SHE RECOVERS Podcast

SHE RECOVERS Foundation co-founder Dawn Nickel sits down with author, speaker, and visual artist Jen Pastiloff to talk about living openly, deafness, leaving a marriage, finding a partner, parenting through recovery, and why "the school of whatever works" matters more than any single path to healing. In this episode, Jen shares her own honest, unfiltered story of getting sober eighteen m...

In this honest, open, and reflective conversation, Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist, and podcast host Clover Stroud joins Mandy Manners, SHE RECOVERS Trusted Advisor and Coach, to discuss writing as a tool for recovery, letting go of shame through sharing our story, and how it can help as a way to connect with and help others. Clover talks about her process as a writer to connect with h...

In this warm and wide-ranging conversation, Taryn Strong sits down with coach, breathwork facilitator, and Decolonize and Rize Co-founder Ariana Fotinakis — a woman whose truly integrated healing journey weaves together sobriety, burnout recovery, cultural reclamation, and nervous system awareness. Ariana shares the quiet but pivotal mirror moment that led her to get sober after a decade of drinki...

In this rigorously honest conversation, author, speaker, advocate, and young woman in recovery Emi Nietfeld joins Dr. Tiffany Wynn to challenge the cultural narratives that equate suffering with strength and healing with achievement. Together, they explore what it means to reject recovery as a redemption arc and to release the pressure to turn pain into proof of worth. Emi shares her journey throu...

In this honest and deeply human conversation, speaker, author, prevention advocate, and Executive Director of RISE TOGETHER, Nadine Machkovech, joins Lisa Wall of Mission Programs & Community Care at SHE RECOVERS. Together, they explore what becomes possible when we loosen our grip on perfection and the pressure to hold it all together as recovery advocates, leaders, mothers, partners, and fri...

In this intimate conversation, Taryn Strong sits down with beloved teacher, writer, and artist Elena Brower to explore the layered realities of recovery—including cannabis dependency, tobacco addiction, grief, and shame. Elena shares the self-abandonment loop that kept her stuck, the moment of truth that helped her stop hiding, and the simple, powerful practices that helped her rebuild trust with...

In this candid and deeply human conversation, SHE RECOVERS® co-founder Dr. Dawn Nickel sits down with Elizabeth Gilbert to explore the intertwined threads of love and sex addiction, codependency, drug dependence, and recovery - core themes of Liz’s newest book, All the Way to the River . Liz shares openly about her own compulsive relationship patterns, her partner Rayya's relapse, and the mom...

Have you gone above and beyond at your job? To the point of sacrificing sleep, personal plans, and perhaps, your moral values? Overworking, also known as workaholism, is when someone is addicted to work. It can also be described as incessant internal and external activity with the underlying belief that if you're not always active, you don't have the right to exist. In this recovery educ...

When we get sober, many things come to light and we're faced with knowing ourselves fully for the first time. This includes getting more acquainted with our sexuality. In this candid conversation, our podcast host, Dr. Tiffany Wynn,  speaks with  writer, podcast host, and "sober sexpert," Tawny Lara, about Tawny's journey to uncovering her bisexuality once she got sober. A self...

Moral injury occurs when clinicians are repeatedly expected, in the course of providing care, to make choices that transgress their long standing, deeply held commitment to healing. Moral injury is a form of trauma that can occur in any workplace. It is often a result of someone witnessing or participating in a behavior that goes against their beliefs or values. This can cause an employee to feel...

In this previously recorded session of our educational series, Mental Health Monday, bestselling author Ann Dowsett Johnston, discusses how writing can be a powerful tool in recovery, and how we can shape our own stories. Ann believes writing is a process of discovery and at the heart of good writing is finding your voice. She guides us to explore how to tell the stories that are deep within us an...

Gender is often a core part of identity, and like other aspects of identity, it fundamentally shapes our perception of ourselves, each other and our experiences in the world. From the earliest recovery literature to the most contemporary recovery meetings, gender roles have affected and continue to affect both individual recovery and recovery communities. In this previously recorded episode of our...

In this candid conversation our podcast host, Dr. Tiffany Wynn, speaks with storyteller, recovery coach and recovery advocate Meghann Perry. They discuss: Meghann's recovery story and how she created her storytelling workshops  Why and how the system of the recovery movement needs to be shaken up How powerful and empowering storytelling can be in the recovery realm The importance of women&apo...

Julie is an International Coaches Federation (ICF) Certified Professional Coach, a SHE RECOVERS® Designated Coach, and an Accredited Integrative Enneagram Practitioner. Julie specializes in mental health coaching, and working with high functioning, high achieving women who are questioning their relationship with alcohol. Many of the women she works with share the experience that alcohol is no long...

In this candid conversation, Dr. Tiffany Wynn speaks with SHE RECOVERS Co-Founder Dr. Dawn Nickel about: The herstory of SHE RECOVERS Foundation - born from Dawn’s longing to find an inclusive recovery community  Dawn’s personal experience as a woman recovering from substance use disorder, codependency, overworking and intergenerational trauma Recovery as a family affair Why recovering out-loud, r...

Jen Butler, MBA, CPC, CPRC, SRCD, spent a decade as a stay-at-home mom before becoming a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach and SHE RECOVERS® Coach. To cope with the rollercoaster of motherhood and enabled by wine mom culture, Jen was stuck in the fog of gray area drinking until 2018. As a coach, she provides connection and accountability – the very keys that helped her start her own j...

Justine Evirs is a  business consultant, Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumnus, and Navy Veteran. She teaches women executives & entrepreneurs to create consistent revenue models and business plans. As the Owner & Creator of her signature 12-week programs, Courage to Create and Courage to Lead,  Evirs teaches leaders to trust their instincts and use creativity to create v...

Emily is a writer, speaker, Certified Naked Mind Coach, She Recovers Designated Coach, Certified Facilitator of Addiction Awareness, and the founder of Sober Mom Squad. She has appeared on media outlets including The Today Show, The Doctors, The Tamron Hall Show, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse. Emily i...

Stephanie Chinn is an illustrator, best-selling author, speaker, and women's advocate. Her work focuses on illustrating the different ways we can remind ourselves that we are enough the way that we are, while simultaneously unpacking the different ways we have been led to believe we are not. Stephanie began to share her work on Instagram in 2019 has since then been featured in Yoga Journal ma...

Amanda E. White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen. She is the founder and director of the group therapy practice, Therapy for Women Center, based in Philadelphia, where she serves clients across the country. People are drawn to Amanda's unique expertise, accessible approach to healing and mental health, and her expertise has been feature...

Haesue Jo, MA, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience providing individual and family therapy in community mental health, school settings, day treatment facilities, and via teletherapy. She is currently Head of Clinical Operations at BetterHelp, which allows her to empower other therapists to be successful at bringing their skills online. Her current clinical focus and interes...

Kelly McDaniel, LPC, NCC, CSAT, is a licensed professional counselor and author, specializing in treating women who struggle with relationships. As the first clinician to name an attachment injury as Mother Hunger, she explores the legacy of maternal deprivation. Her book 'Mother Hunger', speaks to the millions of women who suffer with a life-long emotional burden that adversely affects...

Elaine Alec is an Indigenous author, political advisor, educator, and spiritual thought leader. This podcast episode is Dawn Nickel and Elaine's live session of #MentalHealthMonday . Elaine shared: The traditional, relational, action, and innovative perspectives that promote well-being, inclusion, validation, and freedom  Utilizing Indigenous stories, teachings, and language to cultivate safe...

Ayako is a woman who, in her words, is “not an expert. Just a lonely mum trying to navigate miscarriage, motherhood, and depression.” While she is not busy keeping up with her spirited son, Takeo, she serves as a relentless supporter for parents navigating the heartbreak and secondary losses surrounding an “out of order death” in memory of her daughter, Emi. She is also in the process of creating...

Seraphina’s European grandparents first introduced her to the healing power of natural medicine. While seasonally gathering herbs in rural Ontario they lovingly taught her about the traditional wisdom of herbs and plant lore. After suffering injury to her spine as a teenager, Seraphina was declared by the conventional medical system to lead a life of suffering in chronic pain. Determined to heal h...