This week, Karen is joined by Veronica Valli, author of Soberful, recovery coach, therapist and creator of the Soberful Life community. Veronica has over 20 years of sobriety and is passionate about helping people “return to themselves”. As members of the recovery community, the pair wastes no time diving into the real costs of substance abuse both physically, relationally, emotionally. And, how beautiful and courageous a life of recovery is.

Listen in as Karen and Veronica talk about how many of us feel the need to numb our pain when our need for authenticity is compromised. And how addictions can take root as a result. While substance use disorder is a neurobiological disease, trauma of some kind is the gateway drug. No stranger to this process themselves, they dive into how raw, vulnerable Connection to self is the first step to deep, meaningful healing from the inside out.  You won’t want to miss this conversation since we are all recovering from something, we live in an “alcohol-promoting” culture, and addiction is on the uptick.

In this episode, you will learn:

For more on Veronica, visit her at veronicavalli.com, on social media @veronicavalli and in the Soberful Living community.

To connect with Karen, follow her on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn @karenjhardwick and visit connectedleaderbook.com to order your copy of Karen’s book, The Connected Leader.