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On this week's podcast, Coach Blu speaks to Katie Hanke. At one time, Katie weighed 380 pounds, had 26 medical diagnoses, took 50 prescriptions, had chronic depression/anxiety, and struggled with addictive eating, opioid, and alcohol use. Listen as she describes her journey by turning her mess into a powerful message. A story of hope, self-exploration, self-experimentation, consistency, and discipline will inspire you to erase and replace aspects in your own life. Please join Addict to Athlete’s Patreon support page and help us turn the mess of addiction into the message of sobriety! Websight: https://katiehankewellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlphaFemalesNorthwest Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCD2igUDdfYIP3JWkVzswzQ https://www.patreon.com/addicttoathlete Please visit our website for more information on Team Addict to Athlete and Addiction Recovery Podcasts. https://www.AddictToAthlete.org

On today’s episode I share with you about some of the growing that’s happening and thoughts that are going on around the podcast, the direction it’s going and how it’s absolutely ok to change your mind at anytime.

 

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They Whine, I Wine. It's Wine O'Clock. Mommy's Sippy Cup. You've probably seen the memes, merchandising, and movies associated with what's now known as the "mommy wine culture." Samantha Perkins, author of Alive AF, One Anxious Mom's Journey to Becoming Alcohol Free, gets honest and real about her nightly chardonnays while parenting her two children under 5. This is a brave conversation we shouldn't shy away from.

https://www.amazon.com/Alive-AF-Anxious-Journey-Becoming-ebook/dp/B08RF1LSMP

https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Luckiest-Surprising-Magic/dp/160868654X

What are the "five o'clocks" and why do they no longer mess with Dana?

Join us on The Neighborgood for Season two! We are starting to dig a little deeper into our stories, and this week we do just that by sharing more of Dana's recovery story. In today's episode she discusses the witching hour, addiction, and how her son, Henry, called her out on it, at three years old.

Topics in episode 15:

Book discussion: Birds, Art, Life by Kyo Maclear

Making traditions and NOT making them... when to "go with the flow" and when to stick to the patterns

Perfectionism and the holidays

Alcoholism and the "witching hour"

Relapse

Raising kids when you're in recovery

Preteens and questions about sobriety

Mealtime planning 

Helicopter parenting vs. letting go

Boundaries and kids

Sober life and its benefits

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Listen to the cutest little voice as Lori talks with her 7 year old daughter, Madison. Madison shares a few of her favorite things AND offers advice to listeners. In this episode Lori and Madison talk about:

Madison’s favorites.

Our big ass blended family.

Advice from a 7-year-old #justbeyou

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to dos.

Jesus’ birthday and Maddie goes to bible study.

Family traditions. #reindeerfood #cookiesforsanta #steakandcrab

Have you ever played “high low day” with your family?

• What’s your high of the day?
• What’s your low of the day?
• What are you looking forward to?

Madison’s favorite holiday! Christmas, because it’s the big holiday and there’s different things like Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, not just one type of holiday.

Last piece of advice…. Make sure you follow your dreams.

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The Sober Mom Squad is just as it sounds: A Squad of Moms who are already sober, those who are just dipping their toes in exploring an alcohol free lifestyle, and everything in between!

It was my pleasure having the entire squad on the pod. What an honor! Listen for all things mommy wine culture, holiday advice and best of the show…. WHO IS ON THE NAUGHTY LIST? No topic was off limits and the squad was a delightful mix of intelligent, fierce, pretty funny mommas.

“This group was started during the COVID pandemic from an instagram post by the founder, Emily Lynn Paulson, asking how she could be of service to her audience.

Jen Elizabeth, Michelle Smith, Celeste Yvonne and Jessica Landon immediately answered the call, and the Sober Mom Squad was born!

As mothers, we need to connect, share experiences, share expertise, hear stories, and tell our own.  We need to know that we are not alone, and we need to feel that we are in a safe environment away from judgement and stigma. So, we started hosting a weekly free virtual meeting over zoom, discussing all things motherhood, the trials of suddenly homeschooling, the new dynamics of home life, and doing it all without "mommy juice."

We found that this community filled a need that had never been filled before, so we expanded it to help even more women. Women, just like you, who are inundated with wine memes and spiked seltzer ads, yet demand MORE for yourself and your families. Women like you, who don't want their kids to grow up with a mom who needs wine to survive them.

The five of us have very different backgrounds, live in different states, come from different walks of life, have different areas of expertise and training, and have different sobriety journeys. Our kids range in age from infant to 16 years old. The thing we have in common is a desire to raise children in homes where alcohol is not the focus.

Our common goal is to help other women do the same thing.” – Sober Mom Squad

MEET THE SQUAD:

Emily Paulson: Emily is a writer, speaker, Certified Naked Mind Coach. She Recovers Designated Coach, and a member of the long-term recovery community. Sober since January 2, 2017, she has appeared on media outlets including The Doctors, Parade, Today Parents, and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse. Emily is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and a contributor in Addiction Diaries: Stories of Darkness, Hope, And All That Falls In Between. She resides in Seattle with her husband and their five children.

https://www.instagram.com/highlightrealrecovery/

https://www.facebook.com/emmypaulson

Celeste Yvonne: Celeste is a public figure who writes about all things parenting. She’s written for The Washington Post and Today Show, to name just a few. Celeste's writing resonates with mothers everywhere, and she speaks with a candor and honesty that is unusual in this world of filters. In 2018, Celeste openly spoke about her struggles with alcohol and announced her commitment to becoming a sober mom. Her piece about a play date that went sideways when another mom started serving mimosas has reached over 14 million people. Celeste lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband and two boys.

https://www.instagram.com/theultimatemomchallenge/

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https://www.pinterest.com/andwhatamom/

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Jen Elizabeth: Jen is a writer, speaker, trauma educator, and the founder of Resurrektion of Me, a community for people healing from trauma and addiction. She is the author of the book, “Shape of a Woman.” And host of the “Sober Mom Squad.” As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, familial abuse, addiction, and the prison system. After spending the majority of her adult life experiencing homelessness, she has taken her power back and dedicated herself to helping others heal from trauma. Her incredible story and triumphant recovery has been shared worldwide in publications including The Mirror, LAD Bible, The Sun, and The Daily Mail. She is a mother to two incredible children and lives is beautiful Southern California.

https://www.instagram.com/resurrektion_of_me/

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https://mobile.twitter.com/resurrekt_of_me?lang=en

Jessica Landon: Jessica Landon is a Writer, Actor, Certified Resilience Recovery Coach, Speaker and new Mom. As a comedic actress, Jessica has appeared on Comedy Central’s MADtv, Robot Chicken, Jamie Foxx Sketch Comedy Show, Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh, and NBC’s Medical Investigations. A few years into her acting career she spiraled into a nonfunctioning alcoholic; destroying all of her relationships and her career. After surviving many tussles with death, including a brain hemorrhage in 2013, she was finally able to overcome her addiction; fully embracing a life of forgiveness, gratitude, love and sobriety. Turning her life around in Jan 2014, she made it her mission to help others struggling with addiction. Her harrowing journey has since been published in news outlets across the globe: The Daily Mail, Fox News, Yahoo, The Sun, The Mirror, LAD Bible, Popculture, Blast, and Newsweek. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her fiancé and one year old baby boy. She has recently finished writing her memoir, HUMAN ON FIRE.

https://www.facebook.com/Jessicaslandon/

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https://www.youtube.com/user/jesslandon

Michelle Smith: Michelle is an author, speaker, podcaster, and founder of Recovery is the New Black, a digital community for moms in recovery. As a wife and working mother of two, she fell into the "mommy juice" drinking culture. Michelle found a way out and has been in recovery from alcohol abuse since 2016. As a certified addiction and mental health counselor, she provides services to other moms who are seeking supportive alternatives to a boozy culture that tells us alcohol is an accessory to motherhood. Michelle has 20 years of experience in the field of addiction medicine and behavioral health treatment.

https://www.instagram.com/recoveryisthenewblack_/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/128863161079299/

https://twitter.com/Michelle80Smith

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Sober Sally Diaries || A series of blog readings brought to you by the Recovery Hour Podcast. Listen to the private thoughts of Lori Windfeldt, a woman in long term recovery from alcohol use disorder, anxiety, depression, panic disorder, workaholism, perfectionism, divorce, intergenerational trauma and grief (to name a few).

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Get ready for the laughs! In typical Lori fashion, she gets her guests comfortable enough to share their not so best moments. Dara talks motherhood, substance use disorders (weed, alcohol), being ballsy enough to plan her wedding, before her engagement. From troubles getting pregnant (while sober), to the I.U.I. process (not fun), Dara shares her most intimate moments, while keeping us laughing.

Living in and working in NYC, relationships, sex sheets, parent's illnesses, mother in law, 12 step work and more... no topic is off limits. Buckle up... it's quite the ride.

DARA MEYER BIO: Dara Meyer, a former production events director for the National Football League, MTV and Billboard, has been producing events, ranging from small intimate tapings to large-scale nationally televised concerts, for over 20 years. With responsibilities that include marketing integration, sponsorship, red carpet/step and repeat entry, green room, pre/post party planning and event ticketing, Dara has separated herself as a market leader in the production events industry.

After leaving Billboard in 2015 to start her own production firm, Upfront Productions, Dara was asked to work on the first UNITE to Face Addiction Event.  A concert for 25,000 people on the National Mall in Washington D.C., Dara would see events like this many a time in her career, this event however, was different. 

With a mission to dispel the stigmas associated towards addiction this concert was a first of its kind.  Addressing the issue was especially meaningful to Dara, herself in recovery since 2010.  It was the first time she was able to marry her two passions, her career and her recovery…  

Since then Dara has continued to spend time working on bringing light to the importance of recovery through events and conferences dedicated to the cause.

In 2017 Dara produced the first-ever She Recovers in NYC Conference. The inaugural event was held over three days in New York City and was attended by over 500 women from around the world.

When not acting as a champion for those in recovery Dara enjoys spending time with her two daughters and husband.

HILARITY ENSUES WITH THESE TWO. Amy and Lori talk the pandemic and quarantine. Amy searches for haircuts through a glory hole in a hazmat suit. Face masks for Jews? Amy's on it. Only aw and real recovery here folks.

A perfect storm for relapse during COVID quarantine: isolation finance/romance/ambiguity/lack of connection.

SMIZING? Have you heard of this? These girls talk everything from dating and recovery in quarantine, to Amy's biggest addiction.... love.

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**episode recorded 05.30.2020**

 

Alcoholism affects more people and more homes in each of our immediate lives than any of us probably want to realize. Its hard to talk about. Its uncomfortable and far too easy to douse with judgement and bias. Carly Malsom is a wife and home-schooling mom of 3 kids. She is smart and funny and creative and bold, and she’s been a role model to many young lives, especially throughout dance industry. But behind the scenes, she sometimes battles with a craving to escape. For many years, binge drinking was her solution to that. Carly caught my attention with a 7-minute video, posted to Facebook on her first day of sobriety, describing her struggle with addiction and her plan to document her wellness pursuit in the form of 30-day video blog that she titled The Sober Chronicles. Now, nearly 3 months sober, Carly shares her vulnerable experience with alcoholism and the destruction it was causing within her family and inside of herself. She knows she’s not out of the woods yet, which makes her willingness to have this conversation just that much more awe-inspiring. My hope is that this episode will resonate with someone who can relate to Carly and to the pain she’s been in. If that person is you, be assured… you are not alone.