I own it, I didn't, 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 sea

Free, 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, Gene McCarthy.

I write the blog Unpickled, where I've been telling my story of life after alcohol since my very first day of sobriety in 2011.

I tell my stories there, and I invite you to share your stories here. And on the show today, I have an amazing woman whose story, I think,

is really going to move a lot of us. Her name is Vanessa Klugman and she is from Resilience

Recovery coaching and she joins us on the line today

with her foot up on a pillow after a little bit of an incident that she'll tell us about as well.

So Vanessa, welcome to the show and thank you for being here.

Thanks so much, Jean.

I'm really excited to be here today.

I'm really glad you are too.

And you know, it's so funny that you and I connected.

You had written to me, but already I had had a few people say,

you need to get Vanessa Klugman on your show.

You need to get her story shared.

And then shortly after that, you wrote to me. and I thought, yes, I guess I really definitely

do need this lady.

I need to hear your story.

So I'm really glad you're here.

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