Eternally Amy

Amy welcomes Datta Groover, an accomplished author known for writing fiction that deeply resonates with readers. Datta's latest novel, The Reluctant Visionary, has received rave reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly's Booklife. In this episode, Datta shares his personal journey to becoming a best-selling author and offers valuable insights for aspiring writers. Amy and Datta explore the signif...

In this episode of Eternally Amy, Amy sits down with Danielle Kartes, author and Creative Director for Rustic Joyful Food , to discuss her book "You were always there - Notes and Recipes for Living a Life You Love" and the process of writing a book. Danielle shares her experiences with writing and how it can be both fulfilling and challenging, but ultimately rewarding. They also delve into the ups...

In this next entry in the "12 Steps for Anyone Who Wants Them" series, Amy focuses on Step 5 of the 12-step program, which covers sex, fears, and other harms. She explains the importance of having a sponsor in the recovery process and discusses how fears and resentments are often linked. Amy also emphasizes the need to understand the underlying reasons for our fears and take inventory of our sexua...

In this episode of Eternally Amy, host Amy Liz Harrison speaks with wellness coach and strategic advisor Megan Swan about prioritizing wellness in sobriety. Megan emphasizes that wellness is not a one-size-fits-all solution and encourages listeners to find what works best for them. She also discusses the importance of finding balance in wellness, being mindful of what you consume, and making time...

In this episode of Eternally Amy, Amy celebrates her sober anniversary with Alysse Bryson, CEO of Sober Curator . The two discuss the emotions and reflections that come with a soberversary, sharing personal stories of their first experiences with Alcoholics Anonymous and their decision to become sober. Through their conversation, Amy and Alysse explore how sobriety has transformed their lives for...

In this episode of Eternally Amy, we explore step 4 of the 12 steps for anyone who wants them, taking a searching and fearless moral inventory. Amy leads an exercise in taking inventory of existing resentments, and discusses how they can affect our well-being and relationships. She provides practical tips on freeing ourselves from lingering resentments, emphasizing the importance of honesty and se...

After discussing   Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood last week, Amy welcomes the book's author and Homeless Teen Advocate Sheryl Recinos, MD to discuss her harrowing story as a homeless youth growing up in Hollywood and her path to becoming a Physician.  Sheryl shares more about fleeing North Carolina on a bus at age 13 and the ensuing chaos when she arrived in Los Angeles.  As...

In this episode, host Amy Liz Harrison is joined by Carolyn Bunn and Alysse Bryson, founder of  The Sober Curator , to discuss Sheryl Recinos' book Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood.   In this book, Sheryl shares about the journey that changed her life as a teen going through foster care and into the streets of Hollywood. Sheryl talks more about the dangers of teen homelessness...

For this special throwback episode, Amy is rewinding to a conversation she had with her friend Kelli Daniels, to chat all about their friendship and Kelli's love of cooking and baking!  Having both grown up in religious families, Amy and Kelly became friends about a year after Amy hit sobriety, and they hit it off immediately.  Amy and Kelli chat more about how to actually entertain and fun with y...

Amy welcomes Bridgid Roney, a Seattle born and raised Parent Coach, whose life's work is "Getting the Vibe Right." She combines her deep understanding of the human energy field, with her hard-won real life lessons as a homeschooling mother of two. Amy and Bridgid talk more about the postpartum depression she experienced after having her first child, and the difficulty she had feeling that parent/c...

In this episode of Eternally Amy, the focus is on Step 3 of the 12-step recovery program, which involves making a decision to turn one's will and life over to the care of a higher power. Building off of Step 2, which involves coming to believe in a power greater than oneself, the discussion centers on the key of willingness and how it can be a challenge to get out of one's own way and let God hand...

Amy welcomes new friend Jordan P. Barnes to discuss his memoir "One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery" Jordan discusses his personal journey with addiction and recovery with host Amy Liz Harrison. Jordan grew up in Hawaii with loving and supportive parents, but still faced addiction issues and difficulties from an early age. He talks about how drinking heavily in college led him to try heroin for the...

In this episode, host Amy Liz Harrison is joined by Carolyn Bunn and Alysse Bryson, founder of The Sober Curator , to discuss Jordan P. Barnes' book "One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery." Amy begins by sharing how she met Jordan at the 20 Books Vegas conference, and the guests dive into their own experiences in the settings depicted in the book. They praise the descriptive nature of the book, which...

Amy welcomes Hilary Reichmann (Boyce), a Foodie, Retreat Chef, and Server in her 6th year of sobriety. Hilary is an advocate for Ben’s Friends, a recovery and support group for those working in the restaurant and hospitality industries, and shares her own story of how finding success as a server led to a life of excess drinking. Hilary’s story parallels Amy’s story in so many ways, including the w...

Amy is taking a look at the 2nd step of The 12 Steps and reflected on the idea of being restored to sanity. But before that, what is sanity? And how does insanity manifest intself in your life along the way? While examining the lack of emotional processing in Footloose, Amy pushes back against the idea that strength is not showing your emotions. One of the biggest obstacles to restoring your sanit...

Amy welcomes back Alysse Bryson of  The Sober Curator to discuss Out of the Corner: A Memoir by Jennifer Grey. As two huge 80s mega fans, Amy and Alysse share their first experiences watching Dirty Dancing (or the first times they were SUPPOSED to watch Dirty Dancing).  Having grown up loving the movie, these two enjoyed Jennifer's honest and descriptive writing of her life around that time, inclu...

Amy welcomes friend and Executive Pastor, Matt Woll!  With over 2 decades in church leadership, Matt shares more with Amy on the idea of deconstruction of faith and what it means. With people's changing perceptions and relationships with the church, navigating this process can be tricky.  Like tearing down an old house and sitting in the rubble as opposed to building something new, Deconstruction...

Amy is taking a look at a word that is commonly misunderstood to those not familiar with the 12 step community... Powerlessness.  There is a power in admitting your powerlessness and coming to terms with an unmanageable life. But more importantly, what is the difference between powerlessness and helplessness?  There is certaintly a paradox is the word, and Amy is diving into the differences of fee...

Amy welcomes author Amber Cantorna to discuss her book Refocusing My Family: Coming Out, Being Cast Out, and Discovering the True Love of God - and all of the life experience that has led her to this point in her journey.  Raised in a very religous, Amber discovered more about herself when she went off to college... and her parents weren't accepting of any of it.  Her parents' reaction (and her wr...

On this very special throwback episode of Eternally Amy, Amy is visiting a gem of a conversation from the archives of one of her past podcasts.  In a conversation from 2018, Amy her friend and former pastor, Jesse Butterworth are diving into the concept of criticism - both its power over us, and the power it can give us.  The idea of dealing with criticism without losing your self-esteem is crucia...

Carlos Navarro is a rising actor known for his roles in Marvel's "Hawkeye" on Disney+, “The Walking Dead” on AMC, and many more TV shows and movies. He is also an iHeartRadio personality in Orlando, Florida, and personal development coach and speaker. Amy and Carlos talk about his journey to sobriety, and the many ups and downs along the way. From his long career in morning radio and his budding a...

Amy welcomes friend Heidi Le to the podcast! Heidi is an author, singer-songwriter, and speaker who helps people experience greater emotional freedom. She is the author of Confessions of the Broken: A Codependent Rock Chick’s Journey from Hopelessness to Healing and co-author of The Epiphanies Project. She is the founder of the Emotional Freedom Masterclass and is certified as a BodyMind Bridge pr...

The holidays alway bring additional stress to everybody in different ways, but not everybody does great at handling it! Nevermind when you're a parent trying to make Christmas special for your children, AND somebody in early sobriety! Amy gives 7 tips to deal with holiday stress that help you focus on caring for yourself. It's time to stop worrying about the stupid elf on the shelf.  Hosted by Amy...

Amy welcomes Barbara Legere, author of Keven's Choice: A Mother's Journey Through Her Son's Mental Illness, Addiction and Suicide . What do you do when your depressed son tells you that he won't live to be 30? Barbara's son Keven showed signs of depression at a very young age, and though she did everything she could, she was forced to watch him slip into heroin addiction.  After Keven's death 2 ye...

Amy welcomes back Carolyn Bunn, Sarah Alaimo, and Alysse Bryson of  The Sober Curator to discuss Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry.  As one of the stars of Friends in the 1990s, Perry started struggling with alcohol and opiate addiction very quietly before it took over his life. The Sober Babes, as people who have consumed a ton of "Quit-Lit" and attended 12 St...