The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast
1) End of Season 6, Amends, and Season 7
I dropped the ball in Season 6. My guests were great but my cadence was not. Season 7 is coming back stronger than ever — Scott is back, we’ve got a sponsor, and I can’t wait to share what’s next.
2) 243. TV Host Marci Hopkins: “Perimenopause played a huge role in my drinking”—Here’s What Saved Me
TV host and author Marci Hopkins joins Ashley to share her deeply personal journey from childhood trauma and decades of functional drinking to hitting rock bottom—and rising again. In this raw and eye...Show More
3) 242. The Cost of Silence: One Woman’s Fight to Break the Cycle of Abuse
In this powerful episode, Alreen Haeggquist shares her journey of resilience, from surviving childhood abuse in a deeply patriarchal household to becoming a fierce advocate for justice. After decades ...Show More
4) 241. Paralyzed but Unstoppable: Randy Hall’s Journey Through Guillain-Barre, Addiction, and Redefining Recovery
In this inspiring episode of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame sits down with Randy Hall, a recovery advocate and facilitator based in Birmingham, Alabama. Randy ...Show More
5) 240. Arlina Allen on Her New Book The 12-Step Guide For Skeptics: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions of a Path To Sobriety
In this episode, Ashley Loeb Blassingame welcomes Arlina Allen, author and longtime recovery advocate, to discuss her latest book, The 12-Step Guide for Skeptics. Arlina shares her deeply personal jou...Show More
6) 239. Parenting in Recovery: Navigating Sobriety and Family Life with Sarah Allen Benton
In this conversation, Ashley Loeb Blassingame and Sarah Allen Benton delve into the complexities of high functioning alcoholism, recovery, and the challenges of parenting while sober. They explore the...Show More
239. Parenting in Recovery: Navigating Sobriety and Family Life with Sarah Allen Benton
1:11:57 | Oct 23rd, 2024
7) 238. Courage to Change Schedule Update!
Hi everyone, thank you for your patience. I wasn’t able to release an episode the past two weeks, but I’m excited about the upcoming episodes! Tune in to my update on the new bi-weekly release schedul...Show More
8) 237. The Courageous Book Club: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
237. The Courageous Book Club: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
1:01:51 | Sep 26th, 2024
9) 236. Brendan McDonough: The Real-Life Hero Behind the Major Motion Picture The Lone Survivor and the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Brendan was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a ...Show More
10) 235. Q&A: What is the Difference Between Dependence and Addiction? What is Compulsion?
In this special Q&A episode, we dive deep into the science behind **compulsive behaviors** and explore what’s really happening in the brain of someone with a compulsive disorder. Whether it’s compulsi...Show More