Embracing our imperfect journey of recovery.

My name is Andrea and this is Adult Child.

Welcome back to Adult Child, where we take a deep dive into the impact of growing up in a dysfunctional family.

To any new listeners, I'd like to introduce myself so you know what the hell you're stepping into.

I'm Andrea, I'm a recovering alcoholic, addict, codependent,

an adult child of a dysfunctional family, and once peed my pants,

at a roost-christ steakhouse stone-cold sober. So y'all have been warned.

So today, we are diving deep into breaking the stigma of addiction. And I am talking to William

Copemoyers. He is the VP of Public Affairs and External Relations at Hazelton Betty Ford,

which is the nation's largest non-profit alcohol and drug rehab provider.

So William is the perfect example of how the disease of addiction does not discriminate.

William is the son of Bill Moyers, who is a journalist, a political commentator.

He served as the White House Press Secretary and the Johnson Administration.

And in 1994, Bill found himself pulling his son out of a crack house in Atlanta.

His son being today's guest, William. Now, William and his parents have played an extremely

important role in breaking the stigma of addiction. And William also played an important role

in getting insurance companies to recognize addiction as a disease. So this is somebody

who has had a huge impact. You know, I think one of my gifts is the ability to create a space where

people feel comfortable getting raw and vulnerable with virtually a stranger. And that really comes

through in this interview, especially towards the end. So make sure you listen to it in its entirety.

But I knew that this would be an interesting conversation, regardless. But it turned out to be

a lot more raw and vulnerable than I was anticipating. So let's hop to it. And as always,

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