Episode 85: Alcohol-Free, Cancer-Free and Reinventing Yourself in Midlife

Beyond The Surface Podcast · Aug 23, 2026 · 57m

In 2019, Kathryn Elliott’s life changed completely. Within six weeks, she stopped drinking after decades of binge drinking and was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. In this episode, Kathryn shares how sobriety and cancer became the catalyst for a much deeper transformation. We talk about her relationship with alcohol, facing her own mortality, leaving a 22-year marriage, rebuilding her life and career, finding love again in her 50s and learning to reconnect with herself. Kathryn also shares why removing alcohol can bring difficult emotions to the surface, and how moving through grief…