In this episode of "You Been Selected," Kate dives deep into her transformative framework for recovery: the Faucets of Freedom. Designed to help you build a life of resilience, self-awareness, and lasting sobriety, this framework breaks down six essential principles using the acronym WHAC:

• Willingness: The courage to take the first step and remain open to growth.
• Humor: Finding the light in dark moments to stay grounded and keep perspective.
• Honesty: Embracing radical truth with yourself and others, even when it’s hard.
• Humility: Recognizing your limitations and embracing the strength in asking for help.
• Abstinence: Staying committed to sobriety as the foundation of freedom.
• Consistency: Showing up for yourself every single day to build momentum and trust.

Kate unpacks how each of these faucets contributes to emotional and spiritual freedom, sharing relatable stories, actionable tips, and a healthy dose of humor to keep it real. Whether you’re in recovery, personal growth, or navigating life’s challenges, this episode provides a practical and inspiring guide to living with purpose and intention.

Tune in to discover:

• Why willingness is the key to opening every other faucet.
• How humor can shift your perspective and create space for healing.
• The power of honesty and humility in building authentic connections.
• Why consistency—not perfection—is what leads to lasting change.

Grab a notebook, open your mind, and get ready to WHAC your way to freedom!

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Links: 

Connect With Kate

https://www.instagram.com/katevitela/

https://www.katevitela.com 

“The Shift” Group Coaching with Jessica Landon & Kate Vitela 

https://kate-vitela.mykajabi.com/222

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course

In this episode, Kate shares her journey of navigating recovery meetings and finding the support she needed along the way. It all started with a book that opened her eyes to the possibility of sobriety, inspiring her to attend her first meeting. But when live meetings closed during the pandemic, Kate faced a new challenge: staying connected to recovery in isolation.

Key highlights from this episode include:

• The Early Days of Recovery: How reading a book inspired Kate to take the first brave step toward sobriety by attending recovery meetings.
• The Pandemic Shift: Navigating the closure of in-person meetings during COVID and the struggle to stay connected to her sobriety.
• Discovering Online Communities: Finding solace in groups like Sober Mom Squad and The Luckiest Club, and how these communities filled the gap when in-person meetings were no longer an option.
• Finding the Right Messaging: Why it was crucial for Kate to explore different recovery approaches and discover the messages that resonated most with her at each stage of her journey.
• Brave and Empowering Personal Discovery: How diving deep into addiction research and personal growth allowed Kate to confront her fears, challenge limiting beliefs, and step into a new, empowered version of herself.

This episode is an honest and relatable look at the twists and turns of recovery, from finding the courage to ask for help to redefining what sobriety looks like on your own terms.

Whether you’re new to sobriety or navigating your own path, this episode is a powerful reminder that recovery is a deeply personal journey—and finding what works for you is the key.

Resources for Recovery Meetings Mentioned: 

TLC https://www.theluckiestclub.com/

SMS https://www.sobermomsquad.com/

Links 

Connect With Kate

https://www.instagram.com/katevitela/

https://www.katevitela.com 

“The Shift” Group Coaching with Jessica Landon & Kate Vitela 

https://kate-vitela.mykajabi.com/222

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course

In this inspiring episode, Kate sits down with the incredible Jessica Landon, who celebrates an incredible milestone—11 years of sobriety. Jessica shares her deeply personal journey, humbly reminding us that healing isn’t linear and that recovery is a lifelong process. As a self-proclaimed “forever student” of self-discovery, Jessica dives into the lessons she’s learned along the way and the challenges she continues to navigate.

Key highlights from the episode include:

• Healing as a Lifelong Journey: Why Jessica embraces the idea that there is no final destination in recovery, only growth and learning.
• Spirituality as a Foundation: How connecting with a higher power and cultivating spiritual practices has anchored her recovery.
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• The Importance of a Multi-Faceted Recovery Program: Jessica emphasizes creating a recovery approach with no single point of failure, combining tools like therapy, fellowship, and self-reflection.
• Parenthood and Marriage in Sobriety: The unique challenges of maintaining sobriety while balancing the roles of partner and parent, and how she applies recovery principles to her personal relationships.

This episode is a powerful reminder that progress, not perfection, is the key to long-term sobriety and personal growth. Whether you’re newly sober, in long-term recovery, or simply looking for inspiration, Jessica’s story offers valuable insights into navigating life’s challenges with grace and resilience.

Links:

 Jessica’s Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/jessicalandon12/

 Fight Addiction Now:  

https://www.facebook.com/fightaddictionnow.org

“The Shift” Group Coaching with Jessica Landon & Kate Vitela 

https://kate-vitela.mykajabi.com/222

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course

In this episode, Kate goes on a raw and relatable rant about resilience after being laid off from her job. Reflecting on her journey, she shares how hitting rock bottom in the past has equipped her to face challenges like this with perspective and strength. Kate dives into the tools she’s learned to stay resilient in hard times, proving that growth comes from leaning in, not running away.

This episode explores:

• Why hitting rock bottom taught her everything.
• The importance of humor in facing life’s challenges.
• How adaptability and community foster resilience.
• Sisterhood as a source of strength and support.
• Feeling the emotions fully without spiritually bypassing them.
• Learning to “embrace the suck” and show up anyway. 

Kate’s candid and inspiring take on resilience will leave you feeling seen, supported, and ready to tackle life’s tough moments.

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Links

You can find Kate on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katevitela/

Explore Kate’s blog: https://thesobercurator.com/category/sober-lifestyle/youve-been-selected/

Work with Kate: https://linktr.ee/KateVitela

Email Podcast: [email protected] 

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course

In this episode, Kate shares her powerful story of hitting rock bottom and rebuilding her life after addiction. From a psych ward to a DUI, a failing marriage, and being busted by the nursing commission, Kate faced it all. Unemployable in her community and at the lowest point of her career, she entered the monitoring program for nurses with substance use disorders.

Kate recounts how the monitoring program worked, including the infamous app that would show “You Been Selected” in red letters on days she was summoned for a UA. Despite the challenges, Kate found her turning point, got sober in 2018, and began her journey back—ultimately being hired as a psychiatric nurse.

This episode dives into:

• The spiral of addiction: from personal struggles to professional consequences.
• How rock bottom became the foundation for recovery.
• The emotional journey of navigating the monitoring program.
• Finding purpose and hope as a psychiatric nurse in recovery.

Kate’s raw and inspiring story shows that even from the darkest moments, growth and transformation are possible.

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Links: 

You can find Kate on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katevitela/

Explore Kate’s blog: https://thesobercurator.com/category/sober-lifestyle/youve-been-selected/

Work with Kate: https://linktr.ee/KateVitela

Email Podcast: [email protected] 

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course

In this episode of "You Been Selected," Kate dives into her struggles with body image, eating disorders, and the need for external validation that led her down the path of being a "pick me girl." She opens up about how these experiences ultimately paved the way for her reliance on alcohol. 

This raw and honest conversation explores:

• Battling self-worth issues tied to body image.
• The intersection of disordered eating and control.
• How the search for validation can lead to self-destruction.
• The pivotal moment when alcohol became her escape.

This story is To Be Continued……(Hint: Check Out Episode 2)

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Links: 

You can find Kate on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katevitela/

Explore Kate’s blog: https://thesobercurator.com/category/sober-lifestyle/youve-been-selected/

Work with Kate: https://linktr.ee/KateVitela

Email Podcast: [email protected] 

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course

Hi, I'm Kate. I'm a nurse with over two decades in the field. And for a long time, I thought I had things pretty dialed in in my life.

So this podcast is about when life flipped the script on me. I went from being a nurse and what I thought was a high functioning professional to someone whose entire life revolved around alcohol.

The next thing I knew, I was in a monitoring program for nurses with substance use disorders.

I was checking this app every single day to see if I had, quote, been selected for a random ua. The letters would pop up on my screen. Bright red letters that said, you've been selected.

And one day I was looking at those and it just hit me. What if I'd been selected for more?

What if it was more than about staying sober and checking a box and getting through this program?

What if there was a purpose to all this? Like a bigger purpose? Like, I had been selected to live on purpose, to inspire, to create, to coach and mentor others through what feels like some of the worst days of your life.

And I'm ready to walk through this with you and come out on the other side. But this podcast is not just about sobriety.

It's about personal development.

It's about living on purpose.

Because when we live on purpose, we discover who we really are.

Mentioned in this episode:

Gut Check: A Private Self-Inquiry Course