Recovered Life: Sobriety & Holistic Self Healing for the Addiction Recovery Journey - 6: Which Sobriety Pathway is “Best?” with Hayley Matches

6: Which Sobriety Pathway is “Best?” with Hayley Matches

05/13/24 • 51 min

Recovered Life: Sobriety & Holistic Self Healing for the Addiction Recovery Journey

I’m happy to welcome my first international guest and fellow sober sister to the podcast, Hayley Matches, from Vancouver, BC.

Hayley is a Certified Professional Recovery Coach who’s been alcohol-free since 2019. Her sobriety has led to radical shifts in her goals, values & desires, and she now helps others live what she calls an Unwasted Life.

Through this conversation, Hayley & I hope to address some of the divisiveness, contention & misconceptions within the recovery world around which pathway is “best”. We break down the difference between sober coaches, licensed therapists & mentors. Although I got sober in the traditional 12 step community & Hayley didn’t, there’s so many similarities in what led us toward alcohol and away from it.

Whether you’ve been sober for years, newly sober, or simply exploring your relationship with alcohol, I hope this episode propels you toward self-empowered sobriety and supportive community no matter which pathway you choose. At the end of the day, we are more alike than different.

Connect with Hayley Matches:
@thisunwastedlife on Instagram
Connect with Chelsea Anderson:
@recoveredlife on Instagram

I’m happy to welcome my first international guest and fellow sober sister to the podcast, Hayley Matches, from Vancouver, BC.

Connect with Hayley Matches:
@thisunwastedlife on Instagram
Connect with Chelsea Anderson:
@recoveredlife on Instagram

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5: Awakened Wombs: Healing from Body Shame & Birth Control with Dr. Charity Lenhoff

Today’s episode is a fiery one! Buckle up for a history lesson and counter-narrative to the lies multiple generations of women have been sold.
We as women have been conditioned to be ashamed of and even afraid of our bodies. Sisters, it’s time to circle up, have open dialogue about all aspects of our health, fertility and the cultural ideologies that have held us back.
Would it surprise you to learn that pretty much all of what’s been deemed normal by modern Obstetrics, including the naming of many of women’s body parts, was instituted by men?
Back in March, the Washington Post published an article titled “Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion”. Long story short, a bunch of MDs, commentators & so called “health care” professionals trying to discredit the idea that hormonal birth control could have any negative impact on women’s physical or mental health, or their future fertility.
As someone who’s never been on hormonal birth control, I can’t speak to this from personal experience. So I invited a special guest to do so herself.

Joining me is Dr. Charity Lenhoff, a Women’s Health Chiropractor and Pelvic Floor Specialist from Tucson, AZ. Dr. Charity serves at The Source Chiropractic, as well as her own practice, Awakened Wombs, which focuses on holistic, empowered women’s health care.

Dr. Charity bravely shares parts of her personal journey that are all too common for women- her struggle with self-confidence, silencing of her voice, and disconnection from her womb space due to years of hormonal birth control.

Our conversation ends with a beautiful account of Dr. Charity’s decision to get off birth control and reconnect with her voice, her sacred womb space, and herself.

I hope this episode leaves you with a sense of hope and curiosity about yourself, your feminine soul, your body and your healing potential- without relying on synthetic drugs or any external authority.
Book Recommendations:
Cycles of Wisdom by Dr. Danielle Cornelius
Wild Feminine by Tami Lynn Kent, PT
Connect with Chelsea Anderson
@recoveredlife on Instagram
Connect with Dr. Charity
@drcharitylenhoff on Instagram

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7: Healing, Serving & BEing Authentically with Dr. Hannah Donahoe

If you’ve ever received a diagnosis or label that made you question your potential, you’re going to love this episode. I’m happy to welcome Dr. Hannah Donahoe, a Chiropractor, Kambo Practitioner, Healing Facilitator and owner of The Source Chiropractic in Dallas, TX which just opened its doors last week.

Dr. Hannah’s story is super inspiring to me because she was that kid who was labeled and pretty much discarded by her 5th grade teacher. But instead of allowing words like ADD, ADHD, dyslexia or autism to dictate her future, she chose to heal and believe in herself. Even as a young child, she sensed there was a better way than the typical “medication only” approach to pretty much any health issue- women’s health, mental health, you name it, she believes you can HEAL it.

Hannah and I both share how our spiritual paths have evolved and how our faith in God remains at the center of how we show up in service to others today.
Connect with Dr. Hannah Donahoe
@drhannahdonahoe on Instagram
@thesourcedallas
Connect with Chelsea Anderson:
@recoveredlife on Instagram