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Dr Cassandra Vieten recounts hiding heavy drinking until a colleague intervened

The Mel Robbins Podcast · World Leading Psychologist: How to Manifest Anything & Create the Life You Want · August 10, 2026
Dr Cassandra Vieten recounts hiding heavy drinking until a colleague intervened
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast
World Leading Psychologist: How to Manifest Anything & Create the Life You Want
"There was a time in my life where I had everything I wanted. I had a beautiful place to live. I had an incredible job. I mean, absolutely incredible. There was a lot of pressure and I did go through a divorce. And so when the stress increased a lot, I started drinking very heavily."
Psychologist Dr Cassandra Vieten tells Mel Robbins she began “drinking very heavily” during a high-pressure period that included a divorce, and describes how she initially convinced herself things would be fine if she told no one. Vieten says she eventually disclosed the problem to a colleague, who she recalls immediately offered support and arranged time away from work so she could get help.
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August 10, 2026 · 1h 11m · 4 Egleze moments
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