Kara's Story

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Kara epitomized the image of a good girl. She was brought up in a deeply religious family, followed the rules, and helped to care for her younger siblings. She did not drink alcohol until her 21st birthday, and even then it was an innocent experience. After she was married and became a mother, she discovered that a bit of wine helped her get through hard days with little ones and things quickly unravelled. Resources discussed in this episode: Educated by Tara Westover We are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen But It's Your Family by Sherrie Campbell Jean's blog UnPickled is at www.unpickledblog.com. Learn about Jean's latest book releases here

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0:00.0	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.
0:22.9	Weakness had on me.
0:25.4	Free, free, free, free, free.
0:32.1	Hi, everyone. Welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and recovery.
0:42.9	I'm your host, 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.
0:52.9	You can read my story there, and I hold space for your stories here.
0:57.0	Today we meet Kara, and she was a good girl in every way, the oldest of six in a deeply
1:02.7	religious family. Kara did not have a sip of alcohol until her 21st birthday, and even then,
1:09.3	she had to ask the waitress what she should order because she
1:11.7	was unfamiliar with her choices. You would never guess that in a few short years, this sweet
1:17.2	young woman would find herself in rehab. Today we meet Kara and hear her story. Hi, Kara. Welcome to
1:24.5	the bubble hour. Hi, Jean. It's such an honor to speak with you today.
1:29.8	I'm happy to chat with you as well and especially honored because you are a busy mom. You have
1:34.7	kids that are nine and under three children. You've got a busy household. Thank you for taking
1:41.3	time away from all of that to chat with us today. Yes, of course.
1:47.8	And I assume your kids are home from school with the current situation with the pandemic. How are you
1:55.2	managing with three kids at home right now? So I do work in the hospital setting. So I am still working,
2:03.2	and so I'm managing it by really going back to what I did in early recovery, using a lot of
2:12.0	those same tools of taking it day by day, sometimes moment by moment, one step at a time, using my coping skills
2:20.3	when I get anxious about, you know, trying to homeschool them, of deep breathing, calling people
2:26.2	that I am a part of a 12-step program, so calling people in my program that understand my thinking.
2:38.8	And it's just really reminded me of that time. And I'm grateful that I have those skills today because that's been really helpful for this time.
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