Welcome back to the blog extension of the podcast! If you are a midlife woman who has ever found herself staring into a glass of wine at 6:00 PM and wondering, "Is this all there is, and why does this feel so heavy?", you are in the right place. Tod…
Welcome back to the blog space that expands on the heavy, necessary, and vital conversations we have on the podcast. If you tuned in to our latest episode, you already know we are diving deep into some uncomfortable territory. Today, we are expandin…
Welcome back to the blog extension of our podcast! If there is one overarching truth we have uncovered through countless conversations with survivors, advocates, and warriors, it is this: true recovery almost always requires stepping out of the shad…
Welcome back to the blog! If you have ever struggled with an addictive behavior, or if you love someone who has, you are likely intimately familiar with the shame that comes attached to the experience. For decades, society has fed us a very specific…
Consent, Accountability, and Why We Must Believe Survivors No Means No. Consent Is Not Complicated. In this episode of Recovery Catalyst, I talk openly and passionately about a sexual assault case involving a young woman and the broader issues it …
Recovery Isn’t Just About Sobriety: Understanding the Why Behind Addiction. Recovery Is More Than Getting Sober What if getting sober is only the beginning of recovery? In a recent episode of the Recovery Catalyst Podcast, host Cat York sat dow…
Welcome back to the blog! If you have ever felt like traditional recovery models treat your life like a standardized test where one wrong move means total failure, you are definitely not alone. For decades, the dominant cultural narrative around sob…
Welcome back to the blog space of the podcast! If you have ever stared at the ceiling at midnight while your heart races against your ribs, wondering if your chest tightness is a panic attack or something worse, you are in the right place. Mental he…
Welcome back to the blog! If you have ever found yourself stuck on the endless treadmill of chronic illness, meticulously calculating every macro, eliminating every suspected allergen, and buying every supplement on the market only to find that your…
Welcome back to the blog extension of the podcast! If you have ever found yourself questioning your own memory, doubting your experiences, or wondering if you are somehow failing at the recovery process, you are definitely not alone. Healing after a…
Welcome back to the blog! If you have ever felt like you are running on fumes, yet somehow still managing to hit every deadline, answer every email, and show up for everyone else in your life, you are definitely not alone. We live in a culture that …
Welcome back, listeners and readers! On the podcast this week, we tackled a topic that makes many of us uncomfortable, yet demands our immediate attention. We live in a culture that loves to slap comforting platitudes on messy human experiences. Amo…
Welcome back to the blog! If you are a regular listener of the show, you know we frequently explore the intersection of high performance, mental health, and the hidden emotional tolls carried by professionals working in mission-critical environments…
Welcome back, community. If you tuned into our latest podcast episode, you know we touched on some deeply vulnerable territory. We talked about the heartbreaking reality of losing loved ones to addiction—a specific kind of loss that often comes burd…
If you have ever watched a loved one struggle with addiction or severe mental illness, you know the specific, suffocating terror of hitting a wall. You want to save them, but you’ve exhausted every option. You’ve tried talking, setting boundaries, a…
There was a time in my life when the only thing I cared about was my next drink, and the saddest part is that I was a mother to a toddler at the time. I look at my son now—he’s 17—and I cannot imagine ever leaving or neglecting him for a drink, yet …
In my recent episode, From Combat to Calm, Jeremy Chenvert shared his journey from a combat veteran to finding his peace. It struck a chord with me. While most of us will never truly know the reality of combat, we all fight battles we don’t always s…
In my episode titled “Sober Travel that Actually Works with Teresa Bergen,” Teresa and I explored practical tips and tricks from her book, Sober Travel Handbook: Navigating the World Alcohol-Free. This conversation really got me thinking about navi…