Roban's Story and Driving Miss Jeanna
05/20/21 • 37 min
Roban’s Story and Driving Miss Jeanna
In this Episode:
In this episode of “Back Porch Chats”, Vince meets Roban, Jeanna’s taxi driver from “back in the day”. Roban tells her story of how she was introduced to her drug of choice (meth) and quickly became addicted. She also shares with us how her daughter saved her from that life only to follow a similar path. As a bonus, you will hear laughter and pain in a taxi driver’s story.
Highlights in this Episode Include:
- How her children knew about her addiction.
- How giving her testimony and being baptized changed her life.
- Stories of a taxi driver.
- How she had to detach from the daughter that saved her because of addiction.
- The day she discovered she had experienced molestation as a child and how she has internalized it.
- How telling her story can help others.
Roban's Bio
Roban has over 20 years in recovery. She currently lives in Oregon and cares for her mother while running her nail and jewelry businesses. If you want to support Roban, you can find her at Purdy River VIP Nails by Roban.
Are you ready to accept the 8-Day Self-Care Challenge?
Off the back of our episode on self-care, Jeanna is holding an 8-day self-care challenge. Learn how to provide yourself with the care that you deserve without the guilt of being selfish with 8 simple activities. Click here to learn more.
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit the Back Porch Chats website
http://backporchchats.com/
Contact Vince or Jeanna
[email protected]
[email protected]
Follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow the Now Sober Coach Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group for Community and Support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out the Now Sober website
www.nowsobercoach.com
Contact by Email
[email protected]
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
Roban’s Story and Driving Miss Jeanna
In this Episode:
In this episode of “Back Porch Chats”, Vince meets Roban, Jeanna’s taxi driver from “back in the day”. Roban tells her story of how she was introduced to her drug of choice (meth) and quickly became addicted. She also shares with us how her daughter saved her from that life only to follow a similar path. As a bonus, you will hear laughter and pain in a taxi driver’s story.
Highlights in this Episode Include:
- How her children knew about her addiction.
- How giving her testimony and being baptized changed her life.
- Stories of a taxi driver.
- How she had to detach from the daughter that saved her because of addiction.
- The day she discovered she had experienced molestation as a child and how she has internalized it.
- How telling her story can help others.
Roban's Bio
Roban has over 20 years in recovery. She currently lives in Oregon and cares for her mother while running her nail and jewelry businesses. If you want to support Roban, you can find her at Purdy River VIP Nails by Roban.
Are you ready to accept the 8-Day Self-Care Challenge?
Off the back of our episode on self-care, Jeanna is holding an 8-day self-care challenge. Learn how to provide yourself with the care that you deserve without the guilt of being selfish with 8 simple activities. Click here to learn more.
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit the Back Porch Chats website
http://backporchchats.com/
Contact Vince or Jeanna
[email protected]
[email protected]
Follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow the Now Sober Coach Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group for Community and Support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out the Now Sober website
www.nowsobercoach.com
Contact by Email
[email protected]
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
Previous Episode
When Enabling Becomes Abuse
In this Episode:
For many of us, helping is part of our nature. We want to help our children, our parents as they age. and our partners. Unfortunately, sometimes our desire to help leads to more harm than good. That helping becomes enabling. Do you know when enabling becomes abuse? If you think that your actions have transformed from help to harm, this episode is for you. We discuss what it means to enable, the different ways that we do it, and the harm it can cause.
Highlights in this Episode Include:
- Definition of enabling and how it harms.
- The five freedoms by Virginia Satir.
- The selfishness behind enabling.
- The signs of enabling behaviors and how they become harmful.
- How stopping enabling becomes difficult.
- Why we do it.
Are you ready to accept the 8-Day Self-Care Challenge?
Off the back of our episode on self-care, Jeanna is holding an 8-day self-care challenge. Learn how to provide yourself with the care that you deserve without the guilt of being selfish with 8 simple activities. Click here to learn more.
Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit the Back Porch Chats website
http://backporchchats.com/
Contact Vince or Jeanna
[email protected]
[email protected]
Follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow the Now Sober Coach Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group for Community and Support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out the Now Sober website
www.nowsobercoach.com
Contact by Email
[email protected]
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
Next Episode
Fun With Carol and Anna Part 2
Fun with Carol and Anna Part 2
In this Episode:
Gears switch drastically as we continue this episode of “Fun with Carol and Anna” on a more serious note. Carol talks about her multiple addictions, experience with mental institutions, and growing up in a critical home. It’s important to know that if you deal with mental illness, you are not alone. There are others out there dealing with the same issues. Listen to Carol’s story to connect.
Apologies for the sound. We had some mike problems.
Highlights in this Episode Include:
- Coping through college and shyness with alcohol.
- The medical issues that arise in a child because of anxiety and depression.
- The stigma behind and results of growing up in a family with mental illness.
- Going in and out of psych hospitals and mental institutions over thirty times.
- Dealing with inner rage by cutting, suicide attempts, and self-abuse.
- Finding the solution in a 12-step program.
- Learning who she was in recovery and getting comfortable with being Carol.
- Living free from alcohol and with nature and art.
You can get in touch with Carol to enjoy a kayak trip on the waters of Lower Alabama or purchase her art here:
Facebook Business PageFairhope Boat Company5 RiversJubilee Suites Boutique Hotel Get More from Back Porch Chats:
Visit the Back Porch Chats website
http://backporchchats.com/
Contact Vince or Jeanna
[email protected]
[email protected]
Follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Backporchchats
Connect with Jeanna Online:
Follow the Now Sober Coach Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoach
Join the FREE Now Sober Coach Facebook group for Community and Support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfox
Connect on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/
Check out the Now Sober website
www.nowsobercoach.com
Contact by Email
[email protected]
How You Can Help
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.
1. Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.
2. Share this episode on social media.
3. Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats Merchandise in the Now Sober Lifestyle store.
https://now-sober-life.creator-spring.com/
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/now-sober-podcasts-224399/robans-story-and-driving-miss-jeanna-25505782"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to roban's story and driving miss jeanna on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy