Courtney's Story

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Courtney is someone you wouldn't expect to struggle, but she has. Born with a malformation of her right hand, she always felt flawed and tried to compensate with exacting standards and high levels of acheivement. Her inner pain crept out in other ways, though. This episode is a solid reminder about comparing our insides to others' outsides.

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0:00.0	blog talk radio
0:01.5	I own it
0:11.2	not proud that was me
0:14.5	and when I face it
0:16.0	a little dignity
0:19.1	not looking for excuse
0:21.6	I just want to be free
0:24.3	From power
0:25.4	weakness head on sea
0:28.0	Free free free free free
0:31.5	Free free
0:31.6	Free
0:32.6	Free
0:35.6	Hi everyone Hi, everyone. Welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of
0:45.5	addiction and recovery. I'm your host, Gene McCarthy. I'm the author of the recovery blog Unpickled.
0:51.2	I tell my story of sobriety there, and I invite you to share your stories here.
0:56.0	And today's guest is someone who you might never expect to struggle if you ran into her on the street
1:04.0	or in the lineup at school dropping off her kids. She's beautiful. She's married to a handsome athlete.
1:10.0	She has two adorable children,
1:12.3	and she and her husband known several successful businesses. So she kind of looks like the girl
1:16.9	that has it all. And she's sweet and funny and nice to boot. But in recovery, we learn not to
1:23.6	compare our insides with others outside. And when you hear her story, you'll realize that even the people we might envy have
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