In Season 2's Season Finale, we meet Dawn. Dawn is a liaison for Women In Transition and a faithful member of CoDa. (Codependents Anonymous) She tells us her experience with looking for resources through the courts and through the mental health system and finding none. She ultimately found help online through Women In Transition and CoDa. She tells us her story of finding CoDA, what it did for her. She tells us how she ultimately found Women In Transition and became a liaison for them. She now connects people from CoDa to WIT and vice versa. Her story is not unique and we hope this episode pro ..read more

Meet Chris Oppenheim! Chris a recovering addict straight of trap houses in Baltimore! He is also an incredible tattoo artist. He was given the opportunity to go to LA and get sober. He took it and ran with it! He runs a podcast called The Broken Crayon Show where he tattoos clients. The clients are mostly recovering addicts and they share their story of addiction, recovery and hope! He cultivates a space where people can feel free to share and support one another in their sobriety. He runs a shop where people are given a second chance with a job and a purpose in an environment conducive to lon ..read more

In this episode, we hear Kristen's story of survival. She was married at 19 to her best friend and the love of her love. She had a happy marriage until her husband became dependent on alcohol while coping with the knowledge he had developed health problems. She stuck by him through it and tried to make things work despite enduring verbal, emotional and physical abuse. She tried to leave many times but explains why she felt she had to stay. She tells us her story of how her husband tried to murder her on three separate occasions. Finally, she did leave and a few days later, her husband sadly co ..read more

In this episode we meet Bill Jericho. If you are a fan of intervention, you might know of Bill's story already. A couple years ago, "Intervention" did a special episode in Philadelphia about the opioid epidemic. Bill was was approached in Kensington by a camera crew who asked to follow him around the city and show people what it is really like. They also gave him the opportunity to go to treatment with his girlfriend at the time. Julianne remembers watching his story and remembering that she hoped so much that he had made it. He tells his story of getting involved with intervention, being give ..read more

Meet Mike Fiore! He tells us that after detoxing from a years long drug habit, he lost his mother. She was the person he felt closest to and the person that he loved the most. In turn lost the person who cared and loved him the most. He no longer had a safety net, or a mom to fall back on for help. Mike decided addiction had already taken so much from him that, it would not also take his mothers death from him. He decided get sober, stay sober and since then has spent every second building a life of sobriety connecting and helping others stay sober! He created Inspire2Inspire, is a partner in ..read more

Julianne shares her experience of being in the hospital for internal bleeding, blood transfusions, endoscopies and more. She shares about the journey of noticing patterns in her body and being aware of what is going on in her body because during active addiction you're not very aware of these things while in active addiction. Donna shares her struggles with the perception of her mother and how she viewed her as a young woman. She talks about her severe codependency and how our mother's day plans were sidelined by COVID and her codependent behavior. Gratitude is a big part of this episode ..read more

Tune in this episode to hear what it was like for Julianne and Donna to visit Julianne's old home group. They talk about the meeting, what the liked, what they didnt like and what they took away from it. They discuss a little bit about the Julianne's sponsor's thoughts and even a little bit about Johnny Depp admitting he is opiate free on the stand this week. Julianne talks about being triggered watching television shows depicting IV drug use and even how the show Euphoria does the total opposite and reminds her of why she never wants to use again. This episode is a full one!  Please don ..read more

Listen this week as Julianne meets and speaks with Justin a fellow Retreat alumni. Meeting other sober people who went through the same treatment facility is a special thing. You both know the general vibe of a place, you both know how the groups are broken down, what counselors teach what classes and who you were likely assigned to and how it aligned with your story and experience. Justin shares with us how he experimented in high school, became a addicted to crack but straightened out before joining the armed forces and volunteering for a deployment in a war zone. He shares deeply personal e ..read more

Listen this week as we talk to Kelly Miller @theaddictionnutritionist ! This conversation was so interesting and informative! How can amino acids help us on our journey to long term sobriety? Listen to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howimetmymothersober/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howimetmymothersober/support ..read more

Listen in this week as Julianne and Donna do a catch up episode! Donna discusses doing more for her recovery, while Julianne talks about navigating the tough process of advocating for her father in law in hospice and his passing. Julianne also talks about an epiphany she had while in therapy for body dysmorphia and disordered eating and steps she’s taken to be healthier mentally and physically to that end. Please don't forget to review and subscribe! Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/howimetmymothersober TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howimetmymothersoberpod?lang=en Facebook Group: https://ww ..read more