Recovery, Faith, and the Art of Becoming Yourself

In this heartfelt episode of The Sober Witch Life, Sunshine sits down with Annette Marie to talk about addiction, recovery, faith, family, and the long, messy road back to the self. Annette shares her journey from beginning drinking at fourteen, navigating years of shame, masking, toxic relationships, and relapse, to finding fourteen years of sobriety and a life rooted in service, movement, spirituality, and joy. Together, Sunshine and Annette explore what it means to recover outside the box, especially when traditional paths do not fully fit. Annette opens up about her relationship with Jesus, her daily spiritual practice, the role of fitness and creative expression in her healing, and why becoming “a kid again” has been one of the most powerful parts of her recovery. This conversation is tender, honest, funny, and deeply human, reminding us that recovery is not about becoming someone else. It is about finally becoming more fully ourselves.