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EPISODE · Jun 21, 2022 · 47 MIN

Turning Forty as a Recovering Sex and Love Addict

from The Big Four Oh: The Podcast About Turning 40

In this enlightening episode, Stephanie sits down with Brianne Davis, a Hollywood actress, director, and author, who shares her transformative journey through addiction and recovery. Brianne opens up about her struggles with sex and love addiction, her path to recovery, and how these experiences have reshaped her life, especially as she navigates her forties. With raw honesty and vulnerability, Brianne discusses the impact of her addiction on her personal and professional life, and how becoming a mother and reaching her forties has influenced her perspective and approach to life.Episode Highlights: Brianne shares her experience as a Hollywood actress and her journey through sex and love addiction, including her recovery process which has lasted over 12 years.Insight into Brianne's bestselling novel, "Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Love Addict," which explores themes closely tied to her personal experiences with addiction.Discussion on the challenges and pitfalls of social media, and how Brianne manages its impact on her life and recovery.Brianne's approach to parenting, aiming to protect her son from early exposure to adult themes and teaching him about personal responsibility and emotional processing.The role of self-acceptance and forgiveness in Brianne's life, particularly how it has evolved as she entered her forties.In this episode, Brianne not only shares her personal story but also provides insights into the broader issues of addiction, societal pressures, and the journey towards self-discovery and authenticity. Her story is a powerful reminder of the strength it takes to confront and overcome personal demons, and the ongoing work involved in recovery. If you found this episode enlightening and inspiring, don't forget to rate, follow, and review the Forty Drinks Podcast to help us share more stories like Brianne's.The Forty Drinks Podcast is produced and presented by Savoir Faire Marketing/CommunicationsAdditional ResourcesBrianne Davis websiteBrianne’s Huffington Post article, March 2020Secret Life podcastSecret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Love Addict book Sex and Love Addicts AnonymousTell me a fantastic “forty story.”

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Brianne Davis is a working actress in Hollywood, one of those people you’ve seen in everything - including shows like Six, Casual, Prom Night, Jarhead, and most recently Lucifer. Two years ago she ‘came out’ as a sex and love addict in an article for Huffington Post, after 10 years in recovery. She wrote a bestselling novel called “Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Love Addict,” which is fiction, but it's based on her experience in Hollywood and with a disease that carries stigma and shame, especially for women. She also hosts a podcast called Secret Life on which people share their secrets.

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