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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 58 MIN

She Was a Nun, a Bartender, and an Alcoholic: This Is What She Found on the Other Side | Gina Economopolous

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Send us Fan MailWhat do you do when you've tried everything — faith, service, love, religion — and you still feel empty? Gina Economopoulos spent decades finding out. What she discovered on the other side of the worst years of her life will stay with you.Gina has been a bartender, a Franciscan nun, a caregiver, a woman in love, and a recovering alcoholic — sometimes all at once. She watched her mother die of bone cancer at 23. She watched the man she planned to marry drink himself to death in a state she'd moved to for him. And then one day she walked into an AA meeting just to prove it didn't work.Eleven years sober tomorrow.In this episode Gina and James dig into grief, forgiveness, the real cost of letting go, and the surprising connection between fear and control. Her book is Shake the Dust Off Your Feet and Walk — and this conversation is the story behind it.Resources mentioned: 📖 Gina's Book — https://a.co/d/0hRL5L8F 🌐 Gina's Website — https://ginaecon.com 🔵 Alcoholics Anonymous — https://www.aa.orgSupport the show

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Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you've tried everything — faith, service, love, religion — and you still feel empty? Gina Economopoulos spent decades finding out. What she discovered on the other side of the worst years of her life will stay with you. Gina has been a bartender, a Franciscan nun, a caregiver, a woman in love, and a recovering alcoholic — sometimes all at once. She watched her mother die of bone cancer at 23. She watched the man she planned to marry drink himself to death ...

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