Addiction, Recovery and Self-Care with Vasavi Kumar

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TRIGGER WARNING - In today's episode we discuss alcohol and cocaine addiction, AA, rehab, recovery and more. Just a heads up, it's not a light one today and if you're not able to listen, totally get it. Addiction and recovery is such a taboo subject, yet most of us have been directly impacted by it, as an addict ourselves or supporting a loved one through addiction. Vasavi Kumar is sharing her story of checking into rehab for cocaine and alcohol addiction today. We talk about the choice she made to get there, how she's supporting herself in recovery and tips for anyone listening who wants to support a family member. Vasavi's Website http://vasavikumar.com/focusedaction Vasavi's Resource - Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller https://amzn.to/2WBqCha I want to include all the relevant links if you or someone you know is struggling with addiction. You're not alone and there are people who want to help. Alcoholics Anonymous (UK)http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Home US & Canada https://www.aa.org/ Al-Anon (UK) https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/ US https://al-anon.org/ Co Dependents Anonymous (UK) http://coda-uk.com/ US http://coda.org/ (UK) Support for drug addiction https://www.talktofrank.com/get-help/find-support-near-you (UK) Rehab centres http://www.rehab-online.org.uk/

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TRIGGER WARNING - In today's episode we discuss alcohol and cocaine addiction, AA, rehab, recovery and more. Just a heads up, it's not a light one today and if you're not able to listen, totally get it. Addiction and recovery is such a taboo...

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