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The Bubble Hour

An Update from Lisa N

The Bubble Hour

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7560 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Part 4 of this special summer series featuring all 4 former Bubble Hour hosts, returning to share where life has taken them since their time on the podcast. Visit UnPickled to see the wiritng that Lisa mentions, "The Tiny Voice".

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0:00.0

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

0:23.0

Weakness had on me.

0:25.4

Free, free, free, free, free.

0:29.4

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

0:44.1

I'm your host, Gene McCarthy. You know me from the blog Unpickled, where I've been telling my story of life after alcohol since my first day of sobriety in 2011.

0:52.8

I tell my stories there, and I invite you to share your

0:55.5

stories here. And I hope you're enjoying this four-part summer series featuring an update from each

1:02.1

of the last past bubble hour hosts. We've heard so far from Ellie, Amanda, and Catherine,

1:09.0

and now on this episode, you'll be hearing from one of the co-founders

1:13.5

of the show, Lisa. And unfortunately, Lisa and I could not coordinate our vacations so that we had

1:20.5

time to talk to each other in person. But she was so kind as to let me send her some questions,

1:25.4

and she spoke them into her phone and recorded this update for you,

1:30.9

knowing that this is really something special for all of you to hear from her and know how she's doing.

1:37.0

You'll no doubt hear that her heart is as big as ever, and her voice is as warm as ever,

1:41.8

and I hope you enjoy her as much as ever. So here's Lisa. Enjoy.

1:49.8

Hello to the bubble hour listeners. I've missed you guys so much. Hi, Gene. This is Lisa. I wish we could be chatting now together instead of me recording this memo.

2:03.7

Gene and I tried to work out an interview time, but our schedules kept conflicting.

2:08.9

So we decided to give this a try.

2:12.1

Recording myself is weird and awkward, but I do love you guys and I love Gene, so I'm doing it anyway. Hopefully

2:21.0

you'll all be able to stay awake and without Gene with me, I'll still be able to carry

2:28.9

this off. Gene asked me to share a little about what my expectations were for the bubble hour back when Ellie and I got started with it.

2:41.1

When Ellie and I started the bubble hour in 2012, I think we had maybe three listeners, maybe.

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