Drinking Is Just the Symptom (with Dr. Elisa Hallerman, PhD, JD)
The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster
Dear Media | Wishbone Production
4.5 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2023
⏱️ 91 minutes
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This week, Erin and Sara sit down with Dr. Elisa Hallerman, a trauma-focused drug and alcohol counselor, author of "Soulbriety," and CEO/founder of RMA. They discuss Elisa's personal addiction story and her big career shifts, the neuroscience behind trauma, getting comfortable being uncomfortable, and more.
Executive Producers: Erin Foster, Sara Foster, and Allison Bresnick
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Otto. Welcome to Ellen Says podcast. |
| 0:10.1 | Okay, so today we have a great episode with Dr. Alisa Halerman. She is a PhD. |
| 0:14.8 | She's a founder of the Recovery Management Agency. She's also the author of Soul Brighty. |
| 0:19.2 | Heal your trauma, overcome addiction, and reconnect with your soul. |
| 0:22.1 | Well, first of all, her career pivots have been pretty astronomical. They're very |
| 0:28.4 | big ones. She went, well, I don't want to give it away. No, don't give it away. But she pivoted |
| 0:31.6 | in her 20s, 30s and 40s. It's true. So just that in itself was very, very, very inspiring. |
| 0:39.2 | So tune in. Well, what? Well, this is going to just cut me off. It's just an intro. |
| 0:42.8 | It's another list of the episodes. I know. I just wanted to give them a little bit something |
| 0:45.6 | more to hook them. We're not there yet. No, we don't have their download yet. They're hooked. |
| 0:49.2 | We have their download. We don't get there. They have to listen for two minutes to have the download. |
| 0:52.4 | Okay. Well, guys, keep listening for at least two minutes, but this is a good episode. |
| 0:55.3 | So just listen past that too. Okay. |
| 1:01.2 | Look at your skin. Hi. Hi. Your skin. |
| 1:06.3 | Yes, Sarah, you're for our audience that cannot see her. Her skin is insane. |
| 1:12.8 | Thank you. Thank you. Coming from you. That's just so much. |
| 1:16.5 | No, it really is a good compliment because Sarah's obsessed with skin. It's like her fetishes. |
| 1:20.7 | I pay more attention. I know. I listen to you guys all the time. |
| 1:23.9 | Oh, you do. I didn't know you'll listen to podcasts. That helps me. I listen to your podcasts. |
| 1:28.6 | I have so many questions. I'm just going to ask us. I don't like, oh, God, this is a heavy episode. |
| 1:35.3 | I mean, it doesn't have to be heavy. No, no, no. It does not have to be heavy. |
| 1:40.3 | There are so many times when I get on and it's, you know, it can be really heavy, but that's not |
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