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Embracing All Parts of Yourself ft. Kezia from The Sober Elephant Chronicles

Kezia from The Sober Elephant Chronicle discusses everything from coping with undiagnosed ADHD, the link between alcohol-use disorder and disordered eating/over-exercising, implementing Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, addiction replacement, and implementing healthy systems to maintain sobriety.

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Breaking Generational Curses ft. Nicole from The Sober BFF

This week’s episode is all about breaking generational curses! I sat down with someone I deeply admire and met through instagram’s sober community. Nicole, over at The Sober BFF, and I talk about not wanting alcohol addiction be our fate, especially when predisposed genetic factors and environment play a role. We also discuss rediscovering your identity after getting sober, the power of routine and systems, finding purpose through service, and Al Anon.

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“Meeting People Where They Are” Destigmatizing Harm Reduction ft. Dr. Delores Blackwell, Director of OASAS Services at Housing Works

There’s a lot of stigma and misinformation surrounding harm reduction, in and outside of recovery spaces. In an effort to understand more about what harm reduction is, and is not, I sat down with an expert in harm reduction.  Dr. Delores Blackwell is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker,  master addiction counselor,  certified trauma professional and a certified compassion fatigue professional. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is currently the Director of OASAS Services at Housing Works. She is also an adjunct professor at both Touro College and at Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work where she teaches advanced clinical courses and the practice lab.

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Some people don’t drink to get drunk…and then there was me ft. my aunt & sister-cousin

This week’s episode dives into the headspace of “normal” social drinkers, or ‘normies’ as I like to call them. What is it like to be able to drink *relatively* responsibly? Tune in to hear us recount cringe-worthy, painful, funny, drunken memories, evaluate our relationship with alcohol, and share lessons learned along the way. Enjoy!