Podcast appearances and mentions of Lisa F Smith

John and Mary Beth continue their discussion. In the previous episode, Mary Beth shared her journey of overcoming childhood trauma, addiction, and adversity to become a respected judge and now a passionate advocate for recovery. Today, she talks more about the recovery process and shares her experiences to reduce stigma, offer hope, and guide others on the path to healing. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro and recap of Part 1 [01:26] - The process for becoming a Federal Administrative Law Judge [03:53] - Mary Beth's take on “Addiction = Disease” [06:02] - Statistics related to recovery rates [07:41] - Rewiring the brain for recovery [11:21] - The nudge Mary Beth felt to help others in recovery [13:36] - Helping women recover from various traumas through SHE RECOVERS [15:17] - Mary Beth found her purpose in helping others through her pain [18:04] - How Mary Beth improves her significant relationships [20:34] - Mary Beth's definition of success [21:40] - #1 daily habit [22:19] - Traits of a great leader [23:00] - Best advice Mary Beth received  [24:31] - Mary Beth's legacy [25:33] - How Mary Beth invests in her growth [27:27] - Best way to connect with Mary Beth [30:53] - Different ways Mary Beth has fun [32:20] - Books recommendations [33:00] - Closing thoughts NOTABLE QUOTES: “The bad things about having an addiction are the losses. It's not that you try to forget them; you try to ignore them. But there's that pain of knowing that you've lost things you wanted—things you maybe worked for—and because of your addiction, you had to give them away, or they were taken away.” “It's important that we all recognize our natural rhythms and accommodate them to the best of our ability.” “The positive choices rewire the brain. And when you make good positive choices in your recovery, it's a new normal.” “Challenge your own thoughts if you find yourself caught in negative loops.” “Success in life is more about having meaningful work, challenging but not too much, and a balanced life.” “You have to decide what you're going to do about the pain you've experienced and hopefully find a way to heal and give back to others.” “When you get to work on time, today and tomorrow and the next day, you do that for a month, that it's usually a habit. It's not a struggle anymore. That's your new normal.” BOOKS MENTIONED: The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk (https://a.co/d/hNTWHiq) Girl Walks Out of a Bar by Lisa F. Smith (https://a.co/d/cb2fXZe) Books by Gabor Maté Books by Holly Whitaker USEFUL RESOURCES: https://junkietojudge.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-o-connor-8aaa4b121/  https://x.com/MaryBethO_  https://www.facebook.com/marybeth.holuboconnor/ “From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction” (https://a.co/d/fBuYR61) CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen     YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA  EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Justin Ergler (LVN board member and Director, Alternative Fee Intelligence and Analytics at GSK) talks to author and attorney Lisa F. Smith about her book Girl Walks Out of a Bar and the importance of being transparent and acknowledging mental health challenges so that others know they are not alone and everyone can help with the healing process.

Tim and Samantha discuss the 1994 romantic drama When A Man Loves a Woman, currently streaming on Prime. Why? Because 2-scene-Phil is just the cutest thing you've ever seen. Is this movie kinda great? How are Meg Ryan's dramatic chops? What are the best parts of Phil's performance? What's the deal with addiction and sobriety? All that and maybe a little bit more in this fifteenth episode of "That's That: A Philip Seymour Hoffman Retrospective Podcast." This episode's guest is crowd favorite and new dog owner Samantha Sweeting Davis. Samantha has lots of recommendations for those interested in stories, questions, and answers around sobriety. Here are a handful starting with some books (all also available to get through your local library): Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker A Piece of Cake: A Memoir by Cupcake Brown Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa F. Smith Here's another starting place: https://www.jointempest.com/resources/ Here are some great Instagram hashtags to follow: #SoberCurious, #SoberLife, #SoberAF, #SoberSaturday, and #SoberIsSexy Feel free to DM Samantha if you need someone to talk to about this stuff! Here is her Instagram. "That's That" is sponsored by One County Film Company, produced and hosted by Timothy Mark Davis, edited by Ryan Arnst, with show music composed by Jessica Rae Huber, and artwork by Drew Hanagen. Additional music from Kevin Graham and Tillman Silescu. Our next episode is on the 2007 political drama Charlie Wilson's War, currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Our guest will be friend, ethicist, and fellow Gust Avrakatos enthusiast, Ryan Huber.

We are kicking off 2020 with a guest I have wanted to interview forever: Holly Whitaker, founder of Tempest Sobriety School and author of the fabulous new book Quit Like a Woman. If you’ve ever questioned your relationship with drinking or you're thinking about making a change for 2020, this episode is a MUST LISTEN. Today's topic is particularly personal. This is the first in a three-episode series about feminism and sobriety that I wanted to do, in part, to create some space to talk about my own recovery and to come out as a sober person and what that means as a feminist. (Have questions? Let’s talk!) Holly dropped so many mind bombs in this interview, it was almost impossible to edit. We talked about her story, why she tried and then left AA, and the origins of Tempest. We also dug into why our recovery culture needs a feminist overhaul and what it really means to “quit like a woman.” (Music by Ava Luna, Loyalty Freak Music, Katrina Stone, Rew, Space Doves, Borrtex, and Josh Leake.) Stuff We Talked About on This Episode (https://www.quitlikeawoman.com) by Holly Whitaker Tempest Sobriety School (https://www.jointempest.com/school/) The Temper (https://www.thetemper.com) (https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062513151/at-the-root-of-this-longing/) by Carol Lee Flinders (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B7QRWTH/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) by Allen Carr Adrienne’s sobriety story (https://www.feministhotdog.com/blog/2020/1/7/hi-im-adrienne-and-im-a-sober-person) Adrienne's Quit Lit Favorites (https://sarahhepola.com/title/blackout/) by Sara Hepola (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/93860/drinking-a-love-story-by-caroline-knapp/) by Caroline Knapp (http://mummywasasecretdrinker.blogspot.com) by Clare Pooley (https://thisnakedmind.com/purchase-naked-mind-control-alcohol-book/) by Annie Grace (https://unexpectedjoy.co.uk) by Catherine Gray (https://www.lisasmithadvisory.com) by Lisa F. Smith (http://www.kristicoulter.com) by Kristi Coulter (https://www.craigbeck.com/alcohol-lied-to-me/) by Craig Beck Support this podcast

We are kicking off 2020 with a guest I have wanted to interview forever: Holly Whitaker, founder of Tempest Sobriety School and author of the fabulous new book Quit Like a Woman. If you’ve ever questioned your relationship with drinking or you're thinking about making a change for 2020, this episode is a MUST LISTEN. Today's topic is particularly personal. This is the first in a three-episode series about feminism and sobriety that I wanted to do, in part, to create some space to talk about my own recovery and to come out as a sober person and what that means as a feminist. (Have questions? Let’s talk!) Holly dropped so many mind bombs in this interview, it was almost impossible to edit. We talked about her story, why she tried and then left AA, and the origins of Tempest. We also dug into why our recovery culture needs a feminist overhaul and what it really means to “quit like a woman.” (Music by Ava Luna, Loyalty Freak Music, Katrina Stone, Rew, Space Doves, Borrtex, and Josh Leake.) Stuff We Talked About on This Episode https://www.quitlikeawoman.com (Quit Like a Woman) by Holly Whitaker https://www.jointempest.com/school/ (Tempest Sobriety School) https://www.thetemper.com (The Temper) https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062513151/at-the-root-of-this-longing/ (At the Root of This Longing) by Carol Lee Flinders https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B7QRWTH/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 (The Easy Way to Control Alcohol )by Allen Carr https://www.feministhotdog.com/blog/2020/1/7/hi-im-adrienne-and-im-a-sober-person (Adrienne’s sobriety story) Adrienne's Quit Lit Favorites https://sarahhepola.com/title/blackout/ (Blackout) by Sara Hepola https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/93860/drinking-a-love-story-by-caroline-knapp/ (Drinking: A Love Story )by Caroline Knapp http://mummywasasecretdrinker.blogspot.com (The Sober Diaries) by Clare Pooley https://thisnakedmind.com/purchase-naked-mind-control-alcohol-book/ (This Naked Mind) by Annie Grace https://unexpectedjoy.co.uk (The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober) by Catherine Gray https://www.lisasmithadvisory.com (Girl Walks Out of a Bar) by Lisa F. Smith http://www.kristicoulter.com (Nothing Good Can Come From This )by Kristi Coulter https://www.craigbeck.com/alcohol-lied-to-me/ (Alcohol Lied to Me) by Craig Beck Support this podcast

It's one thing to be open about your addiction when you're a writer in LA—aka a person most people assume WOULD be an addict. It's quite another when you're a high-powered attorney. But Lisa F. Smith is a trail blazer. The author of the hit book Girl Walks Out of a Bar is also probably my favorite person I've never met. (Side note: I've slept in her bed despite not having met her; it's not as sexy as it sounds but that's something we get into in the interview.) What's fascinating about Lisa's story is that she was so high functioning that the day she got sober was just like any other day where she was headed to work—although instead of going to work, she went to detox. In this episode, we discuss her fear around coming out, the way addiction can start with food and how she feels when men in AA are called sexual harassers, among many other topics. (BTW, Lisa is featured in my Guide to Becoming a Light Hustler, where I profiled the people I know who have taken their darkest experiences to share their light and in some cases built careers off of it. If you want to be one of them, be sure to get the free guide here: www.annadavidcoaching.com.) NOTE: This episode is from a Facebook Live interview that we did, which means that the audio isn't as sharp as it is on regular episodes. Please bear with that! And please tune into my regular Facebook Live interviews, which take place at 4 pm PST on Tuesdays (unless I have a conflict, in which case I reschedule but announce the change on my page. Make sure you Like my page so stay up on the info!)

A recent study found that lawyers struggle with substance abuse, particularly drinking, and with depression and anxiety more commonly than some other professionals. Our guest on this week’s Cityscape knows all too well about problem drinking in the legal profession. Lisa F. Smith was addicted to alcohol and drugs while working at prominent New York City law firms.  Lisa has been sober for just over 12 years, and shares her story of addiction and recovery in her new memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar.

A recent study found that lawyers struggle with substance abuse, particularly drinking, and with depression and anxiety more commonly than some other professionals. Our guest on this week's Cityscape knows all too well about problem drinking in the legal profession. Lisa F. Smith was addicted to alcohol and drugs while working at prominent New York City law firms.  Lisa has been sober for just over 12 years, and shares her story of addiction and recovery in her new memoir, Girl Walks Out of a Bar.

This is one of the best memoirs I’ve read in a long time. Anyone who has ever struggled with any type of addiction or has someone close to them who has, will connect with this well paced and wonderfully written book by Lisa F. Smith. I had a great time chatting with Lisa and am thrilled that she’ll be joining me at Point Street Reading Series on Tuesday, August 16th! We are giving away 2 copies of A Girl Walks Into A Bar. To enter please comment below and visit Lisa’s Facebook page (you can even “like” it!). US residents only and the winners will be notified on this post on 6/10.