Explore every episode of the podcast SHE RECOVERS Podcast
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| Writing for Recovery & Connection with Clover Stroud | 09 Jun 2026 | 00:53:32 | |
In this honest, open, and reflective conversation, Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist, and podcast host Clover Stroud joins Mandy Manners, SHE RECOVERS Trusted Advisor and Coach, to discuss writing as a tool for recovery, letting go of shame through sharing our story, and how it can help as a way to connect with and help others. Clover talks about her process as a writer to connect with her emotions and how it has helped her through grief, motherhood, and change. She talks about what has shifted since becoming sober. How she has found it a powerful tool for creativity and connection. Clover discusses how her sister Nell inspired her sobriety journey in the years before she sadly died from cancer at the age of 46 in 2019. Together, Clover and Mandy discuss growing up in the UK in the 90s and the hedonism of that time, especially both growing up in the English countryside. They discuss what home means to them whilst living abroad, which was the subject of Clover’s fourth book, The Giant on the Skyline, and how belonging may not necessarily be a place or a person, but a specific feeling. Clover talks about learning to find new ways to connect in sobriety through crafts and her Substack community. She discusses what being sober has given her in terms of connection with her children and her marriage, and how it is something she feels proud to talk about. About Clover: Clover Stroud is a Sunday Times bestselling writer, journalist, and host of her own podcast, Tiny Acts of Bravery. Her first book, The Wild Other, was shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize. Her critically acclaimed second book, My Wild & Sleepless Nights: A Mother's Story, and third book, The Red of My Blood, were instant Sunday Times bestsellers and rated amongst the best books of the year in which they were published. Her fourth memoir, The Giant on the Skyline, was published in May 2024. Having spent the past three years living in Washington, DC, with her husband and the youngest three of her five children, she recently returned to her UK home in Oxfordshire. https://www.cloverstroud.com/ About Mandy: Mandy Manners is a certified life and recovery coach. A qualified coach supervisor, trainer, speaker, and author. She is a certified SHE RECOVERS Coach and Trusted Advisor for Education and Pedagogy for the SHE RECOVERS Foundation. Resources Mentioned in Episode: SHE RECOVERS Retreat: From Memory to Memoir Looking to heal with writing or recover with words? Find your voice, write your recovery, or begin your memoir on retreat with award-winning author and psychotherapist Ann Dowsett Johnston. Over 5 days in a cozy chalet in the maple forest of Québec, you’ll explore healing through daily writing practice, embodied movement, nature, deep rest, and meaningful connection with like-hearted folks. Step into your story this autumn. Explore this retreat here. About SHE RECOVERS® Foundation SHE RECOVERS Foundation is a non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement serving thousands of women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges, including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use. SHE RECOVERS is dedicated to redefining recovery, inspiring hope, ending stigma, and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves, and help other women do the same. If you found this conversation helpful and you are able, please consider donating to our lifeline organization or sharing it with others who may benefit. We would love to also receive your rating and review of the SHE RECOVERS Podcast on your favorite platform. Visit sherecovers.org to donate today. | |||
| Sobriety, Breathwork, and Reclaiming Indigenous Roots with Ariana Fotinakis | 19 May 2026 | 00:58:02 | |
In this warm and wide-ranging conversation, Taryn Strong sits down with coach, breathwork facilitator, and Decolonize and Rize Co-founder Ariana Fotinakis — a woman whose truly integrated healing journey weaves together sobriety, burnout recovery, cultural reclamation, and nervous system awareness. Ariana shares the quiet but pivotal mirror moment that led her to get sober after a decade of drinking and substance use. She expounds upon years of trading alcohol for fitness and work, and the breathwork session six years into her sobriety that she now considers the true beginning of her recovery. Ariana also opens up about growing up as the daughter of a Sixties Scoop survivor, carrying internalized shame and what it has meant, and still means, to reclaim her roots and find belonging on her own terms. Ariana's powerful conviction that healing our nervous systems and healing our world are not separate endeavors, and that gentleness, not intensity, is often the most radical and lasting path forward for our individual, collective, and global recovery. In this episode, we talk about:
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ABOUT ARIANA Ariana Fotinakis (she/her) is the Co-founder of Decolonize and Rize, a trauma-responsive coach, breathwork facilitator, and devoted advocate for decolonized well-being. With Anishinaabe (Aamjiwnaang) and Greek ancestry and as the daughter of a Sixties Scoop survivor, she is deeply committed to reclaiming her roots and supporting others on their journeys of healing and transformation. For over a decade, Ariana has worked with hundreds of individuals and organizations globally, offering a grounded and compassionate approach to personal and collective change. Her work integrates nervous system awareness, cultural reclamation, and systemic change, creating spaces where people and teams can build resilience, deepen self-awareness, and cultivate sustainable well-being. ABOUT SHE RECOVERS® Foundation We are a non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement serving more than 325,000 women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use. SHE RECOVERS is dedicated to redefining recovery, inspiring hope, ending stigma, and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves, and help other women to do the same. | |||
| Episode 71: Recovery and Gender Roles with Marya Hornbacher | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:59:49 | |
Gender is often a core part of identity, and like other aspects of identity, it fundamentally shapes our perception of ourselves, each other and our experiences in the world. From the earliest recovery literature to the most contemporary recovery meetings, gender roles have affected and continue to affect both individual recovery and recovery communities. | |||
| Episode 70: Rewriting Our Stories with Meghann Perry | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:54:50 | |
In this candid conversation our podcast host, Dr. Tiffany Wynn, speaks with storyteller, recovery coach and recovery advocate Meghann Perry.
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| Episode 69: Using the Enneagram with Julie Dereshinsky | 23 Feb 2023 | 00:40:23 | |
Julie is an International Coaches Federation (ICF) Certified Professional Coach, a SHE RECOVERS® Designated Coach, and an Accredited Integrative Enneagram Practitioner. Julie is a wife and mom to two young kids, and she spent many years questioning her own relationship with alcohol until she decided to live alcohol free in 2018. In her downtime Julie loves traveling, reading, anything true crime, spending time with her husband and children, and volunteering her time in her community. | |||
| Episode 68: SHE RECOVERS Every Day with Dr. Dawn Nickel | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:45:23 | |
In this candid conversation, Dr. Tiffany Wynn speaks with SHE RECOVERS Co-Founder Dr.Dawn Nickel about:
You will also hear Dr. Tiffany read the January 30th meditation about infant loss from Dawn’s new book ‘She Recovers Everyday’ and explore how we can heal - from all the things - when we truly feel a sense of connection and belonging. | |||
| Episode 67: Recovering From Mommy Wine Culture with Jen Butler | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:55:17 | |
Jen Butler, MBA, CPC, CPRC, SRCD, spent a decade as a stay-at-home mom before becoming a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach and SHE RECOVERS® Coach. To cope with the rollercoaster of motherhood and enabled by wine mom culture, Jen was stuck in the fog of gray area drinking until 2018. SHE RECOVERS is grateful to BetterHelp for making a $30,000 donation in support of our mission in 2022. Find out more and donate here: https://sherecovers.org/ | |||
| Episode 66: Shedding Labels & Owning Your Story with Justine Evirs | 09 Sep 2022 | 00:47:15 | |
Justine Evirs is a business consultant, Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumnus, and Navy Veteran. She teaches women executives & entrepreneurs to create consistent revenue models and business plans. In this episode, our host Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, speaks with Justine about her journey into recovery, her quest to become a therapist and help others, as well as the many labels - veteran, mom, bisexual, biracial, rape survivor - she wears and sheds, and how she started to truly own her story. The SHE RECOVERS FOUNDATION is a grassroots movement and non-profit public charity with a community of women in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders, behavioral health issues and/or life challenges. This lifeline organization connects women through its virtual platforms and in-person community networks, provides resources and supports women to develop their own holistic recovery patchworks, and empowers them to thrive and share their successes. All efforts are designed to end the stigma and shame often associated with recovery so that more women may heal and grow. We are honored to offer our listeners a 35% discount on the first month of therapy at BetterHelp until December 31, 2022. Register at betterhelp.com/srf. SHE RECOVERS is grateful to BetterHelp for making a $30,000 donation in support of our mission in 2022. Find out more and donate here: https://sherecovers.org/ | |||
| Episode 65: Sober Mom Squad with Emily Lynn Paulson | 13 May 2022 | 00:37:39 | |
Emily is a writer, speaker, Certified Naked Mind Coach, She Recovers Designated Coach, Certified Facilitator of Addiction Awareness, and the founder of Sober Mom Squad. She has appeared on media outlets including The Today Show, The Doctors, The Tamron Hall Show, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse. Emily is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life and the forthcoming book Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and Other Lies of Multi-Level Marketing (May 2023). She resides in Central Oregon with her husband and their five children. In this episode, our team member Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, speaks with Emily about her journey to find recovery, the different pathways that worked for her, and how she found and met the needs of moms looking to get sober during the pandemic. The SHE RECOVERS FOUNDATION is a grassroots movement and non-profit public charity with a community of women in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders, behavioral health issues and/or life challenges. This lifeline organization connects women through its virtual platforms and in-person community networks, provides resources and supports women to develop their own holistic recovery patchworks, and empowers them to thrive and share their successes. All efforts are designed to end the stigma and shame often associated with recovery so that more women may heal and grow. | |||
| Episode 64: Advocacy Through Art with Stephanie Chinn | 15 Mar 2022 | 00:49:00 | |
Stephanie Chinn is an illustrator, best-selling author, speaker, and women's advocate. Her work focuses on illustrating the different ways we can remind ourselves that we are enough the way that we are, while simultaneously unpacking the different ways we have been led to believe we are not. Stephanie began to share her work on Instagram in 2019 has since then been featured in Yoga Journal magazine, recognized by Adobe as an upcoming female artist, and published her debut book; Here Sister, Let Me Help You up. You can find her work on Instagram @stephaniechinnart In this episode, our team member Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, speaks with Stephanie about her recovery journey, how she found SHE RECOVERS and became a member of our community, and her budding career as an illustrator who has found her voice through art. | |||
| Episode 63: Not Drinking Tonight with Amanda White | 04 Feb 2022 | 00:53:43 | |
Amanda E. White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen. She is the founder and director of the group therapy practice, Therapy for Women Center, based in Philadelphia, where she serves clients across the country. People are drawn to Amanda's unique expertise, accessible approach to healing and mental health, and her expertise has been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, Washington Post, Shape, Women's Health Magazine, and more. Out on January 4, 2022, Amanda's debut book, NOT DRINKING TONIGHT: A GUIDE TO CREATING A SOBER LIFE YOU LOVE , is an honest discussion of mental health where Amanda explores our reasons for drinking alcohol and the benefits of taking a break. For more information, please visit www.amandaewhite.com | |||
| Episode 62: Let's Normalize Therapy With Haesue Jo | 21 Dec 2021 | 01:02:29 | |
Haesue Jo, MA, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience providing individual and family therapy in community mental health, school settings, day treatment facilities, and via teletherapy. She is currently Head of Clinical Operations at BetterHelp, which allows her to empower other therapists to be successful at bringing their skills online. Her current clinical focus and interests include AAPI mental wellness, anxiety, relationship, and family dynamics, trauma, and gender identity. To practice self-care, she enjoys spending time with loved ones (including her dogs and cat), yoga & fitness, going to the aquarium, snowboarding in the winter, and seeing live music all year round.
This podcast episode is Lisa Wall and Haesue Jo's live session of #MentalHealthMonday. They are also joined by SHE RECOVERS community members Suzie and Jessica. SHE RECOVERS has launched a partnership with BetterHelp to provide accessible and individualized therapy to those seeking healing. We are honored to offer our listeners a 35% discount on the first month of therapy @ BetterHelp until December 31, 2021. Register at betterhelp.com/srf. SHE RECOVERS is grateful to BetterHelp for making a $100,000 donation in support of our mission in 2021. | |||
| Recovering From Overcoming with Emi Nietfeld | 27 Apr 2026 | 00:35:54 | |
In this rigorously honest conversation, author, speaker, advocate, and young woman in recovery Emi Nietfeld joins Dr. Tiffany Wynn to challenge the cultural narratives that equate suffering with strength and healing with achievement. Together, they explore what it means to reject recovery as a redemption arc and to release the pressure to turn pain into proof of worth. Emi shares her journey through foster care, homelessness, and significant mental health struggles, alongside the complex reality of later achieving many of the success markers society celebrates. She reflects on the dissonance of being seen as a story of resilience while still living with the lasting impacts of trauma, and how ambition can become entangled with survival, shame, and the need to justify one’s suffering. Together, Emi and Dr. Tiffany unpack the myths of toxic resilience culture, including the expectation that trauma survivors package their pain into inspirational narratives. They explore the importance of creating communities where young women can be honest about struggling without feeling broken or behind, and how healing is shaped not only by individual effort, but by systems, relationships, and spaces that offer truth, connection, and a sense of belonging. Woven throughout the conversation are reflections from Emi’s memoir, Acceptance, and a reminder that recovery is not about becoming stronger, more successful, or more palatable in the aftermath of pain. It is about telling the truth, being witnessed in our humanity, and remembering that we are always worthy of love and belonging—even when we are still healing. About Emi Emi Nietfeld is the author of Acceptance (Penguin Press, 2022), a memoir chronicling her journey through foster care and homelessness while interrogating the true meanings of resilience, ambition, and success. After graduating from Harvard in 2015, she worked as a software engineer, an experience she wrote about in her viral New York Times essay, “After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love a Job Again.” Emi’s passionate about mental health, helping young people navigate their careers, and the connection between engineering and creativity. A dynamic, sought-after speaker, she regularly appears on podcasts, delivers conference keynotes, and speaks at universities and companies. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Teen Vogue, Fortune, The Information, and other publications, been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, noted in The Best American Essays, and taught in classrooms from high schools to MFA programs. Connect with Emi: https://www.eminietfeld.com/ About Dr. Tiffany Dr. Tiffany Wynn is a behavioral health leader with a PhD in Counsellor Education who focuses on trauma and resiliency, behavioral management, leadership, and professional development. She serves as trainer and consultant for academic and treatment organizations and is also a woman in long-term recovery. Connect with Dr. Tiffany Wynn: https://www.newexperiencescc.com/ Episode Resources:
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| Episode 61: Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel | 05 Nov 2021 | 01:09:01 | |
Kelly McDaniel, LPC, NCC, CSAT, is a licensed professional counselor and author, specializing in treating women who struggle with relationships. As the first clinician to name an attachment injury as Mother Hunger, she explores the legacy of maternal deprivation. Her book 'Mother Hunger', speaks to the millions of women who suffer with a life-long emotional burden that adversely affects self-worth. Do any of these sound familiar? Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, Kelly McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behavior by taking a fresh look at childhood attachment injuries and their lasting impact. In doing so, she de-stigmatizes the shame that can come with being under-mothered and misdiagnosed, and offers a healing path with powerful tools that include therapeutic interventions and lifestyle changes. In this session of #MentalHealthMonday, Kelly McDaniel weaves her 30 years of research, clinical expertise, and a deep understanding of mothering myths, to explore 'Mother Hunger' and provide an opportunity to understand and heal the misunderstood root of poor eating patterns, chronic relationship disappointment, and distorted self-image. SHE RECOVERS has launched a partnership with BetterHelp to provide accessible and individualized therapy to those seeking healing. We are honored to offer our listeners a 35% discount on the first month of therapy @ BetterHelp until December 31. Register at betterhelp.com/srf. SHE RECOVERS is grateful to BetterHelp for making a $100,000 donation in support of our mission in 2021. | |||
| Episode 60: Cultivating Safe Spaces With Elaine Alec | 01 Jul 2021 | 00:51:21 | |
The traditional, relational, action, and innovative perspectives that promote well-being, inclusion, validation, and freedom Utilizing Indigenous stories, teachings, and language to cultivate safer spaces for healing, communication, and learning What the four necessary conditions are within a "nested system" About ELAINE ALEC: Elaine is from the Syilx (Okanagan) Nation and Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation and is a member of the Penticton Indian Band in the Interior of British Columbia. She has been a political advisor, Chief of Staff for the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, Community Planner for her own First Nation, an employee for the Province of BC and Federal Government, and an Entrepreneur. Elaine has spent over 20 years in over 100 communities across Canada to promote healing and wellness. She is a partner of an Indigenous-owned and operated planning company called Alderhill Planning Inc. Elaine is a first-time author of “Calling My Spirit Back” a memoir about growing up as an Indigenous girl in Canada and the impacts of colonization. It also provides Indigenous knowledge, teachings on how to cultivate safe spaces for diversity and inclusion. | |||
| EP 59: Recovering From Miscarriage & Infant Loss with AYAKO | baby loss advocate | 27 May 2021 | 00:51:14 | |
Ayako is a woman who, in her words, is “not an expert. Just a lonely mum trying to navigate miscarriage, motherhood, and depression.” While she is not busy keeping up with her spirited son, Takeo, she serves as a relentless supporter for parents navigating the heartbreak and secondary losses surrounding an “out of order death” in memory of her daughter, Emi. She is also in the process of creating her business 'Emi & Company' where bereaved parents and families can purchase tools for recovery and access healing resources. In this heart-polishing and courageously vulnerable conversation, Lisa and Ayako discuss the early deaths of their children and the postpartum cycles of grief, change, healing, and hope that can follow a miscarriage. This podcast is in honor of Emi (Ayako) and Rowan (Lisa) and all the babies who are no longer with us earth-side. May they continue to grow love in our hearts and give us purpose and strength with each passing day. Forever cherished, always remembered. Mentioned Resources: 1. Canadian EI "Special Circumstances” Benefits. Go to this link and click on the “Miscarriage, Termination or Stillbirth” or “Death of a Child” options: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-maternity-parental/special-circumstances.html 2. Instagram: @peanut For their “Renaming Revolution” Glossary of inclusive, compassionate terminology/language: OR specific link to post regarding the Glossary is: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNm2v1yHZ7Q/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link They also have an app with further support: “Peanut: Find Friends & Support: Fertility, Pregnancy, Motherhood” 3. Stillbirth Foundation Australia: The most comprehensive and compassionate resources that help post-loss (Explanation of types of medical procedures for pregnancy loss, Logistics of funeral/cremation, etc, Physical and secondary losses explained) “Practical and Emotional Help for Parents”: https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/support-topics/help-and-support-for-parents/ | |||
| Episode 58: The Alchemy of Healing with Seraphina Capranos | 13 May 2021 | 00:35:36 | |
Seraphina’s European grandparents first introduced her to the healing power of natural medicine. While seasonally gathering herbs in rural Ontario they lovingly taught her about the traditional wisdom of herbs and plant lore. After suffering injury to her spine as a teenager, Seraphina was declared by the conventional medical system to lead a life of suffering in chronic pain. Determined to heal herself, she returned to her roots and began a professional study of natural medicine, herbalism and homeopathy. Seraphina Capranos' Website: https://www.seraphinacapranos.com/ | |||
| Episode 57: SHE RECOVERS Dance with Payton Kennedy | 29 Apr 2021 | 00:36:52 | |
One of our beloved SHE RECOVERS Intentions & Guiding Principles is, "Recovery is a journey to wholeness. We learn to take care of our body, mind, emotions and spirit." Recovering our bodies, becoming embodied and incorporating somatic based healing modalities is a passion of our movement! | |||
| Episode 56: Healing Your Body & Connecting to the Land with Magdalene Joly | 18 Mar 2021 | 00:49:22 | |
In this conversation, Magdelene Joly shares her journey of recovering from burnout, chronic fatigue and Lyme disease. | |||
| Episode 55: Overcoming Burnout & Creating Beauty with Nina Turczyn | 04 Mar 2021 | 00:44:11 | |
Nina Turczyn is an amazing silversmith and gallery owner. | |||
| Episode 54: Healing Through Art & Community with Autumn Skye | 16 Feb 2021 | 01:08:39 | |
Autumn Skye is a visionary artist. She believes that the role of the artist is especially crucial at this time and that while the world is at the precipice of momentous change, artworks have the potential to be maps that can help guide humanity forward into new and positive ways of seeing and being. Autumn says, "through creativity we have the opportunity to transmute shadow and pain into visions of healing and wholeness. | |||
| Episode 53: Decolonizing Recovery with Jacqueline Jennings | 04 Feb 2021 | 00:56:00 | |
Jacqueline Jennings is an entrepreneur coach, facilitator and startup strategist who got sober at the age of 15. | |||
| Episode 52: Bisexual, Recovering and Proud with Dr. Jamie Marich | 27 Nov 2020 | 01:04:22 | |
Bisexuality is one of the most misunderstood expressions within the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Bisexuals or other individuals under the bisexual umbrella can be thwarted with cruel commentary like, "Why can't you just pick a side," "You must be confused," or "You can't be trusted." In this episode, Dawn speaks with Dr Jamie Marich, clinical trauma specialist, trainer, author, openly bisexual woman, and person in long-term recovery. | |||
| From Hiding to Healing with Nadine Machkovech | 31 Mar 2026 | 00:52:27 | |
In this honest and deeply human conversation, speaker, author, prevention advocate, and Executive Director of RISE TOGETHER, Nadine Machkovech, joins Lisa Wall of Mission Programs & Community Care at SHE RECOVERS. Together, they explore what becomes possible when we loosen our grip on perfection and the pressure to hold it all together as recovery advocates, leaders, mothers, partners, and friends. They reflect on recovering out loud with honesty and courageous vulnerability as a pathway to healing, connection, and empowerment. Nadine shares her journey of entering recovery in her early twenties, navigating the expectations of being a visible voice in the recovery space, and the profound loss of her teenage son to overdose. She speaks to the turning points that invited her to stop hiding her pain and grief, and to the role that connection and storytelling have played in her healing, especially in reaching and supporting the next generation. Together, Nadine and Lisa delve into what it means to redefine recovery, to listen to intuition as a guide, and to permit ourselves to show up just as we are. They also offer a clear reminder that we do not have to wait to hit rock bottom to pursue recovery. Woven throughout the conversation are reflections from Nadine’s book, Enough Already: A Journey from Hiding to Healing, along with an invitation to consider authenticity, community, and self-compassion as essential forms of recovery medicine. Nadine reminds us that no one should have to navigate their struggles alone, and that sharing our stories can create a ripple effect of meaningful change. About Nadine Machkovech Nadine Machkovech is a TEDx speaker, author of Enough Already, and Executive Director of RISE TOGETHER. She leads evidence-backed, connection-centered prevention work informed by research published and indexed through the NIH, validating the power of storytelling and trusted relationships in strengthening youth mental health. Through lived experience and practical tools, Nadine helps audiences build resilience, deepen connection, and turn vulnerability into meaningful action. Having transformed personal pain into purpose, she has reached over one million people with her message of self-worth, healing, and courageous truth-telling. Episode Resources: NadineSpeaks.com: Featuring Nadine’s books, workshops, and resources SHE RECOVERS Support for the Next Generation is here for you. If you’re a young woman or non-binary individual aged 18-35 who is navigating recovery, you don’t have to do it alone. Facilitated by SHE RECOVERS Certified Professionals, this monthly online support group and gathering was designed to meet the needs of young adults like you. Learn more here. | |||
| Episode 51: A Fireside Chat With Our Executive Director Susan Carter | 19 Nov 2020 | 00:57:17 | |
Grab your tea and join SHE RECOVERS® Foundation Executive Director, Susan Carter and Co-Founder, Dawn Nickel by the fire. SHE RECOVERS® Foundation has the women, the power, and the presence to be a mighty force in our world. And until ALL women in or seeking recovery from these challenges are celebrated, supported, and deemed essential to healthy communities, we will not rest. This is OUR movement. This is our cause. | |||
| Episode 50: Lost and Found: An Adoptee’s Recovery Story with Payton Kennedy | 12 Nov 2020 | 01:02:52 | |
Taryn speaks with Payton Kennedy, beloved colleague, friend and creator of SHE RECOVERS Dance®. Payton shares her multi-layered recovery story and her life-long journey as a seeker. As an adoptee, Payton struggled with decades-long feelings of disconnection, grief and sadness that contributed to self-sabotaging behaviors. She discusses her daily recovery practices - powerful tools that ground and connect her with with inner wisdom. | |||
| Episode 49: Don't Just Sit There with Biet Simkin | 05 Nov 2020 | 00:48:14 | |
Biet Simkin is the renowned meditation teacher dubbed "The David Bowie/Lady Gaga of Meditation." In this episode, you will understand why. She is rebellious and rock n roll, yet, very grounded in her recovery and spiritual practices. | |||
| Episode 48: Flipping the Script with Chris Campbell | 29 Oct 2020 | 00:48:22 | |
One of the things we love about being in recovery is that we tend not to do a lot of "small talk." Instead, our conversations are "big talk" - deep, expansive and truthful shared experiences. On this episode, Erin talks with one of her closest friends, Chris Campbell, a woman in long-term recovery. Erin and Chris met on a SHE RECOVERS retreat. The conversation they started on the beautiful rooftop of our Mexico retreat home has continued for three years. In this recording, Erin and Chris share how they are working to break long-established patterns of behavior and what types of powerful decisions come once self-love is established in our lives. | |||
| Episode 47: New Beginnings with Dawn, Taryn and Erin | 22 Oct 2020 | 01:06:28 | |
Taryn, Dawn and Erin gather to discuss how COVID has created unexpected changes within the SHE RECOVERS organization, as well as their own lives. | |||
| Episode 46: Healing Racism in Recovery with Shari Hampton | 15 Oct 2020 | 01:05:53 | |
We are back after our "podcast pause." As individuals, and as an organization, we took the sacred pause to focus energy and efforts on our antiracism work. | |||
| Episode 45: Grace for F*ck Ups with Nadia Bolz-Weber | 26 May 2020 | 00:50:18 | |
Nadia Bolz-Weber is an ordained Lutheran Pastor who has reclaimed and redefined what it means to be a Christian woman. She is founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, CO, author of three bestselling memoirs and a woman in long term recovery. Nadia will also be a speaker at our Miami conference in May 2021. To learn more about Erin Wickersham: https://erinwickersham.com/ | |||
| Episode 44: Belonging with Jen O. | 11 May 2020 | 00:49:48 | |
Taryn speaks with Jen O., a retired veteran and woman in recovery, about her journey of recovering from using substances to deal with social anxiety and awkwardness. Jen's inspiring story shows the power of commitment and belonging. | |||
| Episode 43: On Being Human with Jennifer Pastiloff | 05 May 2020 | 01:06:03 | |
Jen Pastiloff joins us for a special podcast episode recorded during our online PJ Party held the first weekend of May 2020. Jen is a teacher, leader and author of the amazingly beautiful book "On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard." To learn more about Erin Wickersham: https://erinwickersham.com/ | |||
| Episode 42: How Happy Will You Allow Yourself To Be? | 28 Apr 2020 | 00:45:10 | |
Taryn and Erin check in and share their thoughts and observations of how seven weeks of quarantine has impacted them. As they work through the daily ups and downs of isolation, both women are working to break through old stories of what is possible and how to become intentional co-creators of their lives. They also examine some of the themes coming out of the SHE RECOVERS online gatherings. | |||
| Hold Nothing: Elena Brower on Recovery from Cannabis, Shame & Grief | 10 Feb 2026 | 01:00:55 | |
In this intimate conversation, Taryn Strong sits down with beloved teacher, writer, and artist Elena Brower to explore the layered realities of recovery—including cannabis dependency, tobacco addiction, grief, and shame. Elena shares the self-abandonment loop that kept her stuck, the moment of truth that helped her stop hiding, and the simple, powerful practices that helped her rebuild trust with herself. Together, they also open into grief as a lived practice—not something to power through but something to move with—and they explore how shame can stunt our inner world…and how repair, compassion, and do-overs can restore what shame disconnects. Woven throughout is the heart of Elena’s book and journal, Hold Nothing, and the recovery medicine of storytelling, service, and self-honesty. In this episode, we talk about:
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About Elena Brower: Elena Brower is a bestselling author, artist, mentor, and yoga/meditation teacher. Known for her depth, honesty, and devotion to practice, Elena creates resources that help people meet themselves with clarity, compassion, and courage—including her journals and the book Hold Nothing. About SHE RECOVERS® Foundation SHE RECOVERS Foundation is a non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement serving thousands of women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use. SHE RECOVERS is dedicated to redefining recovery, inspiring hope, ending stigma, and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves, and help other women do the same. If you found this conversation helpful and you are able, please consider donating to our lifeline organization or sharing it with others who may benefit. We would love to also receive your rating and review of the SHE RECOVERS Podcast on your favorite platform.
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| Episode 41: Mrs. D Is Going Without with Lotta Dann | 21 Apr 2020 | 01:01:56 | |
Lotta Dann used to describe herself as a "boozy housewife." For two decades she drank alcohol steadily and heavily. In 2011, alarmed at how her drinking was escalating, she started the anonymous blog 'Mrs. D Is Going Without' and eventually wrote her way into recovery and community. In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with Lotta about what she has gained in recovery, as well as areas where she still struggles, including her "ongoing battle" with flour and sugar. They also discuss how the current Covid-19 lockdown has created conditions that are both perfect and incredibly challenging for those living in and just beginning recovery. Lotta shares her belief that in this moment of collective grief, showing kindness to ourselves and each other is more important more ever.
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| Episode 40: Check in with Taryn & Dawn | 13 Apr 2020 | 00:40:38 | |
Dawn Nickel, founder of SHE RECOVERS, joins Taryn to share how the SHE RECOVERS sisterhood is widening and deepening during this time of Covid-19. We have always known that "we are all recovering from something," and in our daily online meetups, as women from various recovery journeys share their stories and modalities for healing, we are seeing that truth come to life. | |||
| Episode 39: A Story of Healing with Lara Frazier | 06 Apr 2020 | 00:45:31 | |
Taryn talks with Lara Frazier, a woman in long-term recovery from prescription drugs and love addiction. Lara shares a beautiful story of parental love, as her parents "loved her all the way through" and offered her encouragement and support in the darkest episodes of her struggle. She is a fierce believer in the power of owning our stories and is a strong advocate for addiction recovery. | |||
| Episode 38: Recover and Rise with Tiffany Swedeen | 31 Mar 2020 | 01:04:13 | |
Tiffany Swedeen, ICU nurse and SHE RECOVERS coach, joins us to share her story of recovery from opiates and alcohol. Raised in a very conservative home, Tiffany was a wife and mother by the time she was 16 years old. Decades of self abuse, toxic relationships and struggle followed. Tiffany's story is a beautiful example of the miracles that happen when you learn to trust your own instincts and move forward in life with compassion and self love. | |||
| Episode 37: Check in with Taryn and Erin | 23 Mar 2020 | 00:59:40 | |
How are you doing? How are you navigating this time of change and uncertainty? | |||
| Episode 36: Self Care in Uncertain Times | 16 Mar 2020 | 00:40:10 | |
The Covid-19/coronavirus global pandemic has created stress and uncertainty in our lives. In this environment it is more important than ever - and perhaps more difficult than ever - to practice self care. | |||
| Episode 35: Practice You with Elena Brower | 09 Mar 2020 | 00:51:37 | |
In this episode, Taryn chats with mama, teacher, author, speaker and dōTERRA leader Elena Brower. Elena shares how she recovered from marijuana addiction by changing her (untrue) belief that she was more organized, funnier and more interesting if she was under the influence. Her journey shows the power of what we can create and accomplish when we stop rebelling against ourselves. Elena also shares how she stayed - and continues to stay - present with her grief after losing her mother. Elena and Taryn talk about one of their shared passions and recovery tools - the use and efficacy of dōTERRA essential oils to support recovery and wellbeing. To order or to join Taryn and Elena's SHE RECOVERS dōTERRA group, go to www.mydoterra.com/sherecovers. You will have both Taryn and Elena as your essential oil guides - something they both LOVE to share with women in recovery. We love all of Elena's books, courses and podcast. For more information about her offerings visit www.elenabrower.com. | |||
| Episode 34: Motherland with Elissa Altman | 02 Mar 2020 | 00:54:52 | |
In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with author and columnist Elissa Altman about her latest book, “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing and Longing.” | |||
| Episode 33: SHE RECOVERS 2020: Gatherings, Offerings & Self Investments | 24 Feb 2020 | 00:18:46 | |
Dawn joins Taryn on the podcast to share details of the upcoming SHE RECOVERS conference in Miami, as well as the many in-person/online gatherings and other offerings available this year through SHE RECOVERS. | |||
| Episode 32: Knowing What Is Mine To Do with Heidi Harmon | 17 Feb 2020 | 00:50:13 | |
In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with Heidi Harmon. As the current mayor of San Luis Obispo, Heidi is guiding her community into a "politics of belonging," where every citizen is equally heard, seen and valued. Heidi's background as a housecleaner and preschool teacher, as well as her choice to act in her political role from a very feminine energy, has made her a target for those who are uncomfortable with feminine power. Heidi shares how she uses that and other challenges to become even more aligned with her values and purpose. She also discusses how women can help move our culture from one based in "rugged masculine individualism" to a more balanced, compassionate society. | |||
| All The Way to the River with Elizabeth Gilbert | 02 Dec 2025 | 01:29:20 | |
In this candid and deeply human conversation, SHE RECOVERS® co-founder Dr. Dawn Nickel sits down with Elizabeth Gilbert to explore the intertwined threads of love and sex addiction, codependency, drug dependence, and recovery - core themes of Liz’s newest book, All the Way to the River. Liz shares openly about her own compulsive relationship patterns, her partner Rayya's relapse, and the moment that brought Liz to her knees. Together, Dawn and Liz explore 12-step recovery, emotional repair, and what it means to start again in the aftermath of profound loss. What emerges is a raw, insightful look at addiction, grief, and the deep courage it takes to heal and return to oneself. EPISODE RESOURCES: Book - All The Way to the River: available at Indigo, Powells.com, bookshop.org/shop/elizabeth_reads, and at your local independent bookstore. Elizabeth's Substack: https://elizabethgilbert.substack.com/ SHE RECOVERS: www.sherecovers.org Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: https://slaafws.org/ Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/ Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/ SHE RECOVERS® Foundation is a non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement serving more than 325,000 women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use. SHE RECOVERS is dedicated to redefining recovery, inspiring hope, ending stigma, and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves, and help other women to do the same. | |||
| Episode 31: Self Love and Releasing Shame with Nica Selvaggio | 10 Feb 2020 | 01:00:18 | |
Nica Selvaggio was adopted as a young child and came to believe that worthiness was dependant upon being perfect. Nica, who identifies as a non-binary queer human, shares how the unconscious shame, rage and grief of this trauma of objectification led to a decade-long eating disorder. | |||
| Episode 30: Love Sober with Kate Baily | 03 Feb 2020 | 01:01:46 | |
Erin talks with Kate Baily, cofounder of the LOVE SOBER community and cohost of the LOVE SOBER podcast. Kate’s story of recovery began when she stopped wondering if her drinking was “bad enough,” and joined in an online sober women’s community, Soberistas. | |||
| Episode 29: Alcohol Fiend to Sobriety Queen with Connie McMillan | 20 Jan 2020 | 00:55:29 | |
In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with Connie McMillan, author of "Alcohol Fiend to Sobriety Queen" and host of the Sober Sessions podcast. | |||
| Episode 28: Quit Like a Woman with Holly Whitaker | 20 Jan 2020 | 00:56:42 | |
Taryn and Erin talk with Holly Whitaker, founder and CEO of Tempest (formerly known as Hip Sobriety). Holly's new book, "Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol," recounts her transformative journey of removing alcohol and other self-destructive behaviors from her life, while questioning the limitations of established recovery modalities and advocating for individualized and varied patchworks and paths. | |||