ATE #7.5: Ashley and Christiana bring their usual laughter and antics while they dive into summarizing Emily's story for listeners, along with a few highlighted topics including the combination of being in recovery from multiple things (eating disorder recovery, alcohol + drugs, etc.), the importance of staying sober between meetings and Ashley also shares a heartbreaking story about a friend who lost her battle.

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Show Notes:

0:35 - What's in a name? The rabbit trail...

6:20 - Emily and Ashley's relationship

8:31 - Emily's story - eating disorder perspective, geographics, and the combination of alcohol & drug sobriety + eating disorder sobriety.

9:11 - Being unable to stay sober between meetings.

9:50 - Ashley shares a story about her friend, Justine, who struggled through the same thing.

13:35 - "You may not die, you may be in a situation worse than death"

15:45 - The story we normally think of

17:55 - www.chasingmcallisters.com - Sharing an honest and authentic version of motherhood

18:35 - The differences and realities between parenting and parenting in recovery

26:25 - The Mommy wine culture in society

27:55 - Ashley's arithmetic of the supposed "pump and dump", and the alcoholic way of thinking about drinking.

31:06 - Speaking in "Uber minutes"

35:05 - Driverless cars...the discussion.

35:53 - Some funny stories of Ashley's twins

38:20 - Ashley announces plans to do a special episode with a handful of Sober Moms at different lengths of sobriety.

41:48 - The podcast format is changing!! We are bringing you MORE great content!!

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