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Episode 509: Honesty, Healing, and Recovery with Laura McKowen
Episode 509: Honesty, Healing, and Recovery with Laura McKowen
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Laura McKowen returns to the show! Laura opens up about the turning point that led her to sobriety and the underlying issues she had to confront. She also shares some insights and teachings from her latest book, Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else). She is also the Founder of The Luckiest Club, an international sobriety support community.
We also discuss how drinking is often just one symptom of deeper issues and the importance of honesty and vulnerability in the healing journey. Whether you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, this episode offers insight and hope for anyone seeking a life in recovery and offers a compassionate perspective for understanding and overcoming these challenges.
Some of the topics we discussed include:
Laura's sobriety and the turning point that made her realize she had to get sober (5:24)
How alcohol can be a red flag for underlying issues (7:03)
Substance addictions are only a small part of a bigger issue of addiction that is almost always rooted in trauma (21:16)
Honesty as the foundation for developing healthier coping mechanisms and relationships (23:51)
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We also discuss how drinking is often just one symptom of deeper issues and the importance of honesty and vulnerability in the healing journey. Whether you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, this episode offers insight and hope for anyone seeking a life in recovery and offers a compassionate perspective for understanding and overcoming these challenges.
Some of the topics we discussed include:
Laura's sobriety and the turning point that made her realize she had to get sober (5:24)
How alcohol can be a red flag for underlying issues (7:03)
Substance addictions are only a small part of a bigger issue of addiction that is almost always rooted in trauma (21:16)
Honesty as the foundation for developing healthier coping mechanisms and relationships (23:51)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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