Giving Voice to Recovery is designed to encourage, inspire and educate people who are seeking help with addiction and for those who are already recovering. In addition to monthly interviews, Elizabeth is hosting a weekly episode of "Just Sayin", a short podcast discussion about recovery concepts and the language that helps us heal. We cover these subjects in broad terms and focus on solutions, education, support and community. We challenge the stigma of addiction and encourage healthy living ...
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You’ll Always Be My Hero – Story Behind the Song
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In 2016 I found myself standing on a stage at the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington D.C.. I was looking out at a large group of people who had come together to raise awareness about the opioid crisis. I'd been asked to come there to sing a song I'd written and recorded titled "Where Did Beautiful Go". I too had been…
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Elizabeth discusses the fifth of the five patterns of Codependency - Low Self Esteem. Sharing from her "lived experience" as a person in long term recovery from addiction, she takes a deep dive in to this common set of coping mechanisms. The Five patterns of codependency: Denial Compliance Avoidance Control Low Self Esteem Here is the YouTube playl…
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Surrender to Win - Delusions of Control
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Surrender to Win - Delusions of Control Several years ago, I wrote a song titled Surrender to Win. This song describes the paradox that has been a deep lesson in many areas of my life. For much of my life, I unconsciously believed that I had some kind of control over others. This was a coping mechanism and a compulsion that gave me a sense of safet…
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Use Your Words & Empower Your Life As a songwriter, I have an intimate understanding of the power of words. I have lived most of my life at the intersection of songwriting and recovery. It amazes me how much these two seemingly different areas of life rely on the power of language. In this five part series, I share my ideas about Codependency Recov…
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Elizabeth discusses the second of the five patterns of Codependency - Compliance. Sharing from her "lived experience" as a person in long term recovery from addiction, she takes a deep dive in to this common set of coping mechanisms. The Five patterns of codependency: Denial Compliance Avoidance Control Low Self Esteem Here is the YouTube playlist …
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Jim Doyle, author and organizational leadership coach was changed by tragedy through the loss of one of his sons to substance use disorder. Elizabeth interviews Jim and discusses his book, Hope for Life, Being your Best Self When You Need it Most." They discuss the importance of resilience and hope in recovery and the importance of personal respons…
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Elizabeth discusses the first of the five patterns of Codependency - Denial. Sharing from her "lived experience" as a person in long term recovery from addiction, she takes a deep dive in to this common set of coping mechanisms. The Five patterns of codependency: Denial Compliance Avoidance Control Low Self Esteem Here is the Youtube playlist for t…
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The Creative High: Art and Recovery in New Film
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Adriana Marchione, an award-winning filmmaker, director, expressive arts therapist and educator joins Elizabeth to discuss Audriana's latest award winning film about nine artist in recovery. The nine stories in The Creative High reveal the transformative quality of the creative process, empowering us to wake up to our true selves. The documentary o…
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Recovery, Music and Advocacy with Jeremiah Gardner, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
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Singer Songwriter Elizabeth Edwards and Jeremiah Gardner, the Director of Communications & Public Affairs at the nonprofit Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation have a conversation about recovery from addiction; music before; during and after recovery; and their mutual admiration of former First Lady and recovery advocate Betty Ford. Jeremiah is a license…
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Recovery and Self Esteem - Tips for sobriety
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Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak and Singer Songwriter Elizabeth Edwards share their tips on rebuilding self esteem in early recovery and the importance of continuing to build self esteem to sustain long term sobriety. For more about the work of Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak and her story told through her book The Lost Years, visit the links…
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The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare
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In this episode, Elizabeth and Kristina discuss The Lost Years, the critically acclaimed addiction memoir Kristina wrote with her mother Candice Curry. The Lost Years surviving a mother and daughter's worst nightmare is a story about a mother and daughter who survive addiction, codependency and each other. Told from two points of view, The Lost Yea…
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In this episode: Mark and Elizabeth share their definitions and experience with their own codependency and addiction recovery. They discuss codependent relationships, the relationship between codependency and addiction. They have a good laugh at themselves about their struggles with their own boundary problems. Join us! Mark Lundholm has performed …
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Addicted Love One? How to Focus on the Solution and Find Yourself
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In this episode, Elizabeth and Kristina explore three important questions to ask yourself when you love someone who has an active addiction. These questions help so that you can find and live in the solution not the problem. Kristina is the author of the critically acclaimed addiction memoir The Lost Years surviving a mother and daughter's worst ni…
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Emotional Sobriety, How it affects Relationships in Recovery
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Elizabeth and Kristina discuss the importance of working on your emotional sobriety and how it affects our relationships in recovery. Kristina is the author of the critically acclaimed addiction memoir The Lost Years surviving a mother and daughter's worst nightmare. Her work on TLCs groundbreaking show Addicted went on to win the prestigious Prism…
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The Difference Between Abstinence and Recovery
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Elizabeth and Kristina discuss the difference between abstinence and recovery from addiction. There is more to addiction recovery than just stopping the substance abuse. Kristina is the author of the critically acclaimed addiction memoir The Lost Years surviving a mother and daughter's worst nightmare. Her work on TLCs groundbreaking show Addicted …
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Tips for Staying Sober During Holidays
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Staying sober during the holidays - Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak and Singer Songwriter Elizabeth Edwards discuss how to stay sober during the holidays. They offer practical suggestions especially for those new to recovery. Kristina is the author of the critically acclaimed addiction memoir The Lost Years surviving a mother and daughter's wors…
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Addiction, Recovery and How Humor Helps Us Heal
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Introducing "A Moment With Mark", a podcast series featuring conversations with Comedian Mark Lundholm and Singer Songwriter and Host of Giving Voice to Recovery, Elizabeth Edwards. In this episode: Staying sober and coping with covid, humor and mental health and focusing on "What's good about it?" are just a few of the topics in this moment with M…
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Resources for Recovery from Addiction & How to Overcome the Barriers to Treatment
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Kristina Wandzilak & Elizabeth Edwards discuss the many resources for recovery from addiction, barriers to treatment and what you can do to start the process of recovery now. They share their ideas and name the many places that individuals and families can reach out to find help for addiction. They emphasize that different people have different nee…
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Codependency, Boundaries and Communication
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Kristina Wandzilak & Elizabeth Edwards discuss codependency, boundaries and communication. They share their ideas on the importance of having difficult conversations as an act of love and self care. And they discuss the power of gratitude year round as a tool for staying sober. Elizabeth and Kristina share a passion for behavioral health awareness,…
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Coffee with Kristina Wandzilak - Life | Recovery | Coffee
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Staying sober during Covid, the gifts and challenges. Reflecting on the tools of early sobriety, relapse prevention and more. Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak and Singer Songwriter Elizabeth Edwards talk addiction, intervention, sobriety, codependency, substance abuse, 12 step programs, hope recovery and healing. This is the first in a new series…
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In this episode of Giving Voice to Recovery Elizabeth interviews Kathy Stolecki. Kathy is a singer/songwriter and a health coach. She is also the author of the book Waking Up Sober in a Convent. Kathy shares how she came to that moment of clarity and realized that she needed and wanted to get sober. She takes us on her personal spiritual journey an…
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Evolve & Develop Your Intuition
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In this episode of Giving Voice to Recovery Elizabeth interviews Jenn Beninger, the CEO and founder of Genius Unlocked Coaching Institute. Jenn has refined the art of coaching others on how to delve into what's holding them back and live in their purpose by calling on their intuition. Jenn explains that the best way to get long lasting and permanen…
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Love Without Martinis – Chantal Jauvin Interview
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Love Without Martinis - How Couples Build Healthy Relationships in Recovery - Chantal Jauvin Interview Check out my interview with Chantal Jauvin, Author of a new book titled Love Without Martinis, How Couples Build Healthy Relationships in Recovery, Based on Real Stories. As a person in long-term recovery, who is also in a long-term marriage to an…
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The Interview With Recovery Coach David Malow
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Join Elizabeth as she interviews David Malow Recovery Coach. David's mission is to provide a bridge of guidance and support for individuals and their loved ones who are struggling with chemical dependency, while helping to facilitate the action steps which are necessary to maintain a happy, healthy sober lifestyle. David enjoys long-term sobriety a…
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As we start a new year a lot of people will be declaring new year’s resolutions. I used to do this and it did not work, now I know why. A resolution is when we resolve to quit something, something that’s not good for us. Addiction easily falls into this category. “Swearing off” is rarely effective because it doesn’t deal with the complex underlying…
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For those of us that are blessed with recovery, gratitude becomes a daily practice. Developing an attitude of gratitude is a powerful spiritual principle that helps heal our mind, body and soul. I believe that substance use disorder (addiction) is, among other things, a soul sickness. The remedy for soul sickness is a spiritual awakening. Spiritual…
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The word Stigma was borrowed from Latin meaning "mark or brand”. Stigma in English first referred to a scar left by a hot iron. In modern use the scar is figurative: stigma most often refers to a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society has about something—such as the stigma associated with addiction. Words are powerful. How we talk …
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My worse day turned out to be my best day. It was the day I had my moment of clarity. It was the day I woke up from my “story”, the story I told myself every day, the story that justified self-destructive behaviors. It was the day I woke up from my lie, the lie I had been telling myself for years. “My drinking doesn’t hurt anybody.” “If I ever get …
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The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference Amen *There is a longer version of this prayer but the short version has been popularized and is the subject of my focus. Although there are earlier versions that captured the concept of the…
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Focus on Hope I think most people would agree that we are living through challenging times. The Corona Virus Pandemic and all that comes with it including, lost loved ones, health anxiety, financial stress and forced lifestyle changes just to name a few, are taking their toll. Additionally, many of us are dealing with extreme weather events all whi…
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Guilt vs. Shame Guilt is the emotional signal that says, oops I messed up, I did something wrong, I made a mistake, I need to clean that up or walk it back. Shame, on the other hand is the core belief that says, you are not good. It’s that subconscious feeling that there is something fundamentally wrong with you. It’s says “you are bad”, “you are a…
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One of the guiding principles of the many 12 step programs is “Progress Not Perfection”. This is a vital concept to recovery for several reasons and when you employ it you will immediately benefit from the change of focus. Perfection is a false standard. I’m not “perfect”, You’re not “perfect”, life is rarely “perfect” and because perfection has li…
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Great Questions Beat "Learned Helplessness"
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It is so easy to fall into "Learned Helplessness" during times of stress. Before I got sober I lived in a state of "learned helplessness", that frame of mind that looks and feels like "life is happening to me and I can't do anything about it". Basically a stuck, frozen victim mentality that leads to defeat and despair. One of the many tools I've le…
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This one is for anyone who has ever loved or cared about a person who is hurting themselves with an active addiction. It is a mind boggling and terrifying experience to watch someone ruin their life, their health and their future opportunities because of an addictive behavior. Why can't they see the danger they are in? Why are they not ashamed of t…
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Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude Elizabeth explores the value and power of cultivating an attitude of gratitude as a cornerstone of recovery from addiction. One of the first and most important things I learned early on It’s a baby step in the right direct – it's a decision, it supports a turning point. It becomes a daily practice Addiction, amo…
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