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 your host, Jean McCarthy. I write the blog Unpickled, which chronicles my experiences in sobriety since day one in 2011.

And I recently released a book called The Unpickled Holiday Survival Guide, a look at all things

sobriety related about family, going to parties, hosting, work events, and how we navigate

these things as a person in recovery. It's available in print on Amazon or through your local

bookstores. And it's also available as an e-book for Kindle, Kobo, and Apple Books. There has been a phenomenal

feedback on this book, and there's still time to download it as a resource for New Year's,

and I think you'll actually find it useful throughout the year for any family gatherings, birthday

parties, 4th of July, whatever comes up on your calendar. So check it out. And for those of you

who have already read it, thank you

sincerely from the bottom of my heart. And you can help me out by writing a review on Amazon.

That's a huge help and that helps other people find it as well. So last week, I introduced you to

several women in recovery who I interviewed earlier this month while I was on a She Recovery's

retreat in Mexico.

Now, in the last episode, we heard their words of encouragement to others over the holidays.

And today, you're going to hear how each of them plans to navigate the holidays for themselves.

Now, you'll notice that some of the women talk about more than just alcohol recovery.

There's also talk about food addiction, drugs, codependency, and trauma. She recovers reminds us that we are all in

recovery from something and that no matter what the ism, the recovery process and the lessons are

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