275: Healing Through Writing and Recovery with Kelly Wallace
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.7 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The echoes of a troubled past can often linger long into our future, but for Kelly Wallace, they became the stepping stones toward a life of resilience and healing. As she recounts the harrowing experiences of childhood sexual abuse and the complex aftermath of addiction, we are reminded of the power of human spirit.
Kelly's story unfolds, revealing the injustices she faced, not only from her abuser but also from the very systems designed to protect her. Yet, this is not just a story of despair; it is a narrative woven with the threads of recovery and the written word, highlighting the indomitable will to overcome.
Navigating through the tempest of emotions and coping mechanisms, Kelly's journey took her from the silence of Oregon to a new life on the opposite coast, where humor became her disguise. Her struggles with alcohol, eating disorders, and smoking are shared with raw honesty, showcasing the multi-faceted nature of dealing with trauma. A family intervention and the embrace of sobriety since 2001 mark the milestones of her path to empowerment. Kelly's commitment to journaling and the arts emerge as beacons of hope, illustrating the profound effects of creative outlets in the process of healing. Hear her story today.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Surviving sexual abuse and addiction
- Overcoming trauma through writing and recovery
- Healing through writing trauma stories
- Support and gratitude for addicted mind
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Quick note to all my listeners out there. On this episode, we talk explicitly about sexual abuse, |
| 0:06.8 | incest, and trauma. Please listen with discretion. Hello, everyone. Welcome to the |
| 0:17.6 | Addictive Mind podcast. My name is Dwayne Ostrlund. I'm your host. And today we are on to |
| 0:22.9 | another episode. My guest today is Kelly Wallace, and she is a frequent podcast speaker on the topic of |
| 0:30.0 | alcoholism and sex abuse. She loved sharing her experience of hope and recovery. She is currently |
| 0:37.1 | at work on a memoir of her story |
| 0:40.0 | of testifying at age eight against her grandfather, her perpetrator, and the ensuing legal |
| 0:45.8 | cover-up by her dad that took place in the mid-80s. So today, she is going to talk about recovering |
| 0:52.8 | from sexual abuse and alcoholism and how writing |
| 0:57.4 | helped her on that journey. Kelly has not felt the need to use any mind-altering substances |
| 1:03.5 | for over half her life and has been sober since 2001. So I think you will get a lot out of this episode just to hear Kelly's courage to be |
| 1:15.2 | able to share her story and help others out there along the way with her own writing and |
| 1:22.1 | advocacy. So stay tuned for that. Before we start, just a reminder, if you're getting a lot out of the Addicted Mind podcast, |
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| 1:44.1 | All right. |
| 1:44.8 | Let's start this episode. |
| 1:49.1 | Here we are on the Addicted Mind podcast, and my guest today is Kelly Wallace. |
| 1:55.2 | And we're going to talk about, I think it's a pretty difficult topic. |
| 1:59.3 | We're going to talk about sexual abuse, surviving, |
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