I own it, a distant, 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 feet, free, free, free, free, free.

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

This is your host, Gene McCarthy, and I'm here today with a guest that I think you will find as fascinating as I do.

But first, let me ask you, are you authentic?

Are you really being true to yourself?

Do you ever feel stuck in a life that looks good on the outside but feels all wrong for you on the inside?

Well, today's guest has a story that is sure to inspire you to honor your truth and stand in your power.

Now, I met Lisa Schmidt just a few days ago already, and it seemed that she brought a breeze

into the room with her.

She got funky hair and tattoos, and she was wearing a cool hat, and she said, hi, I'm Lisa.

I'm the sober hipster.

And I was like, yes, you definitely are.

Tell me more.

And now she's here to tell you more. So hello, Lisa, and welcome to

the bubble hour. Hi, Jean. Thank you so much for having me. I know that we have lots to talk about

today. And I'm really, I've read your story on your website, which is soberhypster.com, and I know

you're going to get into more of it today. And then we're going to talk about the project,

the sober hipster, as well, because you've got a special gift for our listeners, a special coupon

for them. So we'll make sure we talk about all of those things. But before we do, I just want you to

start us off by sort of telling us about your story and about your relationship with alcohol

that brought you to where you are today. Okay. Well, my relationship started when I was 13.

My parents divorced when I was 13. My parents divorced when I was 10, and I had grown up to that point in West Virginia,

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