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"From a bubble, to the ocean." - Episode 137 - Lauren
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“I went from a bubble. Into an ocean.”
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Lauren talks about growing up in a small, highly structured world before discovering alcohol and drugs at 17, and the freedom and fearlessness they seemed to give her. What followed was years of addiction, loss and grief, including the death of her husband.
Recovery brought Lauren face-to-face with powerlessness, control, faith, responsibility and the uncomfortable work of changing herself rather than trying to change everyone around her.
She talks about the Steps, living amends, service and the daily work of staying sober, and what she's learned about finally becoming comfortable with who she is.
A candid, funny and occasionally uncomfortable look at addiction, recovery, grief and learning to live differently.