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

Free, free, free, free, free, free.

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

My name is Jean. I am your host. I write the blog Unpickled where I have been writing about my over six years of alcohol free living.

I started it on my very first day of sobriety and I

chronicle my story and I invite you to share your stories here. And I am thrilled to welcome

on to this episode a young woman who is rocking the recovery world these days, a trauma-informed yoga instructor and co-founder

of She Recovers, Taryn Strong. Now, I met Taryn on a yoga retreat in Mexico a few years ago,

and I was immediately struck with her easy, warm, and her open heart, which took me back a little because on first impression,

she's just this darling, petite little pixie of a girl. She's beautiful. She's got this waist

long, bright red hair like the little mermaid. And I thought she might be intimidating or aloof.

But Terran quickly dispelled all that very quickly with her genuine way of being and

her sincere interest in other people, especially other women in recovery.

So when she says namaste, the divine in me sees the divine in you, it's clear that she means

it because she lives it.

So here today to talk about her personal journey.

Terran joined me from Victoria, BC, up here in Canada.

Terran, welcome to the bubble hour.

Thank you so much, Jane, and thank you so much for your kind words.

That means so much because, as you know, I have looked up to you since I met you.

So it's just really beautiful to hear those words thank you I'm really touched oh well I think the world of you in some ways

I feel like you're all that you embody all the sort of um extreme like energetic like um risky ways of being that I shy away from, you know?

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