Unmasking Sobriety and Mental Health
By Louise Barnett
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Episodes: 124
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Welcome to The Unmasking Sobriety and Mental Health Podcast, where we are all “Completely Fine.”
I’m your host, Louise Barnett—author of Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir and a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach.
I live with Bipolar I and found sobriety in 2021. Since then, I’ve been trying to figure out this whole thing called life—honestly, imperfectly, and out loud.
Join me for candid conversations with people willing to go beyond the mask. Together, we explore mental health, sobriety, identity, and what it really means to survive.
Not being ok, may just be "completely fine."
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122. Parental Alienation, Narcissistic Abuse, and the Path to Sobriety with Alicia
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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121. The High-Achiever’s Mask: Radical Awareness with Ellen Frazier
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May 18, 2026 |
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120. Manic About Healing: Rewriting the Bipolar Narrative with Ana
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May 04, 2026 |
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119. Anonymous' Story: Two Ways Out: Breaking the Silence Around Suicide
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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118. A Parent Took My 12-Year-Old to a Dive Bar—What Would You Do?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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117. Palliative Care: When the Outcome is Decided
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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116. The Other Side of Bipolar: The war inside a “stable” mind
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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115. Terry's Story: Breaking the Groundhog Day Loop
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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114. The Day I Woke Up Behind Bars
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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113. Cole's Story: Only OK to Be Gay If I Was High
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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112. The Day My Daughter Saved My Life
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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111. Diagnosis: Bipolar (Courtesy of my Ex)
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Completely Fine: 2026 Trailer
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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110. Mean Girl Culture & Our Tween Daughters
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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109. Bipolar and the Diagnostic Delay
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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108. Tainted Love #3: Luke to Adoption Day - March 3rd 2021
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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107. DBT Therapy Crash Course
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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106. Triggers Behind Bipolar Mania & Depression
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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105. Bipolar 101
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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104. Tainted Love #1: Marco
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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103. Dr. David Lee: "The Sober Way"
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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102. Anish Punjabi: "Music Shattering Stereotypes"
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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101. Brain on Fire: Bipolar 1 in 10 Key Defining Moments
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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100. My 1st Ketamine Therapy Journey
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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99. Dean Kozora: Addicts Don't Know Anything Else
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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98. 5 Things I've Learned About Sobriety
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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97. Amino Acid Therapy for Sobriety
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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96. Estranged Fiona Part II
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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95. Kyle Shaffer's Story: Generational Addiction
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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94. Your Spouse & Your Mental Health
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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93. Matt Evan's Story: Men & Sobriety
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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92. Inside My Latest Bipolar 1 Manic Episode
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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91. Joe Ortiz's Story: Intervention
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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90. Just "Not Drinking" Is Not Enough
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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89. Rachel Hechtman's Story: Sober in Central Park is 1,000 Days Sober!
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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88. The Opposite of Addiction is Connection
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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87. Steph Prangley's Story - The Sober Rebellion, Nutritional Therapy & Functional Wellness
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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86. Angie Chaplin: Integrity, Curiosity, Clarity, Connection & Love Through Mindful Leadership
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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85. Sonia Kahlon's Story: EverBlume - Sobriety Meetings Online - A Unique Approach to Alcohol Recovery Support
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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84. Tawny Lara's Story: Dry Humping - A Guide to Dating, Relating and Hooking Up Without Booze
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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83. Stephanie Murphy's Story: A Brave Act of Vulnerability & Honesty
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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82. Matt Zemon's Story: Psychedelics for Everyone - A Beginner’s Guide
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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81. Kym Taal's Story: Sober City Movement
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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80. The Hero's Journey
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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79. Hazma Najam's Story: The Hard Reset Method
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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78. Chris Shatek's Story: Lose the Labels - Get Sober
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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77. Katie Lain's Story: Thrive Alcohol Recovery & The Sinclair Method
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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76. Hillary Butcher's Story: Motherhood, Sobriety & The Messy Middle
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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75. Todd's Story: No Race to Sobriety
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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74. James' Story: A Peek Inside Narcotics Anonymous
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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73. Kelsey's Story: 30 Day's of Trying Something New (Try It!)
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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72. Ammar's Story: NOT focusing on the ONE Thing
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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71. K’s Story: The Cognitive Dissonance of Sober Curiosity
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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70. Martin Lockett's Story: My Prison Life, How one 20 year sentence for DUI led to a Life of Purpose
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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69. Resilience in Sobriety
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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68. Jame's Elliott's Story: "Think Yourself Resilient"
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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67. How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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66. Dr. Dallas Bragg's Story: The Aftermath of Coming Out as a Gay Man at 36
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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65. Morning Routine 2.0 (This is changing the entire trajectory of my life)
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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64: Ghost Face Joel's Story: No Rock Bottom Too Low
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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63. Resilience in Recovery
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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62: Vanessa Gordon's Story: The Power of Intervention
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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61. Gratitude for Alcohol
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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60. Janet's Story: Eliminating Workplace Stigma
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May 29, 2023 |
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59: 3 Things NOT Helping Your Anxiety
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May 25, 2023 |
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58. Jennifer Fox's Story: Dragnolia, Passion Built From Grief
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May 22, 2023 |
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57: Self Sabotage
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May 18, 2023 |
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56. Glenn's Story: A Marriage Repaired thanks to Sobriety
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May 15, 2023 |
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55. Five Reasons we Relapse & How to Avoid Them
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May 11, 2023 |
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54. 4 Sober Chicks Story: Trauma & Addiction from 4 Perspectives
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May 08, 2023 |
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53. How To Make Friends in Sobriety
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May 04, 2023 |
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52. Desiree Ford's Story: The Resilient Spirit
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May 01, 2023 |
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51. Estranged Fiona
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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50: Kyle's Story - Addiction & the Hospitality Industry
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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49: The Pros & Cons of Counting Days in Sobriety
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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48. Kristi Lynn's Story: Adapting Recovery to Serve You Best
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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47. Addiction Transference
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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46. Vicki's Story: Uncovering Sexual Trauma in Sobriety
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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45. 4 Levels of the Motivation Hierarchy
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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44. Heather's Story: Recovery vs Sobriety?
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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43. What I Wanted From Alcohol vs. What I Got In Sobriety
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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42. Bre Clark's Story: Seasoned Multimedia Journalist & News Personality Talks Imposter Syndrome
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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41. Leaving a Toxic Relationship
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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40. Jonny Pardoe's Story: Stream of Consciousness from the Non-Sober
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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39. Real Life: How a Borderline/Bipolar Navigates Attachment Style
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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38. Alison Canavan's Story: From 15 year-old Global Supermodel to Turning Pain into Power
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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37. The Holy Grail of Tools and Skills for Overcoming any Trigger
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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36. Cynthia's Story: The Power of Self-Compassion to Prevent Relapse
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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35. You Can't Get Sober Without This
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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34. Dan's Story: Revolutionizing Recovery with The Sober Together App
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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33. Step-by-Step: How To Break Through The 5 O'clock Witching Hour with James Clear, Atomic Habits
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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32. Adam's Story: A Modern Day Approach to the AA Model
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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31. How to Re-Build a Relationship
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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30. Mary Beth's Story - "From Junkie to Judge"
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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29. Childhood Trauma and Addiction
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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28. Neil's Story: Professional Problem Solver & The S.M.A.R.T. Approach to Sobriety
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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27. Four Steps to Avoid F.O.M.O.
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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26. Kelly's Story - Divorce & Navigating New Relationships with a Sober Curious Outlook
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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25. What to Do When Your Mental Health is About to Crash
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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24. Leah's Story - Lessons from the Newly Sober
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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23. Shame-Less: My Untold Truth
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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22. Shay's Story - Religious Hypocrisy & Alcohol
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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21. Boundaries are Sexy
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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20. Hayley's Story - A Holistic Approach to Healing your Gut
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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19. The Truth About Alcohol
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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18. Melissa Devine's Story - Sobriety & The Law of Attraction
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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17. The 24 Hour Alcohol Challenge
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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16. Missy's Story - Unraveling From the Inside Out
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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15. How I Found the Motivation to Get Sober
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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14. Tay's Story - Tired of my own Bull S#!T - 60 Days in.
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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13. Twelve Universal Sobriety Truths
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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12. Aimee-Jayne's Story: Nothing Worked Until Something Finally Did
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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11. Rock Bottom
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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10. Julie's Story - Motherhood & Addiction
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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9. Will I Ever Have Fun Again?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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8. Tori's Story - Addiction & The Mind Body Connection
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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7. How I Dealt With Terrifying News Sober
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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6. Todd's Story - Sexual Trauma, Suicide & ADHD
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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5. Twelve Tips to Survive Any Party Sober
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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4. Push Past Any Trigger With This
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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3. Six Simple Habits to Transform Your Life Before 6am
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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2. Three Step Formula to Destroy Limiting Beliefs
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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1. Stop Sabotaging Your Sobriety!
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Together S.O.B.E.R. Podcast Teaser
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Nov 02, 2022 |