The Entrepreneur Lights Up in Recovery: Louise's Story

09/14/21 • 54 min

In this Episode:

Now sober. Now what? For some, the next step in recovery is to completely rebuild their lives. That’s exactly what Louise did when she got married, had a baby, bought a house, and started a business.

In this episode, Louise tells Vince and Jeanna about her relapses, why she struggled to stay sober, recovering from sexual abuse, and her new business making custom candles.

Episode Highlights:

Multiple relapses and what went wrong each time.
Balancing co-dependence and independence to achieve interdependence.
The hesitation that came from Vince’s speaking at “The Family Afterward”.
Benefits of talking about sexual abuse.
Louise’s fingerprint on “Simply Sober Self-Care” and how she practices self-care.
Turning candle-making for self-care into an adventure in entrepreneurship.

To Get in Touch with Louise and Purchase Her Candles

Louise loves custom orders and is ready to fill yours whether it’s a special gift, choosing the right essential oils, or designing a look for your décor, Louise is interested in your project. You can learn more at:

Website: https://heartlightcandlesandgifts.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartLightCandlesandGifts/

Email: [email protected]

And remember, during recovery month, the proceeds from every Recovery Month and Back Porch Chats candle gets donated to support those projects.

Do You Struggle with Self-Care?
Louise’s question about self-care sparked my interest in creating Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking. To learn more about self-care and build the tools you need to stay strong in recovery, check out this link.

Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking

https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/

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In this Episode:

In this episode, Louise tells Vince and Jeanna about her relapses, why she struggled to stay sober, recovering from sexual abuse, and her new business making custom candles.

Episode Highlights:

Multiple relapses and what went wrong each time.
Balancing co-dependence and independence to achieve interdependence.
The hesitation that came from Vince’s speaking at “The Family Afterward”.
Benefits of talking about sexual abuse.
Louise’s fingerprint on “Simply Sober Self-Care” and how she practices self-care.
Turning candle-making for self-care into an adventure in entrepreneurship.

To Get in Touch with Louise and Purchase Her Candles

Website: https://heartlightcandlesandgifts.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartLightCandlesandGifts/

Email: [email protected]

And remember, during recovery month, the proceeds from every Recovery Month and Back Porch Chats candle gets donated to support those projects.

Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking

https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/

Support the Show.

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Fierce Independence Revealed

In this Special Episode:

Are you fiercely independent? Does it get in the way of your relationships? Your well-being? In this episode, Jeanna gets real about her difficulties as a fiercely independent woman. She talks about how she came to be fiercely independent, how she let being ultra-responsible rule her life, and what she does to work through it.

Listen to Vince and Jeanna’s conversation to see if you identify as fiercely independent and some of the things you can do to overcome it.

Episode Highlights:

What characteristics of a co-dependent person connect to the quality of being fiercely independent.
How trauma and childhood situations can lead to a fierce independence.
What fierce independence looks like.
The benefits and consequences of fierce independence.
Jeanna inadvertently takes the 5th step.
How fierce independence leads to alcohol abuse.
Some things you can look at to overcome your fierce independence.

How does a fiercely independent woman practice self-care?
If you are a fiercely independent woman, you might have difficulty with self-care. After all, who has time to take care of yourself when you are so busy taking care of others. The good news is that we do it the same way every other woman does it. The bad news is that we do it the same way every other woman does it.

No matter whether you are fiercely independent or ultra-dependent, you have to first get past the belief that you don’t deserve, have time, or are selfish for wanting self-care. Then you have to know how to practice self-care.

I am offering a course that will help you do that. If you want to know more, check out this link.

Simply Sober Self-Care: An 8-Week Course to Help You Beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking

https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/

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Now What with Jeanna

In this Episode:

Have you considered the benefits of journaling for recovery from alcoholism and other addictions? In this episode of Back Porch Chats, Jeanna shares some of her journaling experience and expertise and the knowledge she has gained from it.

Listen to this episode to hear Vince and Jeanna talk about the benefits of journaling. They also talk about the next steps in their journey to help other people recover from trauma and alcohol.

Episode Highlights:

Coaching for sobriety and where this goal originated.
Jeanna’s passion for working with people and teaching.
Insecurities about coaching and working with people in recovery.
Journaling for trauma.
A reading from Jeanna’s journal about her fear of coaching and money.
“Now What with Jeanna” a show about recovering from alcohol and trauma.

How does a fiercely independent woman practice self-care?
Journaling has a definite place in self-care. In Jeanna’s new course, “Simply Sober Self-Care,” she introduces journaling as a means of self-care along with numerous other activities you can do to take care of yourself during recovery.

During the creation of this course, Jeanna realized that not only do we not practice proper self-care while in active addiction, often our lack of certain self-care activities prior to addiction was a major contribution. A lack of skills like setting boundaries and practicing spirituality often led to the phrase, “I need a drink.” If you want tips and tools to help you beat “I Need a Drink” Thinking, check out the “Simply Sober Self-Care” course.

https://nowsobercoach.com/sober-self-care-course/