team for weddings and events and also does a lot of social media beauty & lifestyle videos on her Youtube channel.

Her first book, Sober AF* is a memoir about her road to recovery and the difficulties of getting sober. She starts the book off by describing a near-death experience that leaves her in a hospital. From then on, she decides to become sober, cold turkey. She leaves nothing to the imagination as she details all the difficulties she faced during the first two years getting sober. This includes her anxiety, depression, rebuilding of familial relationships, dating while sober and even her spiritual journey thereafter.

Sarah is brutally honest and I think that is what makes the book Sober AF* both relateable and respectable. Sarah doesn’t sugar coat the process. She is the real deal. I highly recommend this easy read if you are looking for a good nonfiction or memoir read!

Jump below for my short interview with Sarah!

Interview with Sarah Ordo

Q: I would imagine that it was really hard to relive your past while writing Sober AF.

Sarah: The book was extremely therapeutic! I found myself on an emotional roller coaster numerous times while writing it. It was almost like journaling through the issues as I wrote them. It forced me to face, understand, and overcome many things about myself and my life. Putting it all on paper and sending it out into the world was an extremely empowering thing for me.

Q: What do you hope people takeaway from your journey after reading your book?

Sarah: I hope readers can see that alcoholism is extremely normalized in today’s world. It is often glamorized and made to look “cool”. There are a lot of young women in the world that have had negative experiences and negative things happen in their lives due to alcohol abuse, including myself. I want readers to understand that even if you are just a binge drinker that blacks out every weekend, you may still have a dangerous relationship with alcohol. I hope to share that it is possible to still have a fun, beautiful, fulfilling life with or without the bottle. I hope to inspire others that they can change their life for the better too.

Q: I definitely believe Sober AF encompassed all of that! What is next on the horizon?

Sarah: My second book Innerbloom (due out in early December) is all about creating true inner happiness and your best life possible. I wanted to create a personal development/memoir hybrid to share my journey and inspire others to do the same in their own lives. I share my personal experiences in my life and how I created my best life after getting sober while presenting the reader with the questions to ask themselves and the areas to look at in their own life.The book will leave women feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to transform their own lives into the best one that they can!

Q: What advice do you want to leave with the BYOK readers?

Sarah: My advice is that if you truly want to get back to yourself and who you are, you need to cut through a lot of the bullshit and get back to the basics. There needs to be a whole lot of self love and rediscovery. If you are willing to do the self-work and make the changes necessary in your own life, you are capable of turning it into anything you want. We are in the driver’s seat of our own lives and we can steer it in any direction we chose. If YOU want to create you life into your best life possible, YOU are the only one that has the power to go out and do it.

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If you want to purchase a copy of Sarah’s book Sober AF you can find it here.

She is also on INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE & has her own WEBSITE.

What did y’all think of her interview?

xx Erica

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