I own it, I did that, not proud that was me, and when I face it, take that a little dignity, not looking for excuses, I just want to be free from power

weakness head on sea

Free, free, free, free, free, free.

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and recovery.

I'm your host, Gene McCarthy.

I write the blog Unpickled and I have been telling my story there of life after alcohol since my first day of sobriety in 2011.

I write my story there and I invite you to share your stories here. And never mind all that intro business. Let's just get to the

show because I've been waiting to talk to Ellie. I'm so excited to have Ellie Strong, the co-creator

and former co-host of the Bobbleill Hour is here to give us an update,

and I'm so excited to have her.

Ellie, welcome home.

Thank you.

Oh, it's so exciting to be here.

It's great to talk to you and to check in.

Thank you very much for the opportunity to do that.

I appreciate it.

Well, I've missed your voice, and I know our listeners have too.

Before I was part of the show, I was in early sobriety walking my dog for hours and hours on

end, and your voice was just the voice of reason that soothed me so much, Ellie, and let me

know that I could do this.

And I am forever grateful to you for that and paying it forward by trying to hold space

so other people can do the same thing for each other.

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