From Rock Bottom to Rebirth: Salma’s Story of Survival, Sobriety & Self-Love

T is for Transformation

Alex Coloreo

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

What if the thing that saved your life was something as simple as pressing play? In this raw and revealing episode, I sit down with Salma Virbanks—an artist, art therapist, and true warrior—who opens up about her incredible transformation from the grips of addiction, trauma, and abuse to becoming a beacon of healing for others. Her journey is not just about recovery; it’s about reclaiming power, rewriting your story, and finding strength through therapy, movement, and radical self-love. We talk about everything—from childhood abuse to addiction, bulimia, codependency, and how the power of fitness (yes, even Insanity at 4 a.m.) became her lifeline. Salma’s story will challenge what you think you know about addiction and inspire you to keep going, no matter how broken you might feel. This is more than a comeback. This is transformation in action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay, everyone, so look at the numbers from Q1, and you'll see that there's a sharp...
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0:06.8	And that's why it's crucial that we mean...
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0:11.0	Because if we don't act now...
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0:25.0	And he's back.
0:26.4	So I hope that was all clear.
0:27.7	To verify I see EE.cote.uk slash claims.
0:33.9	Welcome to today's episode of T is for Transformation.
0:40.9	I'm your host, Sean T, and today we're going to get into a story that highlights
0:45.3	struggles of overcoming addiction, followed by triumphs of embracing self-healing.
0:52.1	Salma Vier Banks's journey from the depths of addiction and trauma to
0:56.5	becoming a beacon of hope for others is a huge transformation that underscores the crucial
1:02.6	role of mental health awareness, the healing power of art and therapy, and the underlying
1:09.0	support of loved ones in navigating the road to recovery.
1:13.6	Here's Salma Story.
1:15.6	Hi, my name is Salma Virbanks and I'm an artist and art therapist living in Taos, New Mexico.
1:21.6	My transformation journey began when I was 22 years old. I got clean from substance use and drug addiction.
1:31.3	And basically my life had just extremely, like just completely fallen apart.
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