http://odaatchat.com/index.php/2020/02/08/laura-mckowen/ OC102 Laura Mckowen, Author of “We Are the Luckiest.” You are listening to the ODAAT Chat Podcast. My name is Arlina and I’ll be your host. Today my guest is the Author of “We are the luckiest”... Laura McKowen Music transition Hi Friend, thanks for joining me today. If you are in the market for a mind blowing recovery memoire, I gotchu covered! Laura McKowen has been featured on the TODAY show, in The Guardian, WebMD, New York Post, and more Before we jump in, I’ll share a couple of resources. There is a private women’s FB page where we post links to weekly meetings, challenges and provide lots of love & support. If you’re a woman, you can request access by visiting the ODAAT Chat FB page. Another book! Radical Compassion by Tara Brach. The audiobook contains the “RAIN” process to help resolve negative thoughts and specific meditations on feelings like anger, shame and guilt. We’ve been talking a lot about using gratitude as a tool to transform negative feelings, but what I know is that we have to acknowledge, validate and process them before we can transform them. What we resist, persists. So here is the RAIN process that allows you to deal with negativity so you can move to gratitude: 1) Recognize the feeling 2) Allow the feelings some space 3) Investigate- Identify where is it in your body? What is its purpose? 4) Nurture yourself by offering love & kindness I hope you make this part of your daily coping process So back to the intro for today’s guest. Laura not only shares her story, but we cover a few highly debated topics surrounding the alternative ways of finding recovery from alcoholism and addiction that I think you’ll find interesting... So with that, please enjoy this episode, with Laura. Laura McKowen is the author of We Are the Luckiest. She is a former public relations executive who has become recognized as a fresh voice in the recovery movement. Beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing, she now leads sold-out yoga-based retreats and courses that teach people how to say yes to a bigger life. She hosted the iTunes Top 100 podcast HOME, with over 1.5 million downloads. and has been featured on the TODAY show, in The Guardian, WebMD, New York Post, and more. Visit her online at http://www.lauramckowen.com. You’ll find her on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IFlyatNight Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/laura_mckowen Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauramckowen Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lauramckowen