SP 278: Erica Barnett - Relapse is part of my Story
The SHAIR Recovery Podcast
Omar Pinto
4.8 • 561 Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2020
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
This week on the SHAIR Podcast, we're joined by author and advocate, Erica C. Barnett. Erica had tried everything to stop drinking. Detox after detox, and treatment center after treatment center, she continued to find herself in a state of relapse. Stating that rock bottom is a lie, Erica believes that it is always possible to go lower than your lowest point. Tumultuous relationships, and empty vodka bottles hid throughout her apartment defined her life, acting as both her tormentors and closest friends.
After waking up one day, Erica decided that she had enough. Reassessing her values and passions, she was able to transform her pain into purpose to help those in the same position she was once in and shares this inspiring and emotional story with us.
Today, Erica C. Barnett is a veteran Seattle-based reporter covering politics, housing, homelessness and addiction for a variety of local and national publications and her own website, The C Is for Crank. Her book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recover, is available now.
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| 0:00.0 | For me, the relapsing was so much part of the story because if I hadn't gone through everything I went through, I don't think I would be where I am. |
| 0:08.7 | And so, you know, my hope is that people will read it and feel a little bit more hope if they are trying to recover or if they are trying to help someone who's struggling that, you know, that it's not the end of the story. |
| 0:20.3 | If you relapse, it's just, it's not the end of the story if you relapse. It's just, |
| 0:22.6 | it's just a part of the story. And so I'm kind of hoping to bring that new narrative into, |
| 0:29.4 | into the mainstream a little bit more. That was Erica Barnett. And this is the Share podcast. |
| 0:40.4 | Getting sober is one thing. |
| 0:42.8 | Staying sober is another. |
| 0:44.8 | In recovery, the most important ingredient to long-term recovery is community and connection. |
| 0:51.3 | Share is not only a recovery podcast. |
| 0:58.5 | It is a global sobriety network. Join me each week as we connect with people from all over the world who will share with you their inspirational |
| 1:03.8 | journey of recovery. Welcome to the Share Podcast Recovery Network. |
| 1:15.9 | Hey, everybody. |
| 1:17.8 | Welcome to another episode of the Share podcast, |
| 1:19.9 | and today we have Erica Barnett, |
| 1:21.3 | joining us on the show. |
| 1:23.7 | And Erica is the author of Quitter, |
| 1:26.7 | a memoir of drinking, relapse, and recovery. |
| 1:29.6 | And her message about recovery is simply that recovery is not linear and that relapse can and in many cases is a very intricate |
| 1:36.3 | part of the story. So let's dive into Erica's story, but first, a quick message from our sponsors. |
| 1:42.4 | Hey, everybody and welcome to another episode of The Share Podcast. |
| 1:46.7 | And before we dive into this week's episode, I just want to remind all of our listeners |
| 1:51.3 | the fastest and easiest way to connect with me and to connect with the Share Recovery |
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