#322 Healing, Humor, and What It Really Takes to Rebuild Your Life with Tiffany Jenkins

The Gabby Reece Show

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Health & Fitness, Business, Society & Culture, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health

4.8 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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In this raw and honest episode, Tiffany Jenkins opens up about her journey from addiction to recovery and the complicated realities of motherhood. She reflects on how her childhood shaped her mental health, the painful lows of substance abuse, and the hard-won lessons of healing. With humor and heart, Tiffany shares the importance of asking for help, rebuilding trust, and learning to love yourself again. It’s a conversation about resilience, redemption, and the beauty of embracing life’s messiest moments. SPONSORS Fatty 15: Fatty15 is on a mission to replenish your C15 levels and restore your long-term health. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/GABBY and using code GABBY at checkout for an additional 15% off your first order. Maui Nui: Head to mauinuivenison.com/GABBY to secure access to delicious, high-quality protein. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Journey Through Addiction 03:07 Childhood and Early Influences 06:01 The Struggles of Addiction 09:01 Finding Help and Recovery 12:03 The Role of Family and Relationships 14:53 Navigating Parenthood in Recovery 18:01 The Importance of Self-Love and Trust 20:58 The Path to Healing and Growth 23:51 Building a New Life 26:56 Embracing the Messiness of Life 39:15 Understanding Triggers and Mental Health Rituals 42:43 Building a Support Network 47:06 Navigating Public Life and Privacy 50:04 Resilience Through Adversity 53:40 Lessons from Divorce and Personal Growth 57:31 Finding Joy in Everyday Moments 01:00:10 Sharing Stories and Inspiring Others 01:08:21 Hope and Recovery for Everyone For more Gabby: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial The Gabby Reece Show Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEINLNlGvIceFOP7aAZk5A KEYWORDS addiction, recovery, mental health, motherhood, healing, self-love, family, relationships, personal growth, resilience, mental health, support network, addiction recovery, personal growth, resilience, public life, privacy, divorce, joy, storytelling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	life in addiction is going to end in one of three ways, jails, institutions or death.
0:06.0	I wanted it this time. I went to a six-month residential treatment program. I begged the judge
0:10.8	to let me in. I had seen girls get released from the jail and get re-arrested. And I would say,
0:16.9	like, you had the opportunity to feel the grass and listen to music and eat delicious food and you're back here.
0:23.3	And I knew that the only way I could ensure not to come back was if I fixed my brain.
0:28.1	Whoa.
0:29.1	Hold down, I have to let that sink in for a second because I feel like you probably just changed my life.
0:35.6	How do you survive with that kind of addiction for that long?
0:40.2	If you feel unlovable, it's really easy to say, what's the point?
0:43.9	Whoa, like if this person can have faith in me, when I don't even have faith in myself,
0:47.7	maybe my life is worth something.
0:51.2	Hi, everyone.
0:52.4	So today's episode is a little bit different, and it's deeply powerful. My guest is Tiffany Jenkins. She's a speaker, author, mom, and one of the most raw, real and hilariously self-aware people that I've ever talked to. You may know her from things like juggling the Jenkins or her podcast, take it or leave it. But what you might not know
1:12.5	is the full scope of what she's overcome, decades of addiction, a stint in jail, and some of the
1:17.9	darkest moments that are imaginable. And somehow she's taken all of that and turned it into a platform
1:23.1	to help others feel seen, understood, and less alone.
1:31.9	In this conversation, Tiffany gets real about addiction, mental health, motherhood, and the messiness of healing.
1:34.1	We talk about what it means to rebuild a life, how to show up for yourself when no one else is,
1:39.2	and why the people who feel the most deeply often carry the heaviest loads.
1:44.8	So whether you're personally navigating something hard like addiction or you love someone who is,
1:49.9	this episode is packed with wisdom, humor, and hope.
1:54.4	Welcome to the Gabby Rees Show.
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