Today Jeannine chats (and chats and chats!) with Erin Khar. Erin is an author known for her writing on addiction, recovery, mental health, relationships, parenting, infertility, self-care and occasionally her undying love for Beverly Hills, 90210. (They also discuss their 90210 astrological signs!)

Jeannine and Erin talk about Erin's childhood, early drug use, the escalation of drug use into young adulthood and ultimately how the birth of her son saved her life. Jeannine and Erin also discuss how intersectional addiction and chaotic, toxic relationships can be, as well as Erin's new book, "Strung Out, A Memoir of Overcoming Addiction"

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Famous Tiktoker, social media influencer and sober advocate Brittany Jade joins the #nodpod fam today for an incredibly candid interview with Jeannine. Brittany Jade shot to tiktok stardom in 2020 and spent the early years of her sobriety navigating both her recovery as well as the perks and pitfalls of social media fame and recognition. Documenting her personal life and her sobriety journey for the public brought Brittany a lot of reward - and a lot of turmoil and controversy. Brittany speaks openly today with Jeannine about all of it - her marriage, her recovery, the infamous "snark" Reddit page, the end of her well known friendships and more.

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Today Jeannine interviews Mary Beth O'Connor, retired federal judge, author and recovering addict. Mary Beth's book "From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph over Trauma and Addiction" chronicles the extreme abuse of her childhood, early drug use and ultimately is a guide book for anyone looking to find a recovery that is not centered around a Higher Power concept.

About Mary Beth:

For Mary Beth, childhood abuse and other traumas led to substance use disorder (addiction). 

Beginning with alcohol at age 12, she spent several years abusing various drugs. She found methamphetamine at 16 and started shooting up at 17. Mary Beth struggled with meth until she was 32 years old.

By incorporating ideas from multiple sources to build a secular (not 12-step or faith based) recovery plan that works for her, Mary Beth has been sober since 1994. She used similar techniques to address the trauma and related anxiety as well.

Mary Beth is a board member for LifeRing Secular Recovery and She Recovers Foundation.  She speaks on behalf of these organizations, about multiple paths to recovery, and about all topics related to substance use disorder and recovery. She also speaks about sexual abuse and rape, child abuse, domestic violence, ptsd, anxiety, and recovering from these as well.

Professionally, 6 years into recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm in Silicon Valley, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014, Mary Beth was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge, a position from which she retired in 2020.

**depiction of sexual assault and physical and emotional childhood abuse throughout episode

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Today Jeannine interviews Rachael B. Rachael grew up in a family where active addiction and a criminal lifestyle were the norm. Continuing the patterns of addiction she saw modeled in family members, as an adult, Rachael also continued living in the chaos and turmoil of a life in active addiction. Clean now since 2017, Rachael ended up alone - truly completely alone - in prison, indigent, no money on her books, no outside support, nothing. Forced to turn both inward by examining her life up to age 41, and turning outward to the women of Narcotics Anonymous for support, Rachael left prison in 2017 and began the process of changing her life. Rachael's story is a story of incredible resilience and grit and it was an honor to have her on the show. Her inspired and clear description of the "steps" of Twelve Step program work will enhance any listener's recovery journey.

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Today Jeannine interviews Jessie B of the organizations Never Use Alone and 229 Safer Living Access.

Jessie B is in long term recovery from opiate addiction and was inspired by her child's addiction to begin harm reduction outreach in her area. Her impact has now extended far beyond Albany, Georgia now as with Never Use Alone anyone in North America may call the number to use while someone is live on the other end, checking in to make sure the person using doesn't become unresponsive. If the person does become unresponsive, NUA contacts medical services for the person. With 100,000 phone calls recorded and 97 overdose saves, NUA is enabling human beings living with substance use disorder to have a better quality of life - no matter WHAT.

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