Amanda's Story

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2018

⏱️ 75 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Amanda initially began to question her relationship with alcohol because she wanted to lose weight. Realizing that quitting was harder than expected began a process of undoing that required a lot of effort and learning. Amanda will reveal "how she did it" and how she manages her busy life as a mom in recovery.

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0:00.0	I own it, a distant, not proud that was me, and when I face it a little dignity, not
0:16.0	looking for excuse me, I just want to be free from power weakness head on me.
0:23.6	Free, free, free, free, free, free.
0:31.6	Hey there, everyone. Welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and recovery.
0:42.7	I'm your host, Gene McCarthy. I write the blog Unpickled, which you can find on WordPress.
0:48.6	You will also find me on Facebook for Unpickled and The Bubble Hour. and there's also Unpickled for Instagram.
0:57.3	And I am getting ready to go on a vacation.
1:01.2	So I'm recording this a little bit early.
1:04.2	It'll be released later next week, and then I will be gone for a few weeks,
1:09.8	so you won't hear any for a little while.
1:12.5	So I put out the call on my online group and said, help you guys, I'm going on vacation.
1:17.2	I need somebody to do an interview with me so I can record it quick,
1:21.2	and then I can go on holidays.
1:23.0	And the lovely Amanda stepped up and said she would love to do this.
1:27.4	So I'm pleased to share with you Amanda's story today.
1:31.7	And Amanda is 40 years old.
1:34.1	She's from the Pacific Northwest.
1:36.1	She works as a nurse.
1:38.0	She's got two super cute kiddos.
1:40.8	And she recently celebrated her first year of sobriety.
1:45.8	So Amanda, welcome to the bubble hour, and thanks for helping me get this show in the can
1:50.9	before I go away.
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