Overcoming Addiction and Learning to Ask for Help with Ashley Abercrombie

Episode Notes

We are launching a new series on the podcast this week: Real People Overcoming Real Problems.

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You do not want to miss this very first episode with author, speaker, podcaster, and new friend of mine, Ashley Abercrombie, who shares with me her story of overcoming addiction and learning to ask for help. Ashley speaks candidly about the pain in her life, how she tried to numb it, and the divide that nearly shattered her until she learned to ask for help. And do not miss the last part of this interview where Ashley talks about how she's been getting through a period of extended isolation and loneliness these past few years.

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Episode highlights:

The various big "T" and little "t" traumas that can lead to addiction and painful patterns of self-soothing.
Why carrying your pain silently doesn't work.
How Ashley finally found healing in safe community
Why failure is our friend
How to be helpful (and what's not helpful) to people who are struggling
The wisdom Ashley would give her 20-year-old self now.

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Key Take Aways:

"Integrity earns itself in time." -Ashley Abercrombie

"We should not have to lie to live." -Ashley Abercrombie

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Questions for Reflection:

Do you relate to feeling like you are living as two different people?

What is one step you can take to share what you are feeling with a safe person?

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