Denise W's guest appearances

Denise W

The SHAIR Recovery Podcast

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Susan Shumsky

Vasavi Kumar

Drew Canole

Christine Hassler

Tim Ryan

Sean Croxton

Stefanos Sifandos

Joe Polish

Amy Dresner

Tommy Rosen

Joseph Naus

Andy Ramage

David Clark

Ivan B

OwlTail

Denise and I met 5 years ago when she was a patient at Costa Rica Recovery. We saw each other in passing at the AA and NA meetings. And when she finished her treatment, she went back to the United States. She recently returned to Costa Rica to share her story on the anniversary of her 5th year in sobriety. It impacted me so much, I asked her if she would be willing to share her story on the podcast and here we are. Denise has an intense past full of childhood trauma and abuse, self-loathing, and racism that developed into full-blown alcoholism and a long pattern of destructive relationships. She eventually found sobriety but relapsed when shoulder pain and a toxic husband lead her into painkillers and other sedatives. She tried to kill herself and overdosed frequently as her son was growing up. By some miracle, she found her way to Costa Rica Recovery and is grateful to be alive to tell us how she broke free from her addiction and the victim mentality that kept her from getting clean. CLEAN DATE: November 25th 2012 Listen to Denise’s story! For the show notes and links mentioned in this episode, go to theshairpodcast.com/181.   Join SHAIR SPACE - the Empowerment Network http://shairspace.net/ Support The SHAIR Podcast: Donate with PayPal -  http://theshairpodcast.com/donate/ Facebook Private Group - http://theshairpodcast.com/group Amazon Link - http://theshairpodcast.com/amazon

Denise and I met 5 years ago when she was a patient at Costa Rica Recovery. We saw each other in passing at the AA and NA meetings. And when she finished her treatment, she went back to the United States. She recently returned to Costa Rica to share her story on the anniversary of her 5th year in sobriety. It impacted me so much, I asked her if she would be willing to share her story on the podcast and here we are. Denise has an intense past full of childhood trauma and abuse, self-loathing, and racism that developed into full-blown alcoholism and a long pattern of destructive relationships. She eventually found sobriety but relapsed when shoulder pain and a toxic husband lead her into painkillers and other sedatives. She tried to kill herself and overdosed frequently as her son was growing up. By some miracle, she found her way to Costa Rica Recovery and is grateful to be alive to tell us how she broke free from her addiction and the victim mentality that kept her from getting clean. CLEAN DATE: November 25th 2012 Listen to Denise’s story! For the show notes and links mentioned in this episode, go to <a href="http://theshairpodcast.com/181" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theshairpodcast.com/181.</a> Join SHAIR SPACE - the Empowerment Network <a href="http://shairspace.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://shairspace.net/</a> Support The SHAIR Podcast: Donate with PayPal -  <a href="http://theshairpodcast.com/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theshairpodcast.com/donate/</a> Facebook Private Group - <a href="http://theshairpodcast.com/group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theshairpodcast.com/group</a> Amazon Link - <a href="http://theshairpodcast.com/amazon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theshairpodcast.com/amazon</a>

SHAIR 181: The Victim Suit with Denise W