Charlie used to drink two bottles of wine each day. Now, she's been sober for over six months and is a qualified sober coach with ambitions to help others beat addiction.

What We Talk About This Episode:

• Even though she did everything right, Charlie felt sad and alone.
• When her daughter went to college, Charlie knew she needed to change.
• With help from Dan, she stopped using alcohol to feel better.
• Now, she works better and wants to help people full-time.
• She fought feelings of shame and guilt and now feels good about herself.
• She believes in sharing her healing stories and encourages others to love their journeys.

Key Points:

• Sometimes, people who seem okay are struggling inside.
• Finding what you love to do can change your life.
• It’s important to let go of bad feelings to be happy at work and home.
• Talking to someone who understands can really help.
• When you get better, you might want to help others feel better too.
• Loving who you are helps you enjoy life and do what you love.

Learn More About Charlie:

Charlie's LinkedIn

Listen to her story and see how changing yourself can help change others too.

Have you ever felt trapped by a loved one’s addiction?

Amanda is an addiction relationship coach. She shares her journey of supporting her husband through addiction, highlighting the lack of support she found for herself.

Now, she helps women and families navigate addiction challenges. Amanda emphasises doing your own good work and rebuilding trust with yourself. She encourages compassion and setting boundaries when a loved one relapses. Amanda also highlights reframing beliefs and self-empowerment.

Her advice to partners: focus on your own well-being while supporting your loved ones.

Takeaways:

• Do your own good work.
• Rebuild trust with yourself.
• Respond with compassion.
• Set boundaries during relapses.
• Reframe beliefs.
• Practice self-empowerment.
• Focus on your well-being.
• Live your own life while supporting your loved one.

Chapters:

• 00:00: Introduction and Overview of Amanda's Work
• 09:49: The Struggle of Expecting Truth from Someone in Denial
• 16:01: Reframing Beliefs and Practicing Self-Empowerment
• 38:18: Preventing the House from Burning Down
• 44:04: Prioritising Wellbeing While Supporting a Loved One

Interested in learning more or connecting with Dan?

Website:

https://www.thefreedomsolution.com/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmartintfs/

Connect with Amanda:

https://www.instagram.com/addictionmakesthree/

Welcome to ‘Addiction Unmasked’ – the podcast where we dig into addiction: the struggle, the stereotypes and of course, the solution.

In this episode, I’d wanted to give you an opportunity to get to know me better! I cover my journey and experience with addiction – and how it led me to where I am today.

I also dive into an important aspect of addiction that is often overlooked, how I intend to address it and why it’s the main focus of this podcast.

Lastly, I go over the format of the show and what you can expect from guests and future episodes!

Jump In Here:

(0:00) - Introduction

(0:28) - Why have I started this podcast?

(1:02) - The concept of high-functioning addiction

(4:14) - High-functioning addiction

(6:28) - My background

(11:56) - My “big step”

(16:26) - Turning lived experiences into tools

(17:45) - What’s coming up next..

(18:16) - Growth

(20:18) - The format of the podcast

(21:30) - Episode wrap-up

About Dan Martin:

Host Dan Martin transitioned from his high-level sales career making £60k+ a year to become an addiction expert and coach after his own struggles with drugs and alcohol pushed him to take steps towards changing his life.

Learning from his own background and experiences as a “high-functioning” addict led him to a unique blend of cognitive hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming and performance coaching – which he now practices with his own clients.

His approach focuses on high-functioning addicts and is all done in a safe, supportive environment via zoom.

Together, he helps his clients towards a meaningful life that is free of addiction and gives them the tools to evolve towards who they are really meant to be.

Interested in learning more or connecting with Dan?

Website:

https://www.thefreedomsolution.com/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmartintfs/