After experiencing the addiction journey with her daughter Brittany, Katie left her career, in order to focus on family recovery.She has now dedicated her life to guiding others through the overwhelming process of finding quality treatment for substance abuse, coaching families through their own recovery, and a consultant for the treatment industry.Katie is the Executive Vice President of the non-profit FAN-Families Against Narcotics, on the Executive Committee for a Michigan opiate task force Operation Rx, and a national speaker on addiction.Katie is also one of the leading forces behind the creation of Hope Not Handcuffs which led her to being presented the PAARI 2017 Leadership Award.Katie is a professionally trained and certified Family Recovery Coach as well as an Addictions Recovery Coach and Interventionist.Katie and her daughter Brittany also co-founded a blog, where they dig deep about their journey.More info: http://amothersaddictionjourney.comkatie@amothersaddictionjourney.com586-556-2602Find out more at http://beyondhoperadio.com--Show sponsorsHassle Free Books - Get your book published...simply, effortlessly, and affordably. http://hasslefreebooks.comThe Addictions Academy – The Nation’s Leading Accredited Addiction Treatment Services, Recovery/Sober Coaching & Intervention Training Academy: https://theaddictionsacademy.com/Beyond Hope with Shar Joneshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/beyond-hope/

Ep001: Katie Donovan - A Mother's Addiction Journey

Do you love someone who battles addiction? Trying to “survive” without the support of people who understand what you’re going through can often lead to deep feelings of shame and prolonged suffering for you and the addict. This podcast shines a light on these issues to help shift focus away from the darkness and on to a life of hope.Mothers of addicts and all family members are under immense pressure and stress, day in and day out. This can lead to incredible challenges both at work and at home.Interviews with mothers of addicts, family members, and experts who work in addiction recovery along with personal reflections and insight help shred the shame and highlight strategies that work to alleviate and eliminate common stumbling blocks for families deeply impacted by substance abuse.

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I’ve been waiting for you.It seems like years.Take a moment and breathe.Feel your feet on the ground.The earth can hold you now.Your work is done.Let your eyelids rest.And just breathe.Did you notice?You’re still here.You’re still breathing.Your heart still beats.Open your eyes now.Look around you.Do things seem different?That’s because you are different.The sun seems to shine brighter.The butterflies come out to greet you and birds fly by to say hello.Did you feel that gentle breeze in your hair?That was just for you.Breathe.You’ve been working so hard.Now you can just be still.It’s time to love yourself.It’s time to allow hope to re-enter your life.It’s about you now.Your work is done. Don’t they have everything they need?You’ve been given another chance.Sip in the oxygen, then set your voice and your words free.From this day forward, you will no longer hold yourself responsible for the happiness of others.It’s time for you to live renewed.For more episodes: https://beyondhoperadio.com/Beyond Hope with Shar Joneshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/beyond-hope/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/s3e5-ive-been-waiting-for-you

S3E5: I’ve Been Waiting For You

Manny Mendez from FOREEL Recovery joins me today to talk about how they are connecting art and recovery.FOREEL’s goal is to not only help individuals achieve long term recovery and fulfill their dream, but to also find purpose in life. They have found that their approach to help overcome addiction has been successful by utilizing the creative mind through art in all of its many aspects.FOREEL believes addiction to be a disease of the mind, body and spirit. Those who have participated in the art-based activities have been given an opportunity to reconnect with the valuable inner resource of their own creativity. Through expressing themselves through art they can understanding the nature of their pain and can obtain the ability to heal and recover.For more info: https://foreelrecovery.com/For more episodes and notes: https://beyondhoperadio.com/Beyond Hope with Shar Joneshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/beyond-hope/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/s3e4-foreel-recovery-with-manny-mendez

S3E4: FOREEL Recovery with Manny Mendez

Today I’m talking to my friend, Aundre Washington. He shares his personal experience of darkness and what it means to not give up. I hope his story brings you encouragement, wherever you are in your journey today.First, Aundre and I share the story of how we met. It’s a unique story, but I’m grateful that he reached out to me, so that I could get to know him and develop our friendship.Aundre is passionate about faith, family and seeing others make progress in their life. He believes simple conversations can change the trajectory of someone’s life.2016 was the year that broke Aundre. It started with a layoff, this one was different. It hit home harder. Aundre felt lost and without a purpose. He started to struggle with depression and anxiety. Then the discouraging process of looking for a job, no after no. He started to grow bitter, and insecure. And the hits kept on coming, January – December.Aundre can now say he is happy for that year. He’s seen how those struggles and trials made him stronger.There is a beauty in the brokenness. Aundre saw things in his life that didn’t belong. He can now relate to others that are broken, and questioning their faith. Because he’s been there too.I’m glad you’re here today and hope that Aundre’s voice lifts you up and gives you hope.Aundre’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/quTAmXHNYUcLinks:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/create.momentum/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/beyondhoperadio/My email: shar@beyondhoperadio.comFind out more about Beyond Hope Radio:Web – http://beyondhoperadio.comFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/beyondhoperadio/YouTube – http://beyondhoperadio.com/youtubeBeyond Hope with Shar Joneshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/beyond-hope/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/s3e3-beauty-from-brokenness-with-aundre-washington

S3E3: Beauty from Brokenness with Aundre Washington

Today I bring you a wonderful conversation I had with the amazing Stacy Fisher, who is an incredible self-care “guru.” A certified dietician, hilarious, compassionate, fun, but such a beautiful light.We talk about some of the bigger things in life, things that bring joy, the “deep” stuff. Stacy feels these are what leads us to what we can do to contribute and to support ourselves first so that we can support others. That’s why we’re here, to support one another.But we must understand the basics and setting that foundation for being able to be in service and so that’s why Stacy has been drawn or pulled so much to self-care.Over the last few weeks, in some ways I feel like I’m losing my mind right now. This energy right now is so wonky, and I just feel so confused about how I feel about everything. And the topic of self-care is so neglected right now. Yet, it is so important.Stacy and I touch on that, and we honor where we’re at right now, where you may be right now, and then how do we start to think about emerging from this.The days now are fluid and they just kind of flow. And yes, we have things we have to get for meeting our basic needs. We must eat, we need to sleep, even though those schedules are so off-kilter.So, the exercise helps me, I ask myself, “What do I need right now?” Well, right now I need a giant salad with fresh vegetables. See, you know, so you can start to get to know yourself. And while every day might have some decisions that are a little out of alignment with what you’re trying to achieve, that’s totally okay.But it’s over the long term that we have to really get honest with ourselves. Is that where we really want to go? Stacy thinks asking ourselves this on a daily basis is so critical. What do you need the most right now? And when we have to prioritize. When do I ask others for support?Listen in to this episode for some grounding and thoughtful ways to help us all get through some tough times, no matter the challenge.Thanks so much for being here, I hope you are staying healthy right now and I’m sending you so much love.For more info on the incredible Stacy Fisher, please head on over to her website, https://www.livingupp.com/Links:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/create.momentum/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/beyondhoperadio/My email: shar@beyondhoperadio.com—Find out more about Beyond Hope Radio:Web – http://beyondhoperadio.comFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/beyondhoperadio/YouTube – http://beyondhoperadio.com/youtubeBeyond Hope with Shar Joneshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/beyond-hope/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/s3e2-self-care-to-help-calm-the-unsteady-times-with-stacy-fisher-of-living-upp

S3E2: Self-Care to Help Calm the Unsteady Times with Stacy Fisher of Living Upp

Hey everyone, I wanted to take just a moment to reach out to you and let you know that we are still here, fighting the fight, living our lives. And I wanted to thank you for all the love and support that you’ve given me. The emails and the text messages, it means so much to me.I wanted to let you know that if you are struggling with anything, whatever it is that you’re going through, if you’re struggling right now, just know that you’re not alone. And I too have been struggling over the last six months.I just refuse to give up. I started to look around and recognize that I was falling into those same old patterns and it was really turning inward. I didn’t want to spend time with people that I care about. Really keeping people at arms-length. I was irritable and tired all the time. I’ve put on 35 pounds in the last year.It was impacting every part of my life, and then suddenly, I realized that nothing was working.“Dammit, I’m in that place that I thought that I had climbed out of and reclaimed my life. Things were working again, and I was enjoying my life. I was less fixated on saving my daughter and more focused intentionally on choosing having joy in my life.Well, it’s not a quick fix, is it? There are more things to learn, more things to be revealed to us that are going to be difficult and challenging.More lessons. We will expand and make room for more suffering and more life lessons and a deeper appreciation and a deeper love for all the things in our life. We’ll just continue to grow, and we’ll just keep pushing. We don’t know what our pet potential is, we don’t know how big our hearts can expand.We must trust the process and trust our ability to recognize the people in our lives and opportunities for us to be there for more people. We’re going to be afraid and we’re going to want to give up and, but we won’t. We’ll keep pushing. And if you have kind of recognized that you’re in that same old place, I just want to encourage you to do these three things:First, I need you to decide that you’re going to reclaim your life. Again, this may be the first time and maybe the 20th time. I just need you to decide it. Say it out loud that you are ready to reclaim your life.Step number two, you are going to seek and celebrate moments of joy daily. It could be your favorite slippers, a snuggly robe, or a delightfully hat shower that helps wash away some of the pain.Finally, then you are going to choose positivity. You’re going to choose it and you’re going to decide to see things differently. And if you’re like me, you’re going to have to choose it and choose it, repeatedly. Cause you’re going to fuck up.You’re going to forget, and that negative voice is going to come through, but you’re going to choose something that makes you feel happy.Those are your next steps, your three steps, and you’re going to keep doing it. And we’re going to continue this journey together.This is the book I’ve been trying to write for you, and I’m working on setting it free. The book is called Learning to Live with Your Loved One’s Addiction. I am feeling really good about sharing it with you, and I will keep you posted. It’s my voice. It’s my words, it’s my story and it’s my life.With that, I am sending you so, so, so much love. I am committed to seeing this through. Please continue to send your encouragement to me, it means the world to me. I love you guys. Please be safe and I am wishing you well. Lead with love, lead with kindness, and I will talk to you soon.Links:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/create.momentum/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/beyondhoperadio/My email: <a...

Ep001: Katie Donovan - A Mother's Addiction Journey

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