Please welcome Ann Marie Veletsos, founder of Down Dog Fitness. Ann Marie is a lover of all things dogs?, fitness, health & wellness, and most recently all things MENOPAUSE HEALTH. More about Ann Marie: Ann Marie started Down Dog Fitness as a place for people to get away from the stresses of their lives to feel better and realize this is their “playtime” just like dogs want to do when they get in their down dog pose. She is certified in the following: Certified Personal Trainer through NASM and ACE Yoga instructor Nutritious Life Master Certified Nutrition and Wellness Coach RRCA Run Coa ..read more

Meet Anne, business owner, mom, wife,  daughter, and a "moderate" drinker, or so she thought. Thank you Anne for giving me the space to share your story. I am in awe of you and everything you are doing to promote that life can be beautiful when we don't lean on alcohol as a crutch or as an escape. From Anne: Shame dies when we share… secrets keep us sick. . I know on a personal level how true these statements are. . I stayed stuck for a long time. I lived in moderation hell that made my mental health suffer. I was riddled with guilt and shame for days after consuming too much alcohol wh ..read more

My girl, TIFFANY, is back! And what an amazing conversation we had. Tiffany, have you ever thought about doing stand-up? I think you need to add this to your bucket list! 1.5 years sober and nothing, I mean NOTHING is stopping this woman! We talk about all things sobriety today and why (we think) there are so many different terms for having a problem with alcohol: Alcohol use disorder Alcoholic Sober Sober Curious Alcohol-free Alcohol disease Alcohol addiction If you didn't listen to Tiffany's previous episode GO BACK and listen to that one as well. Tiffany is truly a miracle and because of ..read more

Hello everyone! I took a little hiatus with the pod, not on purpose, but it happened. And while I was away I turned 5! 5-years sober that is :). The last 5 years have been the best years of my life?. The freedom of not having to think about the next drink is like no other. If you are struggling please know there is help. There is hope. AA is a wonderful resource, sober coaches like @thrivealcoholfree @the_sobermommy @soberincentralpark @beckyparkerrr are wonderful for 1:1 help. And @shewalkscanada is the perfect community for women if AA isn’t your thing. If listening to sober stories is he ..read more

Kate Eldean is back! And this time she is here to dive deeper into bipolar disorder so you can better understand your loved ones (or yourself!) and to show that people affected by this can lead a full and beautiful life! Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Trauma Recovery, EMDR, Neurotherapy, and EFT for Couples. She is licensed in SC, CA, and soon will be licensed in Michigan! With over 21 years of mental health experience, she provides a nurturing and non-judgmental warmth to her patients as they journey together along a solid ..read more

This is one of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching, and sometimes unbelievable sober story I have ever heard. Thank you Erica, aka, sober.for.the.health.of.it, for your vulnerability, your honesty, your openness, so that someone out there might be spared from this dreaded disease of alcoholism.  I needed a drink when I didn't have what I needed. It has been a long road to get to where I am. It took years for me to be open and honest about my recovery. Years for me to let people see what I was hiding for so long. I was ordering diet cokes and being told that that shit would kill me. ? Li ..read more

On January 3, 2021, about 6 months after a wake-up call amid the pandemic, Rachel decided to try Dry January. She was the heaviest she had ever been, she was unemployed, had no motivation, and was in a marriage that had been done for a while. As Dry January moved into February, February into March... Rachel drastically changed her lifestyle and replaced alcohol with alternatives, like water and walking (to Central Park of course), and began making better decisions about her nutrition. Though not always easy, sobriety brought so many benefits and rewards. Rachel's mental health improved and in ..read more

Pay close attention in this episode to where Christy talks about her daughter’s trauma PTSD from her abusive father. This could be triggering for some but also inspiration if you’re in an abusive relationship with children. Please reach out to Christy if you need resources. Xoxo.  In 2011, in a span of six months, Christy Freddo freed herself from the gilded cage that was her high-paying, glamorous but toxic corporate job that everyone envied. She left a decade-old abusive marriage to a seemingly charming man (that everyone loved) and finally admitted to herself that she was an alcoholi ..read more

In 2011, in a span of six months, Christy Freddo freed herself from the gilded cage that was her high-paying, glamorous but toxic corporate job that everyone envied. She left a decade-old abusive marriage to a seemingly charming man (that everyone loved) and finally admitted to herself that she was an alcoholic and ultimately got sober after 20 years of hardcore drinking! Within two years of leaving her marriage and getting sober, Christy:  ❤️did a 180 and shifted gears into the world of entrepreneurship and began running a profitable business. ❤️met a wonderful, kind man who she would la ..read more

Meet Katey Armstrong, Katey Armstrong! I was first introduced to Katey when she was on the YOU ARE NOT BROKEN Podcast with Dr. Kelly Casperson talking about Menopause and her experience with prolapse, (when 1 or more of the organs in the pelvis slip down from their normal position and bulge into the vagina). As soon as I started listening I knew I had to have her here on SHARING OUT LOUD because I too am experiencing menopause, AND I experienced prolapse as well (we think no one talks about menopause - NO ONE talks about prolapse!!!). Katey and I talked about everything, from picking herself ..read more