
50: Alyssa Rocco: The Undertaker's Daughter Whose Journey Taught Her How to Live
05/19/20 • 77 min
Alyssa Rocco is on a mission to create positive change in the world. Along with living her recovery from alcoholism and an eating disorder, she is currently a Senior Life Coach at Handel Group, which she discovered seven years ago after finding a deep desire to change her career. After one session with a coach at Handel Group, she quickly discovered what was missing - she wasn't living true to her own dreams; she wasn’t happy, and she didn’t know how to become happy.
This realization inspired a journey: Alyssa changed careers and became a coach. She learned how to date honestly, transformed the dynamic in her family, navigated addiction, and confronted how to create and maintain great relationships in her life. Her analytical mindset and process-oriented nature led to her work in the Media Division, and most recently, to build, test, and launch Inner.U, Handel Group’s first digital course.
Alyssa grew up in Boston and she received her Bachelor’s degree in communication, film and technical writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from the Massachusetts School of Psychology. She is certified in process improvement techniques and six sigma practices. She is also a dancer and practices 5 Rhythms dance.
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- Get Started with your COURAGETOCHANGE75 coupon here at InnerU.Coach
- Talk to a human and see if Handel Group coaching options are right for you
- Handel Group Social Media
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Alyssa Rocco is on a mission to create positive change in the world. Along with living her recovery from alcoholism and an eating disorder, she is currently a Senior Life Coach at Handel Group, which she discovered seven years ago after finding a deep desire to change her career. After one session with a coach at Handel Group, she quickly discovered what was missing - she wasn't living true to her own dreams; she wasn’t happy, and she didn’t know how to become happy.
This realization inspired a journey: Alyssa changed careers and became a coach. She learned how to date honestly, transformed the dynamic in her family, navigated addiction, and confronted how to create and maintain great relationships in her life. Her analytical mindset and process-oriented nature led to her work in the Media Division, and most recently, to build, test, and launch Inner.U, Handel Group’s first digital course.
Alyssa grew up in Boston and she received her Bachelor’s degree in communication, film and technical writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from the Massachusetts School of Psychology. She is certified in process improvement techniques and six sigma practices. She is also a dancer and practices 5 Rhythms dance.
Subscribe to The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
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Resources Mentioned:
- Get Started with your COURAGETOCHANGE75 coupon here at InnerU.Coach
- Talk to a human and see if Handel Group coaching options are right for you
- Handel Group Social Media
Our Sponsor:
Connect with Us:
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- Lionrock Facebook | Lionrock Instagram
- Questions, comments or feedback? Email us at [email protected]
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49: After the Episode - (follow up to Amy & Jay's stories) - with Ashley & Christiana
It's another After the Episode coming at you every other Thursday! Don't have time to listen to every guest episode on Tuesdays? Enjoy learning more about specific topics? Do you also like to laugh? Then these episodes are for you too!
This week, Ashley and Christiana review and cover topics from Episode #47 (Amy Dresner), and Episode #48 (Jay Shifman). Tune in to hear their usual antics (including some quarantine cabin fever) along with a deep dive into some important themes and aspects covered in each of these episodes!
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Resources Mentioned:
- Free Online COVID-19 Anxiety Support Meetings
- NOTE: To access other Free Online AA & Support Group meetings, scroll down the page in the COVID-19 link above
- Sex Addiction Resources:
- What is sex addiction? This article on Healthline.com is where Ashley read the definition and symptoms in the podcast
- Comedians
- “Take Your Pills” Netflix Special - the effects that pills are having on kids in school
- Sir Ken Robinson - Creative Schools
- Article - “The Drugging of the American Boy”
- "The Pharmacist" Netflix Documentary
- The Courage to Change COVID Hopecast!
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51: Ben Moroski: An Intimate Look Into Self-Injury and Unraveling the Stigma Behind It
Ben Moroski is an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award-nominated writer and actor. His plays have garnered numerous Los Angeles theatre awards and nominations. His first L.A.-produced play, This Vicious Minute, recounted his years-long battle with self-injury after being raised in a cult. Upcoming acting roles include the forthcoming short films Admitted and Discharge (which he also wrote and produced), both of which shed light on the current state of the American mental health care system and the vulnerable people it affects.
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- Ben's Facebook Live reading of his play, This Vicious Minute
- Recommended readings on the topic of self-injury from Ben:
- Connect with Ben
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