Substance: The Female Experience

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Substance: The Female Experience

Substance, The Female Experience will unpack, purge, and peel back the many layers of addiction, recovery, and everything else in life from a woman's perspective. We will explore all the beautiful, ugly, complex, messy, and sometimes painful experiences around addiction and life as we, as women, experience them.Cynthia Gomez hosts this podcast that will present very real, raw, and sometimes hard conversations walking alongside the listeners,  as a woman on her journey of recovery, healing, and growth. This podcast is intended to be a safe space for women to share, listen, learn, and heal at their own pace from wherever they are on their journey. This podcast is for women who are in an active cycle of substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, or both),  or at any stage of recovery, If you are a  mother, sister, daughter, or friend who has seen the impact of substance abuse and want to understand it more, or even share your own stories, you are also very welcome to join the con

  1. 7

    Mother's Day Special

    Tune in this week for a special Mother's Day episode!Contact [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

  2. 6

    The Myth of "Rock Bottom"

    In this episode, we discuss all of the myths around "rock bottom".Contact ME:[email protected]:https://safeharborrecovery.com/blog/the-deadly-myth-of-rock-bottom/https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/rock-bottomContact [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

  3. 5

    Identity & The Struggle with Self

    This week I discuss my recent struggles with self-identity and mindset. Contact [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

  4. 4

    Feels Like the First Time

    Join me this week to talk about first experiences with drugs and/ or alcohol.Contact ME:https://www.substancefempod.com/Sources Squeglia Lindsay, M., & Gray, K. M. (2016). Alcohol and Drug Use and the Developing Brain. Current Psychiatry Reports, 18(5)https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-016-0689-y Chen, W. A., Maier, S. E., Parnell, S. E., & West, J. R. (2003). Alcohol and the Developing Brain: Neuroanatomical Studies. Alcohol Research and Health, 27(2), 174-80. https://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fscholarly-journals%2Falcohol-developing-brain-neuroanatomical-studies%2Fdocview%2F222455240%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D3783Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones . Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.Contact [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

  5. 3

    The Research

    This episode will cover some research on women, addiction, and the female brain.Sources: Kokane, S. S., Butler, B. D., Antonio, J. H., Armant, R. J., Hoch, A. C., Coelho, C. S., Brady, B. N., Chamseddine, H. H., & Perrotti, L. I. (2023). Interactions between estradiol and ERK, but not mTOR, signaling is necessary for enhanced cocaine-induced conditioned place preference in female rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 232, 1–12. https://doi-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1016/j.pbb.2023.173653Kubiak, S. P. (2010). Everything you always wanted to know about women and addiction. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 63(7–8), 592–594. https://doi-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1007/s11199-010-9787-1To cite this article: Jill B. Becker (2016) Sex differences in addiction, Dialogues in ClinicalNeuroscience, 18:4, 395-402, DOI: 10.31887/DCNS.2016.18.4/jbeckerTo link to this article: https://doi.org/10.31887/DCNS.2016.18.4/jbeckerEmail [email protected] [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

  6. 2

    My Week in Austin

    The episode covers my time in Austin at the Texas Substance Use Symposium and other discussions.The Sobering Center, Austin, Texaswww.soberingcenter.orgAlpha HomeSan Antonio, Texasalphahome.orgCommunity Medical Services- Multi-Statecommunitymedicalservices.orgRISE Recoveryhttps://www.riserecovery.org/Grace [email protected] Unplugged-Multi-Statewww.recoveryunplugged.comNTACEwww.ntace.orgBehavioral Health Solutionswww.bhsst.orgEmail [email protected] [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

  7. 1

    Every Story Has a Beginning

    Intro episodeContact [email protected] on my companion website athttps://www.substancefempod.com/

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Substance, The Female Experience will unpack, purge, and peel back the many layers of addiction, recovery, and everything else in life from a woman's perspective. We will explore all the beautiful, ugly, complex, messy, and sometimes painful experiences around addiction and life as we, as women, experience them.Cynthia Gomez hosts this podcast that will present very real, raw, and sometimes hard conversations walking alongside the listeners,  as a woman on her journey of recovery, healing, and growth. This podcast is intended to be a safe space for women to share, listen, learn, and heal at their own pace from wherever they are on their journey. This podcast is for women who are in an active cycle of substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, or both),  or at any stage of recovery, If you are a  mother, sister, daughter, or friend who has seen the impact of substance abuse and want to understand it more, or even share your own stories, you are also very welcome to join the con

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