Episode 8: The "G" Word
What does it mean to believe in a power greater than yourself? What do addiction and recovery have to do with spirituality?
In this episode, Pamela and Alyssa discuss how recovery blossomed into a spiritual journey for them and how this journey is foundational in their lives today. They discuss conceptual differences between God and a higher power, thoughts and feelings about religion, finding peace and freedom, first steps on the path, and much more.
Topics Include:
What the f*ck is this God thing about? Differences between religion and spirituality. The stigmatization of the G Word. Powerlessness and control as an alcoholic. Forgiveness in recovery. The shame that often comes packaged with religion. Spiritual experiences as a result of working the steps. What it feels like to go from hopelessness to hope. And other topics...
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Pamela is a Certified Life Coach, Recovery Coach, and SHE RECOVERS Coach.
For decades, she used alcohol as a way to self-medicate. Eventually she quit through the 12-Steps, but after 5 years of lackluster sobriety, she fell into a long, painful, 2-year relapse.
Getting sober again, Pamela knew “just sobriety” wouldn’t be enough, so she embarked on a journey to find the radical honesty and integrity that she'd been missing. The result? Pamela founded My Badass Recovery in 2017 - a no bullsh*t online platform that looks at recovery in a new way. Through online courses and coaching, she teaches people how to drop the shame, start a powerful sobriety, and (truly) love the “new version” of themselves.
Unapologetic. Empowered. Shame-free. Recovery is the most transformative human experience. Pamela will teach you how.
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After spending nearly a decade in the biotech industry participating in the launch of two successful life-changing medicines for Cystic Fibrosis and Hepatitis C, she felt like something was missing in her life. After one session with a life coach at Handel Group, she realized she wasn't happy and didn't know how to BE happy.
This realization inspired a journey: Alyssa became a coach, changed careers and embarked on a beautiful transformation of healing her addictions to alcohol, codependency and food through the process of recovery.
Over the last eight years, she has brought a deep understanding of The Handel Method®, 12 step recovery tools and a M.A. in Organizational Psychology to transform hundreds of lives. She has taught programs at MIT and Columbia University and also managed the launch of Inner.U, Handel Group’s first online coaching course.
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