Episode 414: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life with Laura McKowen

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laura McKowen returns to the show! Laura says, “Much of recovery is about accepting the good and the bad, as well as accepting the contradictions.” She joins me to talk about her sobriety story, how she processed the emotions of sobriety, and how she works with people now to inspire them to say yes to a bigger life. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and the Founder and CEO of The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support program.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode you’ll hear:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Laura shares her sobriety story and how she went from working in advertising and drinking to sober, teacher, coach, and speaker. (3:58)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What inspired Laura to write her book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life.</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(15:08)</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sober Curiosity: We all have something that shatters the concept of self as we know it. (18:31)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Some ways in which a newly sober person can learn to hear and speak their truth, and renew their sense of meaning and purpose. (36:38)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/414">http://andreaowen.com/414</a></span></p> <p> </p>