Janice Johnson Dowd: Grief and Addiction Recovery.

Today we have an incredibly honest conversation with Janice Johnson Dowd, a Social Worker, Author, speaker, mother and recovering alcoholic who helps recovering individuals repair their relationships with their family and friends.Janice spent her early career working in the most intense environments of the social work world. She also spent time working at both in patient and out patient recovery programs not realizing that one day she would be a patient in similar programs, recovering from alcoholism.We deep dive into the world of what triggered her drinking and what she would have to face when she was ready to get sober.I know you are going to enjoy Janice's transparency as much as I do. In fact, it's her brutal honesty that is foundational for beginning the repairs needed with her children and family, well into sobriety. And that lived experience is what she uses to help so many achieve that same healing in their own relationships.Once again, I am blown away by the beauty and resiliency that lies within the human sprit.Listen and share everywhere you find your podcasts!Enjoy,-RachelJanice on Instagram here."Grief Recovery Handbook" that Janice says was instrumental in her learning how to cope with Grief. Janice's blog here about hiking the A.T, here.Her book will be released Spring 2025.