SHE RECOVERS Podcast

One of our beloved SHE RECOVERS Intentions & Guiding Principles is, "Recovery is a journey to wholeness. We learn to take care of our body, mind, emotions and spirit." Recovering our bodies, becoming embodied and incorporating somatic based healing modalities is a passion of our movement! Taryn sits down with Payton (SHE RECOVERS Director of Volunteer Network and Foundation Events) t...

In this conversation, Magdelene Joly shares her journey of recovering from burnout, chronic fatigue and Lyme disease. Magdalene is a farmer, nutritionist, herbalist, dancer, mother, artist, student of Medical Qigong, and community organizer living at TreeEater Farm on Denman Island, the traditional unceded territory of Pentlatch and Comox Nations. She believes in the power of community and receivi...

Nina Turczyn is an amazing silversmith and gallery owner. Leading up to the opening of her gallery, Nina hit a wall with overwhelm and exhaustion. She never expected to be someone who experienced mental health challenges, but realizes that her experience has given her the opportunity to be a beacon for others. In this episode, she shares her journey of recovering from burnout and depression - and...

Autumn Skye is a visionary artist. She believes that the role of the artist is especially crucial at this time and that while the world is at the precipice of momentous change, artworks have the potential to be maps that can help guide humanity forward into new and positive ways of seeing and being. Autumn says, "through creativity we have the opportunity to transmute shadow and pain into vis...

Jacqueline Jennings is an entrepreneur coach, facilitator and startup strategist who got sober at the age of 15. In this conversation, Jacqueline shares with Taryn about the importance of her journey with connecting with traditional, cultural teachings and ancestral wisdom. She also talks about the need to focus on community care - not just self care, matriarchy, and decolonizing recovery. Jacquel...

Bisexuality is one of the most misunderstood expressions within the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Bisexuals or other individuals under the bisexual umbrella  can be thwarted with cruel commentary like, "Why can't you just pick a side," "You must be confused," or "You can't be trusted." In this episode, Dawn speaks with  Dr Jamie Marich , c linical trauma specialist, trai...

Grab your tea and join SHE RECOVERS® Foundation Executive Director, Susan Carter and Co-Founder, Dawn Nickel by the fire. "As a woman celebrating 27 years of continuous sobriety, I am deeply committed to giving back what I have so graciously been given. And after meeting and working with the beautiful intelligent and impassioned women who have shepherded this community to where it is today, I...

Taryn speaks with Payton Kennedy, beloved colleague, friend and creator of SHE RECOVERS Dance®. Payton shares her multi-layered recovery story and her life-long journey as a seeker.  As an adoptee, Payton struggled with decades-long feelings of disconnection, grief and sadness that contributed to self-sabotaging behaviors.  She discusses her daily recovery practices -  powerful tools that ground a...

Biet Simkin is the renowned meditation teacher dubbed "The David Bowie/Lady Gaga of Meditation." In this episode, you will understand why. She is rebellious and rock n roll, yet, very grounded in her recovery and spiritual practices. She beautifully shares about the deep losses of her mother, father and first born daughter. And Biet shares about her recovery journey from heroin and disor...

One of the things we love about being in recovery is that we tend not to do a lot of "small talk." Instead, our conversations are "big talk" - deep, expansive and truthful shared experiences. On this episode, Erin talks with one of her closest friends, Chris Campbell, a woman in long-term recovery. Erin and Chris met on a SHE RECOVERS retreat. The conversation they started on t...

Taryn, Dawn and Erin gather to discuss how COVID has created unexpected changes within the SHE RECOVERS organization, as well as their own lives. SHE RECOVERS Foundation : https://sherecovers.org/ Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation : https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/ Erin Wickersham :  https://erinwickersham.com

We are back after our "podcast pause." As individuals, and as an organization, we took the sacred pause to focus energy and efforts on our antiracism work. In this episode Shari Hampton (SHE RECOVERS Coach and Trusted Advisor, speaker and consultant) chats with SHE RECOVERS Foundation founders Dawn Nickel and Taryn Strong. Shari shares her experience of being a Black woman in recovery, a...

Nadia Bolz-Weber is an ordained Lutheran Pastor who has reclaimed and redefined what it means to be a Christian woman. She is founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, CO, author of three bestselling memoirs and a woman in long term recovery. Nadia will also be a speaker at our Miami conference in May 2021. Nadia shares about grieving during the Covid-19 pandemic and what it is reve...

Taryn speaks with Jen O., a retired veteran and woman in recovery, about her journey of recovering from using substances to deal with social anxiety and awkwardness. Jen's inspiring story shows the power of commitment and belonging. To visit the SHE RECOVERS website, click here . SHE RECOVERS Facebook Page, click here . SHE RECOVERS Instagram Page, click here .

Jen Pastiloff joins us for a special podcast episode recorded during our online PJ Party held the first weekend of May 2020. Jen is a teacher, leader and author of the amazingly beautiful book "On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard." Jen's story of recovering from disordered eating and depression helps women find, accept, and embrace their own vulner...

Taryn and Erin check in and share their thoughts and observations of how seven weeks of quarantine has impacted them. As they work through the daily ups and downs of isolation, both women are working to break through old stories of what is possible and how to become intentional co-creators of their lives. They also examine some of the themes coming out of the SHE RECOVERS online gatherings. To lea...

Lotta Dann used to describe herself as a "boozy housewife." For two decades she drank alcohol steadily and heavily. In 2011, alarmed at how her drinking was escalating, she started the anonymous blog 'Mrs. D Is Going Without' and eventually wrote her way into recovery and community. In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with Lotta about what she has gained in...

Dawn Nickel, founder of SHE RECOVERS, joins Taryn to share how the SHE RECOVERS sisterhood is widening and deepening during this time of Covid-19. We have always known that "we are all recovering from something," and in our daily online meetups, as women from various recovery journeys share their stories and modalities for healing, we are seeing that truth come to life. To visit the SHE...

Taryn talks with Lara Frazier, a woman in long-term recovery from prescription drugs and love addiction. Lara shares a beautiful story of parental love, as her parents "loved her all the way through" and offered her encouragement and support in the darkest episodes of her struggle. She is a fierce believer in the power of owning our stories and is a strong advocate for addiction recovery...

Tiffany Swedeen, ICU nurse and SHE RECOVERS coach, joins us to share her story of recovery from opiates and alcohol. Raised in a very conservative home, Tiffany was a wife and mother by the time she was 16 years old. Decades of self abuse, toxic relationships and struggle followed. Tiffany's story is a beautiful example of the miracles that happen when you learn to trust your own instincts an...

How are you doing? How are you navigating this time of change and uncertainty? In this episode, Taryn and Erin check in with each other and share how they are currently processing the global pandemic. To learn more about Erin Wickersham, click here . To visit the SHE RECOVERS website, click here . SHE RECOVERS Facebook Page, click here . SHE RECOVERS Instagram Page, click here .

The Covid-19/coronavirus global pandemic has created stress and uncertainty in our lives. In this environment it is more important than ever - and perhaps more difficult than ever -  to practice self care. On this episode, SHE RECOVERS founder Dawn Nickel joins Erin to talk with Dr. Vanessa Klugman and attorney Lisa Smith. Vanessa and Lisa are both SHE RECOVERS coaches and women in long-term recov...

In this episode, Taryn chats with mama, teacher, author, speaker and dōTERRA leader Elena Brower. Elena shares how she recovered from marijuana addiction by changing her (untrue) belief that she was more organized, funnier and more interesting if she was under the influence. Her journey shows the power of what we can create and accomplish when we stop rebelling against ourselves. Elena also shares...

In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with author and columnist Elissa Altman about her latest book, “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing and Longing.” In her new work, Elissa shares with brutal honesty the emotional cost of caring for an aging mother who has always needed to be cared for, no matter her age. Her story shows the importance and difficulty of practicing radical s...

Dawn joins Taryn on the podcast to share details of the upcoming SHE RECOVERS conference in Miami, as well as the many in-person/online gatherings and other offerings available this year through SHE RECOVERS. To visit the SHE RECOVERS website, click here . SHE RECOVERS Facebook Page, click here . SHE RECOVERS Instagram Page, click here .