Can you imagine how terrifying it would be to get kidnapped?! Today my beautiful and talented friend Pamela Rueda shares her harrowing story of trauma, struggling with addiction in motherhood, dealing with shame, but also how she turned it all into her superpower.

I think we should all start calling her Powerhouse Pamela because she is so full of energy and works so hard to support other women in recovery.

Before we jump in, I am sooo excited to share that I finished writing my book! The 12 step guide for skeptics - is finally finished! Well, kind of finished. It's about to go to the editor, then I have to submit it for copywriting, get the book cover done…okay so there's still a lot to do BUT! I'm hoping to have it done for either Sober October (not likely) or No Booze November (possibly), but definitely for Dry January!

It has literally taken me YEARS to get to this point, so I'm starting to get excited about sharing it with the world. The reason I wrote it is because over the last 8 years of doing the podcast, I have been exposed to a TON of misconceptions, misunderstanding, and quite frankly a lot of vitriol against AA. While I can validate that there are some problems with the fellowship, the 12 step process is so profoundly transformative, that they have been adapted to many addictions and disorders.

It's part memoir, part psychology, part science - but all my opinions. Listen, I don't know what's right for you, but I'm going to offer you some context and perspective so that you, as they say in the rooms, can run the experiment for yourself.

If you are the open minded type and you're curious about what's in the book, you can visit the12stepguideforskeptis.com and download the first few pages. It'll also put you on my newsletter so you can get updates about when it will be published.

I'm really excited to share this conversation with you, so without further delay, please enjoy this episode with , and let me know what you think!

Connect with Pamela here! https://www.mybadassrecovery.com/

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