In today’s episode we talk with Jessica Dueñas from Bottomless to Sober.com.  Jessica shares her story of addiction, recovery, and using her voice to help people find their way out of pain. Jessica’s disordered behaviors started with binge eating in her bedroom to cope with the pressures of being an Afro-Latina girl growing up in New York City. By the time she got to college, her addiction had morphed into alcohol use disorder. Years later, she was awarded Teacher of the Year in Kentucky but was still drinking a fifth of bourbon a day – a secret she had to hide from her peers, friends, and students. 

Ultimately, she found recovery and has been sober since November 2020 and her recovery starts in Twelve Steps spaces and eventually branches out to other self-development work.

Jessica has shared her story on platforms such as NPR, Red Table Talk, and most recently, CBS to help break the stigma of addiction and mental health treatment. Through her platform, she shares other stories of people’s recovery, continues to break the stigma of addiction, and coaches individuals who also need private support in their healing journeys. She’s also the host of Reframe’s Book Club meetings and the community meeting for those in their 30’s and 40’s on Monday nights in the app!

In this episode we talk about:

• Wanting vs. Willing
• Taking away other people’s power over me by recovering out loud
• Where to start cutting back or cutting out

Website: https://https://www.bottomlesstosober.com
IG: @JessicaDueñas24

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