Breakdown to Breakthrough with Christy Carlson Romano: A Former Disney Star Gets Vulnerable

Christy Carlson Romano, former star of Disney’s “Even Stevens,” “Kim Possible,” and “Cadet Kelly,” joins Addiction Talk to speak about her struggles with alcohol, which began during her teens. At 16, Christy began binge drinking to cope with shyness, which later advanced to the point that she couldn’t stop drinking as it was so embedded in her daily life.Now, nearing her sixth year in sobriety, she is a mother of two, has two YouTube cooking series, and is the host of two podcasts: “Vulnerable,” where she chats with other celebrities, friends, and special guests about navigating life’s ups and downs, and “I Hear Voices” with Kim Possible co-star Will Friedle, where they interview people who voiced characters in video games, animated shows, film and more. She also writing a memoir based on her YouTube cooking show, “Christy’s Throwback Kitchen.”