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How to Survive the Newcomer Grind, Healing Shame, and Living Clean

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Today my guest is the fabulous host of The Chasing Heroine Podcast. I just wanna say, buckle up, because you are in for a wild ride. When you get two ADHD women together who are super passionate about Game of Thrones, telling stories and recovery, you get a wild episode!    I loved this episode because Jeannine is so transparent, vulnerable, and honest about her struggles with her 15 year addiction. She isn’t afraid to tell it like it was or share the wisdom of lessons learned in recovery. She is a living miracle of transformation and I can’t wait for you to meet her!   But before we jump in, I would like to share a quote that has really been working on my soul as of late. The quote is from Peter Crone who said ”Life will bring you people and circumstances to reveal where you are not free.”     I heard it right when I was feeling super triggered by someone very close to me who is suffering. I immediately recognized it as very old pain from my childhoo...

Chris Stewart on Breaking Heroin Addiction and Healing from Codependency

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Today my guest is Chris Stewart. He’s an author, motivational speaker, and an inspiring person in long term recovery. When he was 15 he chose to leave his family and become a rock star rather than go to Europe to live with his parents who were missionaries. As you can imagine, it was a rough road. Chris shares what it was like to be on his own so young, how he fell into addiction, years of relapse and finally how he was able to break his addiction and build a life of purpose and meaning. He has dedicated his life to helping others recover from addiction, so you know I love him already!   But before we jump in, I want to share something I learned from a guest I’m scheduled to interview, China Brezner. She is the Clinical Director at Clear Recovery Center and a licensed marriage family therapist. So before I interview anyone on the podcast, I do a pre interview chat to kinda break the ice and discuss topics for the podcast. What came out of my chat with China was the idea that in o...