I own it, I did that, not proud but that was me, and when I face it, I take back a little dignity, not looking for excuses, I just want to be free from power.

Weakness had on me.

Free, free, free, free, free.

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and recovery.

I'm Gene McCarthy. I write the blog Unpickled, where I've been telling my story of life after alcohol since my first day of sobriety in 2011.

I tell my story there, and I invite you to share your stories here.

You know, one of the best things about doing this podcast is I get to meet all kinds of

interesting people who I would never find otherwise. And today's guest is no exception.

Her name is Gigi Langer, and she is a really interesting, wise, funny, warm, delightful woman.

She has had 34 years of sobriety.

Now, what's interesting is that even though Gigi had both a master's in psychology and a PhD

in psychological studies in education, she still found herself struggling with alcohol and relationships

and a reliance on her professional accomplishments to sort of soothe her afraid nerves and deal

with her anxiety. And it wasn't until she approached with honesty and determination her relationship

with alcohol and drugs that her life really began

to change and she healed things that she did not even know needed addressing. I think you'll really

enjoy my discussion with her today. Her book is called 50 Ways to Worry Less Now, and here's

my discussion with Gigi Langer. Gigi Langer, thank you for being on the bubble hour. Hello and welcome. I'm so happy to be here, Gene.

Thank you. It's a pleasure to meet you and I'm really looking forward to hearing your story and

getting to know you. Thank you. Me too.

Well, let's jump right into it.

Tell us about yourself and tell us how it is that you came to be a person who qualifies for the bubble hour.

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