I own it, a distant, not proud that was me, and when I face it, a little dignity, not looking for excuses, I just want to be free from power, weakness head on feet.

Free, free, free, free, free.

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

I'm your host, Gene McCarthy.

I write the blog Unpickled.

I've been writing about what it's like to be sober since the very first day I quit drinking back in 2011.

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

stories here. And before we meet today's guest, I just want to remind you again that in July,

when I go on vacation, I'm going to go to the lake and edit the novel that I'm writing,

the novel I hope every one of you will read when it comes out,

more shall be revealed. I am going to be recording before I go. Three special interviews, one with Ellie, the founder of the bubble hour, former co-host Amanda and former co-host Catherine. And when I

go on holidays, I'm going to post all three of those at once so that you have all of those to listen to while I'm away.

So I'm really excited about that.

And those of you have been listening to the show for a while or have kind of dug through the old archives and are familiar with those voices.

I know you'll be happy to hear them because we just love and miss them so much.

I also need to reach out to Lisa, that darling, darling Southern gal. She's a busy lady and I'll

try to get her on as well. If we can squeak her in this summer, that would be fantastic too.

So listen for that. It's coming in July. And if you're listening to this, you know, in the future,

I'm talking about season seven, this mid portion of season seven. So that's my housekeeping

for today. Now let's meet our guest. I want you to meet someone who I adore. Her name is

Nancy. We met for the first time several years ago and kept in touch

off and on over the years. And as Nancy tells you her story, you'll hear that it hasn't been

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