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, recovery author, blogger, and podcast host. I've been chronicling my adventures in

life after alcohol since my first day of sobriety over nine years ago. In my blog, Unpickled,

and in books like the Unpickled Holiday Survival Guide, which I encourage you

to get a copy of since the holidays are right around the corner and the way to protect your

recovery is to plan ahead. And also my poetry collection, The Ember Ever There. So I tell my

stories there and I hold space for your stories here. Now my guest today is Mary Beth Murphy. She is a

registered nurse and a holistic wellness and recovery coach. As an integrative nurse coach,

Mary Beth speaks the language of medicine and healing, bringing heart-centered care into her

therapeutic relationships to help develop strategies to heal the body,

mind, and spirit. Her work focuses on restoring balance into the nervous system using modalities

like Reiki, craniosacral therapy, crystal healing, and aromatherapy. So hi, Mary Bath. Welcome to the

bubble hour. Hi, Jean. Thank you for having me.

Did I pronounce craniosacral, correct?

You did.

That was perfect.

I've had it once, but I don't know how to say it.

I'm really glad you're here.

I'm really fascinated to hear how you blend together traditional and alternative therapies. It's a really unusual

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