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Send us Fan Mail Episode 449: Adam Nimoy son of "Spock" aka Leonard Nimoy One would think that growing up with a famous Dad would be the ultimate gift! Walking around and everyone knowing your Dad and having the financial benefits that come with fame. Listen to Adam Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy’s son, aka Spock from the famous television show Star Trek.  Adam had many gifts growing up that his f...

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel like you are being tested all over the place? 2+2 does not equal 4!  I am proud to say that I was a stay-at-home mom — it brought me so much joy and heartache. I gave it 100% and I don’t want to feel ashamed or stigmatized for the fact that I decided for me it was more important to stay home.  We all have to make our own individual decisions and make them with our spou...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what today’s holiday is about?  Memorial Day is about all of the troops that died while in the line of duty. It is important that we remember them and that they didn’t die in vain. They were and are important to all of us, without them would we have our freedoms? Or what is left of them…. I hope you will take some time today to think of our fallen soldiers and send a t...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Wednesday!  After hearing from so many listeners about how great they feel after putting down the drink I thought I would talk about it.  They call it a “pink cloud” in 12 step meetings. What is it and how long does it last?  Life is so nice when you are sober and not ashamed.  Please hold your head high, you deserve it!  Have a happy, happy  If you have any topics or subjec...

Send us Fan Mail It was great connecting with Kurt! Not only is he sober, but he is also from my hometown of St. Louis, MO. Kurt Schmidt is a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who merges personal resilience with professional expertise. With an MSW from Missouri State University and an MBA from Webster University, Kurt draws from 15 years of business, techno...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I talk about spring and all the changes that are around. Children are graduating, celebrations are happening, and you get to change!  We think change is so hard! We use the word have too much! “I have to go to this party”, “ I have to go to graduation”, “I have to go to a meeting”! What if you changed the Have to GET! “ I get to go to this party”, “I get t...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is Tracy Viola! She started to crash and burn at 19 years old. At 47, she’s proud to say she’s been sober for the past 27 years. Tracy wrote her book Pretty Wrecked, to share her experiences and help others escape addiction.  I hope you enjoy today's show.  Be sure to connect with Busy Living Sober!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/busylivingsoberpodcast Inst...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone, thanks for listening.  In today's podcast I talk about Italy and the adventures I had. The ability to look back gives one perspective and now that I am home, I realize that my whole life transformed after my trip. Medjorgia is where it all began!  We have to get back to the basics.  The book I am reading is: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Will-Triumph-Mirjana-Sold...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest, Donna Martson, knows the pain of dealing with addiction first-hand. Her experience helping her son through his heroin addiction has led her to coach others in similar struggles. She shares her journey and the wisdom she learned along the way in today’s moving episode.  Now, she uses her voice and expertise to guide other parents who face challenges with their childr...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone, I’m back from a complete adventure that was so transformative!  If your heart opens you can do anything! I am proof of that! When I said yes to going to Medjoria I had no idea what I was going to learn, see, or experience. But, because I was willing, the gifts have come abundantly.  In today’s episode I tell you all that happened and I apologize for going over an hou...

Send us Fan Mail Morgan Adams is a transformative holistic sleep coach who empowers women to conquer their battle with sleepless nights, without reliance on sleep medications. With her powerful sleep toolkit, Morgan not only ensures that women experience a profound enhancement in their sleep quality, but she also guides them in rekindling their relationship with sleep, paving the way for less stre...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode from Nov 20th, 2019 JF and I talk about gratitude and spirituality, Thanksgiving was right around the corner and we spoke about the gifts that we had received due to our sobriety.  I remember this episode like it was yesterday.  All of the things that we spoke of are still relevant today.  Enjoy  Be sure to connect with Busy Living Sober!  Facebook: https://www....

Send us Fan Mail I am thrilled to be able to share my friend and behind the scenes at Busy Living Sober guru Caroline Niziol’s story of sobriety.  Caroline and I met through a friend that had no idea that Caroline is SOBER! What I call a God wink!  Caroline didn’t get sober the way I did but she did use similar tools that I did but she found those resources organically.  Listen to her story…. To r...

Send us Fan Mail On this day 7 years ago I talked about Alcohol Awareness Month! We are still celebrating alcohol awareness 7 years later so I think the topic is relevant.  I hope you enjoy it! Be sure to connect with Busy Living Sober!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/busylivingsoberpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_chance_podcast  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elizabe...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Annika, a Sleep & Health Coach for women and the owner of Sleep Like A Boss. She's on a mission to provide holistic sleep coaching options for women dealing with burnout, brain fog, and even bloat. Her goal? To help high-achieving women get restful sleep, kick anxiety to the curb, and sort out their digestion so they can rock it as amazing moms, supportive partners,...

Send us Fan Mail I am away in Europe but I wanted to bring you back to the very beginning.  There is NO VIDEO with today's episode!  This is my very first podcast!!!! I cringed when I heard my voice and I pray that I sound better today 7 years later but I think the message is the same…life is so much better sober!  One thing that I did say is that I promised to never go over 30 minutes with m...

Send us Fan Mail With compassion and an innate ability to help others reach their potential, Mark Cain serves as a spiritual guidance counselor and sobriety coach.  Mark’s early career as an Executive Chef took him on adventures and world travels that connected him with people of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.  His experiences and exposure taught him many life lessons and led him...

Send us Fan Mail “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ~Carl Jung In today’s episode I talk about going down the self doubt rabbit hole... It feels extremely yucky and self deprecating. We all wonder….”is this it?”  Life is all about the ebbs and flows…nothing is stagnant including your feelings. We never stay in one spot, we can always change.  It takes courage to change and I kn...

Send us Fan Mail I had a delightful chat with Georgie! She is an ICF accredited coach who helps clients harness their ADHD superpowers to reach their full potential. She is also a leading figure in the sober community on Instagram. Be sure to connect with Busy Living Sober!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/busylivingsoberpodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_chance_podcast  ...

Send us Fan Mail Life is a journey and finding the right recovery for you is imperative, it is life or death.  So many options…it’s like a buffet of choices. Which choice is right for you?  Today I talk about what choices are available and what choice was right for me and why.  Here are some of the choices I talked about:  SMART Recovery: Facilitator-led, based on principles of cognitive behaviora...

Send us Fan Mail Holly Carney and her husband John Carney, NFL Place-kicker [23 years], began fundraising through their 501c3 Kick Start for Kids which raised over 60% of the revenue for Freshstart Surgical Gifts, in their first thirteen years. Today, Freshstart has its own wing in Children’s Radys Hospital. Holly and John went on to open several more 501c3s: Breaking the Walls of Jericho to help...

Send us Fan Mail My answer forever was the last drink or maybe one in between the first and the last but I was wrong…. Listen to my story!  Being an alcoholic or problem drinker does not mean you are a bad person!  Remember you have a disease in my opinion.  My podcast is always my opinion and you don’t have to agree with my opinion. All I can tell you is that I have been sober for almost 18 years...

Send us Fan Mail During this season of Lent and Passover I felt it was important to focus on God and people that have unwavering faith and commitments to God.  One of my biggest personal beliefs is that long term sobriety only happens when you have some sort of relationship with God.  I have spoken about God’s little winks and this podcast is an example of one of his winks. I recently reached out...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you are the only one that got the memo that drinking is bad for you? We live in such strange times. Celebrities are coming out on a daily basis proclaiming their sobriety and then we have people that are getting sick and putting their lives in danger because they are blackout drunk.  Which one are you?  I have been a fall down drunk, dancing on tables, making...

Send us Fan Mail OMG the time change got me too!!!! Sorry this is out a couple of hours late.  I am so excited to share my conversation with Dr. Donna Mazzola. Dr. Donna Mazzola is a Pharmacist specializing in functional medicine and human nutrition, and an autoimmune expert.  Dr. Mazzola has worked in many different areas of Pharmacy and realized her true passion was in overall health and wellnes...