26. Battling a private hell in the public eye with comedian Fiona O'loughlin

In this episode I chat with much loved Australian comedian and author Fiona O'loughlin.  Fiona has had quite a public battle with alcohol and has  she has just released her second book, Truths from an Unreliable Witness where she bares all and holds nothing back.  The book takes us through her journey with alcohol,  how it spiralled out of control,  and how relapse after heart breaking relapse she slowly lost everything,  her marriage,  a home to live and almost lost her life.   She is now back from the brink and rebuilding from a much more spiritual place.  A bit about Fiona. Fiona O’Loughlin is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian. She is an accomplished Author, TV presenter and Media Personality. Cast in the 2018 Network Ten Program “I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here” Fiona won the title of Queen of the Jungle.Fiona has been a constant fixture on all Australian networks since her first appearance at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.The award-winning national documentary series, Australian Story, filmed an episode on Fiona, which rated over 1.3 million viewers.Fiona has overcome a well-documented ‘battle with the bottle’. This, like the other aspects of her life, has become ‘material’ for her stand-up. And Fiona is even funnier sober.Find out more about Fiona through her website https://fionao.com.au/Follow Fiona on her insta @thefionaoloughlinFiona's book,  Truths from an Unreliable Witness is available in all good book stores or here on Audible   https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Truths-from-an-Unreliable-Witness-Audiobook/0733646263For more resources go to www.iquitalcohol.com.auTo order the How I Quit Alcohol Playbook go to www.iquitalcohol.com.auThis podcast was proudly brought to you by Monday Distillery,  purveyors of beautiful,  sugar free,  non-alcoholic beverages.   To find out more about them or to order some of their beautiful offerings head to https://mondaydistillery.com or  https://osunsparkling.com/Music for Monday Distillery ads by Ash GrunwaldMusic for Podcast intro and outro written by Danni Carr performed by Mr Cassidy  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.