366: From Hollywood to Recovery: Former Talent Agent Elisa Hallerman on Getting Sober, Why Habits Turn into Addictions and What Makes a True Alcoholic

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🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Dr. Elisa Hallerman, PhD, JD is an attorney, former talent agent, drug and alcohol counselor, author of Soulbriety and founder of the Recovery Management Agency. She joins the show to discuss her journey from working in Hollywood to getting sober, how to differentiate problem drinking or drug use from true addiction, how to stop before hitting rock bottom, the “California sober” movement and grey area between total abstinence and moderate use, why psychedelic use could be detrimental for certain people , where trauma gets stored in the body and so much more.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:05.8	In a world of ever-changing wellness trends and information, what does it mean to truly be well?
0:12.1	I'm Ariel Laurie and I'm going to explore this with you.
0:16.0	I am bringing you candid conversations that will equip you with everything you need to live your best life
0:21.2	and look good doing it. Think of Well is your go-to resource for all of the latest in wellness
0:26.1	and me as your internet bestie. Well, let's get into it. Hi, everybody, welcome to the show. I have a
0:36.1	really powerful episode for you today. I feel like a lot of people
0:40.5	get kind of sober curious around the holidays and the new year, or maybe you are sober and
0:46.9	you want a little bit of extra support, or maybe you are neither sober nor sober curious,
0:53.3	and you just want to listen to some former addicts
0:57.2	talk about their lives and how they turned it all around. I know that I personally love those
1:03.1	stories. So my guest today is Dr. Elisa Hallerman. She has an amazing story because before
1:09.7	getting her doctorate, she was an attorney. She was a high-powered talent agent at some of Hollywood's biggest agencies. She ended up getting sober and she dove into classes at UCLA and focused on drug and alcohol counseling. And she has been in recovery since 2002. She watched multiple family members and
1:29.1	previous clients suffer from addiction and alcoholism. And while taking classes at night and
1:34.7	working for WME, William Morris, Endeavor during the day, she began to realize the field of addiction
1:41.0	might even be more of the Wild West than Hollywood. So she knew that her
1:45.8	passion as an agent had helped her guide her clients to achieve their dreams. And she recognized
1:51.3	this strength and decided to channel it into a new way of helping people toward optimal wellness
1:56.8	through their best path to healing. So I first got connected with Elisa through Liz, who does my hair color.
2:04.7	I think we talk about that in this episode.
2:06.6	She sent me her book, Sobriety.
2:08.5	It's amazing.
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