Grab a seat. Recovery Happy Hour, where we talk about life beyond the bottle and what happens after we stop drinking.

I'm your host Tricia, and that sound in the background is my dog Sasha snoring like a delicate p bull princess and she mustn't be disturbed.

Thank you for joining me today.

So today's episode introduction is kind of different because it's one of two episodes back to back where I answer your questions.

I asked you the listeners what questions you have for me that I could answer on the show

about recovery, my story, the

podcast, the retreat, whatever.

So I'm answering them all in two parts,

one on this episode and then one on next week's episode.

So if you didn't get a chance to ask me anything you

still can. Just message me through the website on recovery happy hour.com or

send me a message on Instagram or Facebook at Recovery Happy Hour.

All right, so let's do this.

The first question is,

hi Tricia.

Hi.

I know you try to avoid going deep into the before

in the podcast, but I'd love to hear more about how you

came to the conclusion that you needed to seek help.

When you sought help, was it directly through AA?

How did you feel as a newcomer?

All right, so this is a great question.

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