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Hello, hello, HELLO and welcome The Sober Butterfly Podcast! Episode 111 takes a walk down memory lane with friends of the show answering this very important question: how do you protect sobriety?

Each guest offers their unique, yet universal, response that will help fortify your sobriety in trying times.

Let me know which responses resonated with you the most? What tools are you willing to try? What ways do you protect your sobriety that you didn't hear mentioned.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1912023385?tag=onamznadinebe-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1912023385&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.29EME3FSEVMFP

Women Who Run With The Wolves:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345409876?tag=onamznadinebe-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=0345409876&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.29EME3FSEVMFP

Sober October Healthline Article:
https://www.healthline.com/health/alcohol/sober-october#:~:text=Sober%20October%20began%20in%202014,about%20your%20relationship%20with%20alcohol.

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Episode 110 of The Sober Butterfly Podcast is a solo episode with host, Nadine Mulvina. As the title suggests, you can expect to learn how removing alcohol from your life has a major impact on your body, mind, and social life.

The first 90 days of recovery are critical to the longevity of addiction recovery so it is important that you prioritize your mental health and have a realistic depiction of what changes you may face, wand before you ask, weight loss may not happen for you. Sorry, love!

This episode is broken into parts:
Introduction: 00:00 - 04:52
Part 1: Physiological Impacts 04:53 - 17:19
Part 2: Psychological Impacts 17:20 - 23:26
Part 3: Sociological Impacts 23:27 - 30:48
Closing Remarks: 30:49 - 31:56

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Episode 109 of The Sober Butterfly Podcast sits down with the self-proclaimed "weird sober mom" aka Christina from sisters_n_sobriety, a community platform offering encouragement and support to sober and sober-curious women.

The episode opens with Christina sharing her story: a failed attempt to save a marriage by getting sober, how others mislabeled her drinking and questioned her overall character, seeking external validation to feel good and worthy of love, and inadvertently discovering parts of yourself you never knew existed.

Christina also shares her game plan for addressing sobriety with others that is definitely worth listening to!

To follow Christina on Instagram, visit @sister_n_sobriety 
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Episode 108 of The Sober Butterfly podcast with Kezia from The Sober Elephant Chronicle discusses everything from coping with undiagnosed ADHD, the link between alcohol-use disorder and disordered eating/over-exercising, implementing Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, addiction replacement, and implementing healthy systems to maintain sobriety.

A special thanks to my guest, Kezia, for sharing many helpful resources and supports to work through some of the issues we encounter in addiction and recovery. 

Resources mentioned in this episode include:
-No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
-HOME Podcast with Laura McKowen and Holly Whitaker 

Contact us:
Kezia's Instagram: @thesoberelephantchronicles
Nadine's Instagram: @the.soberbutterfly
Email: [email protected]

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Allow me to reintroduce myself... In this week's episode host, Nadine Mulvina, shares her personal journey to sobriety-- the good, the bad, the ugly truth, in three parts:
Part I - Life Before Sobriety
Part II - Hitting 'Rock Bottom'
Part III - Getting Sober

Thank you for listening! You can also watch the full length video on Youtube 

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Most strip clubs in the United States require a two-drink minimum or hefty bar tab for VIP sessions. So how does one bad ass dancer maintain her sobriety and recovery in an industry revolving around alcohol? That's exactly what I wanted to know...

In this week's episode I sat down with Reagan Reilly, a Las Vegas exotic dancer with over 10 years of sobriety!  Reagan is refreshingly honest about her past addictions that almost killed her, life as a Las Vegas stripper, and how she maintains sobriety in the adult entertainment industry. 

You'll laugh, cry, and hopefully walk away with a greater understanding of what it's like to have a physical and mental dependence. Reagan also sheds light on misconceptions the public has about stripping and why people should stop judging the industry harshly. 

As always, thanks for listening! Please like, comment, and share this podcast!

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Reagan Reilly, guest - @reagan_reilly90

Watch the full length episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTzbbIYXPeQ&t=93s

If you have questions or want to get in contact, email Nadine at [email protected]

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This week’s episode is all about breaking generational curses! I sat down with someone I deeply admire and met through instagram’s sober community. Nicole, over at The Sober BFF, and I talk about not wanting alcohol addiction be our fate, especially when predisposed genetic factors and environment play a role. We also discuss rediscovering your identity after getting sober, the power of routine and systems, finding purpose through service, and Al Anon.

Thank you for listening! Please leave a review of this podcast and follow on Instagram @the.soberbutterfly
Check out Nicole's IG page @thesoberbff

Watch the entire interview on Youtube on 08/18. If you have questions or want to get in contact, email Nadine at [email protected]

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This week’s episode is all about harm reduction. There's a lot of stigma and misinformation surrounding harm reduction, in and outside of recovery spaces. In an effort to understand more about what harm reduction is, and is not, I sat down with an expert in harm reduction.  Dr. Delores Blackwell is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker,  master addiction counselor,  certified trauma professional and a certified compassion fatigue professional. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is currently the Director of OASAS Services at Housing Works. She is also an adjunct professor at both Touro College and at Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work where she teaches advanced clinical courses and the practice lab.

If you are suffering with addiction, you do not have to suffer in silence or alone. 
Resources mentioned in the episode:
-Call or text 988 for Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish
-Visit https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reduction to learn more about programs and services offered with the Harm Reduction Approach
-https://healthcare.housingworks.org/services/behavioral-health-substance-use

Thank you for listening to this podcast. If you want to watch this interview please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn10zHObzJiRA5PBilZeXDQ this episode will be available for your viewing pleasure on 08/11/22. 

Follow @the.soberbutterfly on Instagram or email Nadine at [email protected]

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Moderate drinking seemed like a mythical place I referenced when lying to my physician about the average number of alcoholic beverages I consumed on a weekly basis. But alas, these unicorns apparently exist and take the form of two women I love and respect, my aunt and sister-cousin. 

This week's episode dives into the headspace of "normal" social drinkers, or 'normies' as I like to call them. What is it like to be able to drink *relatively* responsibly? Tune in to hear us recount cringe-worthy, painful, funny, drunken memories, evaluate our relationship with alcohol, and share lessons learned along the way. Enjoy!

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Thanks for listening and all the support. Tad me while you're listening @the.soberbutterfly and as always I'd love to hear your thoughts :)

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In addiction recovery, many people feel they have lost their identity and may not know how to navigate a social life without being the weird sober person in the corner.

In this  week's episode, host Nadine Mulvina breaks down how to have fun in sobriety, rediscover lost parts of yourself, and be sober and social.

July is  Minority Mental Health Awareness Month which acknowledges the disparity in access to healthcare resources that people of color and minority groups face. See additional materials below:

https://www.mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/minority-mental-health/
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Bebe-Moore-Campbell-National-Minority-Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

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