Two months ago, Author/philanthropist Janet Mbugua revealed that she was almost clocking 2 years of sobriety, a revelation that excited fans but also made her a target of critics.
In a video shared on her Instagram page, the mother of 2 touched on how she has been getting a lot of questions in regard to how life has been post-drinking and in general about her alcoholic journey.
The former news anchor added that she was also getting judged by people for being around alcohol after publicly claiming that she had quit the drink.
"I did not have an attachment to or have a dangerous drinking habit, it is important that I mention that. I just wanted to make that clear," Janet started off.
During the video, she opened up on how for her there was a fear of escalating and that is why she decided to quit.
"If I had a bad day, I'd just have a glass of wine, I'm going out, I'm stressed I'd have some alcohol. Whatever it was, I'd just sort of use it to cope. It didn't become this dangerous pattern but it could have," added the human rights activist.
Captioning the video Janet went on to write;
"Sobriety is having its moment. “Sober-curious” or “mindful drinking” are now familiar phrases; Sober October and Dry January are popular trends [however] Sober October and Dry January were not on my list of reasons to stop drinking.
In fact, I’m not sure if I had heard of them. But since I talked about my own journey without alcohol in one of my videos (Choose Your Hard), I’ve gotten questions from many of you about what I’m learning as I go along.
Another important disclaimer - I will continue to attend events, activities, and get-togethers of colleagues, friends, and family, that serve alcohol.
I have no issue at all with that, not only because I’m comfortable even within such settings, but because my conversations around sobriety do not mean that I condemn people's choice to use alcohol. So you’ll definitely see me there from time to time, juice or mocktail in hand!
I’d also like to add that if you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for professional help and know that you are not alone 🙏🏾,"
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