Episode 8: Overcoming Addiction and Learning to Ask for Help
b"We are launching a new series on the podcast this week:\\n\\nReal People Overcoming Real Problems!\\xa0\\n\\nYou do not want to miss this very first episode with author, speaker, podcaster, and new friend of mine, Ashley Abercrombie who shares with me her story of overcoming addiction and learning to ask for help. \\xa0\\n\\nAshley speaks candidly about the pain in her life, how she tried to numb it, and the divide that nearly shattered her until she learned to ask for help. And do not miss the last part of this interview where Ashley talks about how she's been getting through a period of extended isolation and loneliness these past few years. \\xa0\\n\\nWe discuss SO MUCH in this episode\\u2014here are just a few highlights: \\xa0\\n\\n1. The various big \\u201cT\\u201d and little \\u201ct\\u201d traumas that can lead to addiction and painful patterns of self-soothing.\\xa0\\n\\n2. Why carrying your pain silently doesn\\u2019t work.\\xa0\\n\\n3. How Ashley finally found healing in safe community\\xa0\\n\\n4. Why failure is our friend\\xa0\\n\\n5. How to be helpful (and what\\u2019s not helpful) to people who are struggling\\xa0\\n\\n6. The wisdom Ashley would give her 20-year-old self now. \\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nConnect with Ashley on Instagram\\n\\nAshley\\u2019s After Hours newsletter on Substack\\n\\nBooks by Ashley: Rise of the Truth Teller: Own Your Story, Tell It Like It Is, and Live with Holy Gumption Love Is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You've Been Avoiding, and Create Real Change \\xa0\\n\\nYou can find a list of all the resources mentioned in this episode, at https://www.dralisoncook.com/overcoming-addiction-and-learning-to-ask-for-help/\\n\\nSign up to receive Dr. Cook\\u2019s weekly email and receive 2 free e-books and a guided prayer reflection.\\xa0\\n\\nMusic by Andy Luiten\\xa0\\n\\nSound editing by Kelly Kramarik\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"