Renee Leonard Kennedy on Grief in Recovery, Leaving AA, Celebrate Recovery, and Finding God After Atheism

Today my guest is Renee Leonard Kennedy, the author of "After the Flowers Die: Encouragement for Walking Through Life After Loss." I have to say, it was really interesting how we connected. Her publicist emailed me to pitch her as a guest, and I read it at a moment when I was really struggling with grief from the loss of my Mom. It was so serendipitous; it really felt like a spiritual experience, kinda like a little wink from God, if you will. I'm always in awe when stuff like that happens, you know? The exact message I needed right when I needed it.   Renee is a lovely woman in long-term recovery who shares what she has learned about processing grief in order to help others, so I love her for that. She also was very candid about leaving AA, finding Celebrate Recovery, and lots more.   Before we jump in, I have another quick book recommendation (besides Renee's, of course), which is Atomic Habits by James Clear. It's not your typical recovery book per se, but the parallels in this book are undeniable. It's a very practical way to set up your environment to support the habits that lead to self-care and positive outcomes. He talks about how to implement the tiny actions that have a huge impact. I got the audio version first and loved it so much that I also bought the book. If you don't have audible yet, you can actually get this book for FREE if you sign up for a trial membership on odaatchat.com. I'm an affiliate for audible, so if you sign up, I get a small commission that should allow me to retire by the time I'm 107.   So that's it from me! Please enjoy the episode with Renee!   Connect with Renee! Email: [email protected] Website: reneeleonardkennedy.com Instagram: renee.l.k Twitter: @ReneeLeonardKe1 Facebook: reneeleonardkennedy   Watch on YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNuRolkOZ7X8fCEFCDYd5tg   Subscribe So You Don't Miss New Episodes!   Listen On:   https://apple.co/30g6ALF   https://odaatchat.libsyn.com/spotify   https://bit.ly/3n0taNQ     Watch Full Episodes!   https://bit.ly/2UpR5Lo