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In Laura McKowen's memoir, We Are The Luckiest, she writes, “There is a life that is calling you forward, begging you to meet its eye, to glimpse its vision for you. You can get only so far by running away from what you do not want. Eventually you will have to turn toward what you do. You will have to run toward a bigger yes.”   I invited Laura to join me on the podcast to talk about how to say yes to a bigger life and how to be more intentional about how they're living.    Laura McCowen is the author of the book, We Are the Luckiest - The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. Laura also writes an award winning blog and has hosted two incredible podcasts, Home and Spiritualish. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Web MD Psychology Today, The Today Show and more.    Laura leads workshops with women and men to go deeper into learning about what is meaningful in their lives.    This work is valuable for anyone at any time, but is especially transformative for women who have stopped drinking or are re-evaluating their relationship with alcohol.   When you're giving up drinking - and the space it occupies in your days, life, social circle and identity - it's important to reflect on what else is meaningful to you and deeper callings you have.     This podcast and Laura's work will speak to you if  you desire a deeper sense of purpose in your life you dream about spending your days in a more connected, meaningful way you need clarity around a big life decision or relationship you know you're not living into your potential, but don't know how to get from "here" to "there" you're tired of feeling depleted, disconnected, and alone you need to stoke your creativity and belief in possibility you want to create or deepen your spiritual practice In this episode, Laura and I discuss: How to say YES to a better life without alcohol Why to ask yourself big questions so that you're not living an unconscious life How to listen to your inner voice and stop letting fear hold you back Why you often don't need to do a big thing or make huge changes in your job or relationships to find more happiness in your life  Practices to gain more clarity around what you want and intentional about how you're living  How to find meaning and appreciation in what you already have Why drinking keeps you stuck How to live in alignment with your core values   About Laura McKowen Laura had a long successful career in public relations, and the madman esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober she became recognized as a fresh voice and recovery. Beloved, for her soulful and irreverent writing, online and in print. Laura is the founder of several online programs for sobriety and personal development, teaching people how to say yes to a bigger life, and founded the luckiest club, a sobriety support community.   Resources & Links Mentioned Learn more about Laura McKowen and how she supports women who want to quit drinking, head over to lauramckowen.com Follow Laura on her journey living alcohol free, to subscribe to her blog Purchase her book, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life   Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process. Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days   Connect with Casey Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com Take a screenshot of your favorite episode, post it on your Instagram and tag me @caseymdavidson and tell me your biggest takeaway!

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Laura McKowen is an author, award winning blogger and host of Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self help. She has been featured on WebMD, the New York Post, Bravo, the Today Show, and more. Laura also hosts sold out retreats and courses teaching people to say Yes to a bigger life. In this episode, she and Eric discuss her newest book, “We are the Luckiest, the Surprising Magic of a Sober Lfie”You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/helpThe wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Laura McKowen and I Discuss the Magic of Being Sober and…Her book, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober LifeAddiction isn’t about will power or being badHow we as humans are “magnificent monsters” in that we all have light and dark inside of usBeing in a liminal space is where transformation takes place. Looking at challenging times and asking “What is this trying to teach me?”Embracing the mystery of not knowingHow addiction demands everythingHaving a “split mind” – the conflict of wanting to drink and knowing that you shouldn’tThe cognitive dissonance between who we think we are and what we’re doingBeing afraid of how you’ll feel when you’re not drinkingUnderstanding that sobriety gets better, then it gets worse, then it’s differentHer experience with AA and the positive and negative aspects of this recovery programThe importance of dealing with the physical body in recoveryThe fear of “aloneness” and not having a home within ourselves Dealing with the ongoing struggle and need to be fixed or saved by someoneLearning to not being afraid of herself and starting to build self esteem and dignityLaura McKowen Links:lauramckowen.comTwitterInstagramFacebookGrammarly: The digital writing tool that you can rely on to get your message across clearly, effectively, and correctly. It works where you work: in Gmail, Google Docs, Slack and many other platforms. Get 20% off Grammarly Premium when you sign up at www.grammarly.com/feedCryo-freeze CBD Roll-On by Omax Health: Quick, effective, and long-lasting relief from joint and muscle aches and pains. Enter promo code WOLF to get 20% off and free shipping of any Omax Health product at www.omaxhealth.comIf you enjoyed this conversation with Laura McKowen on the Magic of Being Sober, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Catherine GrayMishka ShubalyAnna David

Laura McKowen is a yoga teacher, speaker, and author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. She is the former host of the HOME Podcast and Spiritualish.She mostly talks about addiction, sobriety, and saying yes to a bigger life. She had a long and successful career in public relations and advertising. After deciding to become sober in 2014, she is now a leading voice in recovery and personal development.  To learn more visit:https://www.lauramckowen.com/

Sobriety and the Importance of Being Honest to Ourselves with Laura McKowen We dislike it when people lie to us. But somehow we tend to lie to ourselves more. It's hard to tell how we genuinely feel due to the fear of being ridiculed, criticized, or vulnerable. The thing is, lying doesn't help anyone, moreso to ourselves. All of us have different coping mechanisms for stressful events. Some people act like a chameleon to show people they're okay, although they're not. But some go through addicting habits to hide the pain. All of us go through hard times; for us to overcome it, we must first be honest with ourselves.  In today's episode, Laura McKowen will share with us her journey toward sobriety and the importance of being truthful to ourselves. She will also talk about her book We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and give advice to anyone who wants to start anew. Check out the episode highlights below. Be sure to subscribe and listen to this podcast for a thorough discussion! About Our Guest Laura McKowen is a yoga teacher, speaker, and author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life. She is the former host of the HOME Podcast and Spiritualish. She mostly talks about addiction, sobriety, and saying yes to a bigger life. She had a long and successful career in public relations and advertising. After deciding to become sober in 2014, she is now a leading voice in recovery and personal development.   Sobriety and Being True to Ourselves Laura's Addiction and Journey to Sobriety Laura grew up in Colorado with a family who treated drinking as normal behavior. Drinking had become a part of her life in college and when she started working. She gravitated to people who drank as much as she did. She coped with her issues through drinking. It made her feel that everything is possible and made her forget about her distress. She later realized that drinking alcohol is a short-term fix to her problems. Addiction as a Way of Coping Addiction is something anyone can relate to because all of us have coping mechanisms. It tends to feel good because it takes away the feeling of discomfort. After a while, you start to feel disconnected. It brings you to the end of the spectrum. Alcohol only works for a time. Coping is our body's natural desire to seek comfort until it manifests unpleasantly. Motivation for Writing We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life After her separation with her husband in 2012, her drinking habits worsened. At her brother's wedding, she left her four-year-old daughter in a hotel room overnight unguarded. Her daughter found her family, fortunately. She realized that even if her daughter was physically fine, it must've been hard for her emotionally. She then started to work on her sobriety. She has always wanted to write, and it has helped her organize her thoughts. Addiction is a more significant problem than alcoholism. You have to peel everything in your life to fully recover. How We Are Dishonest with Ourselves Without Realizing It While working on her sobriety, she discovered that she has been lying ever since she was young. She grew up in a dysfunctional family and had to learn to lie and play roles to hide her struggles. When you lie to yourself, you're invalidating your experiences. You start mistrusting yourself. She wanted everyone to like her, and it worked because people seemed to like the image she presented. Alcohol allows her to pretend even more. It became vital to her to create one version of herself to maintain sobriety. Women tend to be more dishonest with themselves because people-pleasing is perceived as a noble quality. Dishonesty can lead to resentment with ourselves and feeling victimized in our relationships and life. There's a distinction between being honest and becoming difficult. Relationship with Social Media and Her Advice on How to Be Honest with Ourselves It's fascinating how much we try to pretend to have a perfect life. We must have a base level of awareness to be honest with ourselves. Writing journals can help us find our truth. Dishonesty is born out of adaptation. We're lying because we're afraid. Laura’s Gift to the Readers of the Book Laura wrote the book for herself initially. She dedicates the book to mothers who struggled with addiction. She wants to remind them that it is a human experience. A beautiful life is available to all of us. Lessons Learned After Writing the Book Used to leaving things early, she learned to become someone who stays with something for a long time. The generation today wants to escape. She believes in the human spirit and our capacity to triumph. 5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode “I kept drinking more to try to fix it. That's the thing. All these things that we do to cope, they do work, for a while. They're this short-term fix first. We find these little band-aids of things that work.” “I just started talking about what was going on because I had the sense that there was this much bigger thing than just like, ‘Laura has an alcohol problem.’ We're all hiding. We're all numbing out. We're all lying about how we're doing.” “You learn to leave yourself and to lie and not trust what you're experiencing. So I just carried that forward. I kept being that person because I wanted everyone to like me. I shapeshifted very easily.” “I was people-pleasing. A lot of, I think, women especially do this and sort of think of it as this noble quality. And it's dishonesty, right? Because you're not presenting the truth of who you are, what you want, and then it creates resentment inside of you, and you feel like you're victimized by your relationships and by your life.” “I also believe in the human spirit and the capacity to triumph in these amazing ways.” Resources We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen To know more about Laura and her journey toward sobriety, you may visit her website and connect with her on Instagram. Please help us continue this podcast by subscribing on iTunes and write a review! Please share this episode with your friends, and don't forget to send us messages on Instagram or Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Laura McKowen had a long, successful career in public relations and the Mad Men–esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober, she quickly became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She now leads sold out retreats and courses, teaching people to how to say yes to a bigger life. She lives outside Boston, Massachusetts with her daughter. Laura writes an award-winning blog, hosted the iTunes Top 100 HOME podcast, and currently hosts Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self-help. She has been featured in WebMD, New York Post, Bravo, the TODAY show, and more. Laura has an MBA from Babson College and spent 15 years in advertising managing million-dollar accounts for Fortune 100 companies before transitioning to writing and teaching. She’s the founder of several online programs for sobriety and personal development and teaches workshops and retreats all over the U.S. Connect with Laura: New Book & Website:https://www.lauramckowen.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iflyatnight/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura_mckowen/ .  ======================  Request to Join the FREE Meredith Atwood Community & Coaching https://meredith-atwood-coaching.mn.co/ ======================  Buy Meredith’s Books: The Year of No Nonsense https://amzn.to/3su5qWp Triathlon for the Every Woman: https://amzn.to/3nOkjiH =======================   Follow Meredith Atwood & The Podcast on Social: Web: http://www.swimbikemom.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/swimbikemom   =======================  Want to Connect?  Email: same24hourspodcast@gmail.com =======================  Credits: Host & Production: Meredith Atwood Copyright 2017-2020, 2021 All Rights Reserved, Meredith Atwood, LLC

Laura McKowen joins the podcast as the first second-timer! Laura is one of the foremost voices in the modern recovery movement, having helped thousands of people reframe addiction and transform their lives through her writing, teaching, and speaking. She writes an award-winning blog, hosted the iTunes Top 100 HOME podcast, and currently hosts Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self-development and spirituality. She has been featured in WebMD, New York Post, Huffington Post, the TODAY show, and more. Laura has an MBA from Babson College and spent 15 years in advertising, managing million-dollar accounts for Fortune 100 companies before transitioning to writing and teaching. She's the founder of The Bigger Yes and We Are the Luckiest, online programs for personal development and sobriety. She teaches workshops and retreats all over the United States. Her first book, We Are The Luckiest: The Unexpected Joy of a Sober Life is forthcoming in January 2020. In this co-pilot conversation, Freddie and Laura go back and forth on a wide range of topics, from comedy to fasting to sleep to goals to travel. Freddie lets go in this interview for a freewheeling conversation with lots of laughter and tips. Highlights of our conversation: 3:35 - What have you been reading? 7:34 - Freddie and Laura talk about their fasting experience 11:24 - What fasting has taught them both 13:05 - The empowering benefits of hacking your health 16:36 - Is fasting for me? Should I try it? 21:25 - The importance of being seen 24:18 - Breaking out of the self-imposed captivity of being a health nut 28:18 - The dangers of always being on 32:19 - The power of comedy, a conversation on Chapelle and Aziz 38:18 - Upcoming goals for health and wellness 41:13 - Tips for getting good sleep while traveling 48:53 - Freddie shares his health goals Connect with Laura: Visit her website - https://www.lauramckowen.com/ Pre-order We are the Luckiest - https://www.lauramckowen.com/books Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laura_mckowen/ Listen to her podcast - https://www.lauramckowen.com/podcasts Connect with me: Check out my website - https://freddiesetgo.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freddiesetgo/ Read my Favs - https://freddiesetgo.com/freddies-favorites/ Sing For Your Seniors - https://http://singforyourseniors.org Amp Coil - https://www.ampcoil.com About me: I'm Freddie Kimmel, a Functional Health Coach, Reiki Healer, Certified Personal Trainer, Gut Health Specialist, and proud cancer survivor. I help men and women eliminate brain fog, bloat and belly fat through gut health. I've been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Full Plate Podcast, An Excellent Example of Being Human, State of the Arts on LA talk radio and Dance Magazine. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SUNY Brockport, attended SUNY Fredonia, and graduated from the Institute of Functional Health Coaching. I can be found in NYC living each day to its fullest and focused on creating more value then what I capture. Please stand back from the awesomeness that's about to unfold. Credits: Interview: Laura McKowen Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect with Andrew at andrew {at} 51features {dot} c

Well, beloved listeners, we've reached the end of Spiritualish. We know this isn't expected (but it wasn't expected by us, either, at least not yet!). We talk about how we reached this decision, why it's the right one for us now, and the anxiety around ending it, too. We love you. We've loved doing this show. Thank you for letting us into your world. Music by Izzy DeVor.

Laura McKowen is one of the foremost voices in the modern recovery movement, having helped thousands of people reframe addiction and transform their lives through her writing, teaching, and speaking. She writes an award-winning blog, hosted the iTunes Top 100 HOME podcast, and currently hosts Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self-development and spirituality. She has been featured in WebMD, New York Post, Huffington Post, the TODAY show, and more. Laura has an MBA from Babson College and spent 15 years in advertising, managing million-dollar accounts for Fortune 100 companies before transitioning to writing and teaching. She's the founder of The Bigger Yes and We Are the Luckiest, online programs for personal development and sobriety. She teaches workshops and retreats all over the United States. Her first book, We Are The Luckiest: The Unexpected Joy of a Sober Life is forthcoming in January 2020. This conversation will connect with anyone who has had to face any addictions, obstacles, or change in their life. Even though Laura's journey includes getting sober, her lessons and life-learnings have far greater implications. We discuss AA, how to attract big doers, friendship, parenthood, and end with a meaningful question to challenge you as we leave. Highlights of our conversation: 2:32 - Laura's core message - devoting yourself to the bigger yes 4:51 - How the universe's complexity helps solve our problems 7:39 - Exploring a more chaotic time in Laura's journey 12:12 - Laura's reckoning with her addiction 15:14 - Addiction recovery is never a clean process 20:31 - Laura's thoughts on AA and why she doesn't call herself an alcoholic 27:06 - Some tools that helped Laura move past her addiction 30:33 - How Laura started to attract the big doers 33:25 - The life-changing mind shift of battling something you never saw for your life 35:34 - Dealing with a solitary existence and being at a different stage than others 39:22 - Moving past limiting stories with old connections 41:24 - Laura discusses her sobriety memoir and how it's different from what's out there 44:00 - Does Laura see her future creating an addiction program? 45:12 - How Laura's daughter sees her mom 48:09 - What does it mean to be beautifully broken? 49:34 - Laura's challenge to you 51:05 - Connect with Laura Connect with Laura: Visit her website - https://www.lauramckowen.com/ Pre-order We are the Luckiest - https://www.lauramckowen.com/books Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laura_mckowen/ Listen to her podcast - https://www.lauramckowen.com/podcasts Connect with me: Check out my website - https://freddiesetgo.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freddiesetgo/ Read my Favs - https://freddiesetgo.com/freddies-favorites/ Sing For Your Seniors - https://http://singforyourseniors.org Amp Coil - https://www.ampcoil.com About me: I'm Freddie Kimmel, a Functional Health Coach, Reiki Healer, Certified Personal Trainer, Gut Health Specialist, and proud cancer survivor. I help men and women eliminate brain fog, bloat and belly fat through gut health. I've been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Full Plate Podcast, An Excellent Example of Being Human, State of the Arts on LA talk radio and Dance Magazine. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SUNY Brockport, attended SUNY Fredonia, and graduated from the Institute of Functional Health Coaching. I can be found in NYC living each day to its fullest and focused on creating more value then what I capture. Please stand back from the awesomeness that's about to unfold. Credits: Interview: Laura McKowen Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect with Andrew at andrew [at] 51features.com.

This week, we answer a letter from a reader about the difference between self-help and therapy, how we first landed with therapy, and what our experiences were like. Spiritualish will be on a short summer break for the next couple weeks. We'll be back in your ears on July 11! Music by Izzy DeVor.

Laura McKowen is one of the foremost voices in the modern recovery movement, having helped thousands of people reframe addiction and transform their lives through her writing, teaching, and speaking.   She writes an award-winning blog, hosted the iTunes Top 100 HOME podcast, and currently hosts Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self-development and spirituality. She has been featured in WebMD, New York Post, Huffington Post, the TODAY show, and more.   Laura has an MBA from Babson College and spent 15 years in advertising, managing million-dollar accounts for Fortune 100 companies before transitioning to writing and teaching. She’s the founder of The Bigger Yes and We Are the Luckiest, online programs for personal development and sobriety. She teaches workshops and retreats all over the United States. Her first book, We Are The Luckiest: The Unexpected Joy of a Sober Life is forthcoming in January 2020.   Even if alcohol is not an area you struggle with, you will benefit immensely from our conversation. From great book recommendations, to powerful quotes, to moving poems, everyone will get something out of Laura’s insights and well-earned wisdom. “Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.” This conversation will encourage you to continue to seek out your best life.   Highlights of our conversation: 1:24 - Jen Gottlieb is a tear whisperer 2:58 - Getting to know Laura 5:51 - Laura experiences sobriety for the first time during her pregnancy 9:53 - Single parenting to a DUI and night in jail 12:23 - Why ignoring or avoiding your potential could destroy you 15:04 - Your pain is not a problem, it's an invitation to something bigger. 18:25 - The one benefit of hell 23:47 - Tory's decade-long conspiracy belief gets debunked 25:39 - Should everyone be sober? 28:32 - Am I limiting my potential with a glass of wine and binging Netflix? 31:04 - What does “We are the luckiest” mean? 35:23 - It's not about alcohol, it's about whatever gets you hooked. And this can help you. 37:05 - Tory asks Laura a deeply vulnerable question 39:11 - What does spiritualish mean? 41:02 - What does a daily practice with God look like? 44:46 - The value and power of prayer 46:13 - Laura answers the jar of LOLz   Connect with Laura: Visit her website - https://www.lauramckowen.com/ Pre-order We are the Luckiest - https://www.lauramckowen.com/books Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laura_mckowen/ Listen to her podcast - https://www.lauramckowen.com/podcasts   Credits: Interview: Laura McKowen Theme music: Superstar by Gyom - https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/superstar Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - andrew [at] 51features.com

Not the typical Spiritualish episode, this week we work out a question in real time. What is this elusive myth of balance? Work-life balance. Love-work balance. Family-work-love-life-home balance. Anything-balance. Is it possible? Is it even desirable? Meadow gets personal with an issue she's working through currently and we discuss whether what she's seeking is balance or something else. Music by Izzy DeVor.

A quick check-in to catch you up on things (moves! book deals! book reading! Handmaid's Tale watching!) and let you know Spiritualish will be away at summer camp through July. We'll be back and in fulllll swing come August 2 ready to talk in your ears with all the love we've got. In the meantime, we want your letters, so go to www.bespiritualish.com and send away. We miss you already. Remember: Nobody puts Baby in a corner.

I've long admired Laura McKowen. The sober mama is a prolific writer (you can see her many posts over at LauraMcKowen.com), podcaster (for years she co-hosted HOME, now she's co-hosting Spiritualish) and all-around honest person living in recovery. What do I mean by honest? Well, follow her on Instagram and you'll see more than just Ghandi quotes and hot photos. The woman spills it out there—and people love her for it. While we met at the Unite to Face Addiction rally in the fall of 2015, this is the first time we were able to chat one-on-one. And what a chat it was! Tune in to hear us get into losing our virginity, the stories we tell ourselves and developing healthy relationships with other women, among many other topics. 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. Make sure you Like my page so stay up on the info! It's better with the lights on. So go out there and hustle your light, Light Hustler...

On the debut episode of Spiritualish, Laura & Meadow talk about why they're doing this show, their current existential dilemmas with social media, and the Unabomber Manifesto.