Addiction, Recovery & Building a Purpose-Driven Life. In this episode of Beyond the Boardroom, Aleksandra sits down with Jane Couper, who opens up about nearly losing everything to addiction and depression before rebuilding her life and leading two purpose-driven businesses in healthcare. Jane’s story, captured in Addiction, Loss and Entrepreneurial Recovery, strips away the gloss and shows what change really looks like.

From drugs, alcohol and darkness to sobriety, motherhood and entrepreneurship, Jane speaks frankly about relapse, shame, and the slow, unglamorous work of rebuilding trust in yourself and in life. She shares how she built a tech-enabled healthcare business serving the NHS and why purpose—not perfection—became the foundation of everything she does.

This episode is raw, real and ultimately uplifting. It’s for anyone who’s battled inner demons and still dares to dream of success.

🔗 Highlights:

• Falling apart in public and in private: Jane’s spiral into drugs, alcohol and depression—and the moment she knew she had to choose life.
• What recovery really looks like: the timeline, the setbacks and the daily disciplines that don’t fit into a social media quote.
• Coming out and motherhood: finding her identity, navigating stigma and building true self-worth as a gay woman and a parent.
• Purpose-driven healthcare: how she built tech-enabled businesses that serve the NHS and put patients before ego.
• Love that doesn’t leave: the role of her father’s unconditional love—even after his death—in saving her life.

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