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People that experienced abuse as children are significantly more likely to be abused as adults. Even more shocking is a recent study that cites women who suffered from childhood abuse are at a higher risk of dying young. Sadly, drugs and alcohol addiction play a major part in this. Cheryl Burke is a professional dancer, podcaster, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. You may have caught her in one of her 20+ seasons on Dancing With The Stars. She has recently braved the storm and decided to come forward about her alcohol addiction and childhood trauma. While she is a work in progress and making moves towards healing and recovery from a complicated past everyday, she is joining Lisa to openly share her struggles with addiction and finding herself with love, compassion, and acceptance.\nFor a deeper dive into Cheryl\u2019s world and her story you can also check out the essay she published in US Weekly about her sobriety here: (https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/cheryl-burke-details-sobriety-healing-through-dwts-with-cody-rigsby/)\n\nSHOW NOTES:\nAbusive Past | Cheryl reveals traumatic events created addiction and Queen of numb [0:36]\nOut of Control | How social anxiety was amplified even after being called out for drinking [5:31]\nPivotal Moments | Cheryl exposes what happened that helped her get sober [7:57]\nBody Dysmorphia | Coping with an unhealthy body image & social media stressors [9:37]\nAdmitting Addiction | Steps Cheryl took to admit a drinking problem without sabotage [11:43]\nSelf-Identity | How Cheryl is discovering herself beyond toxic addictions and learning self [15:43]\nAssessing Relationships | Deciding the relationships to stay with and outgrow for better [21:37]\nAccepting Compliments | Working through the discomfort of taking a compliment [23:55]\n\nFollow Cheryl Burke:\nWebsite: https://www.cheryl-burke.com/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCemwzBiVg4zXdy9I4A8oGog\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/CherylBurke\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylburke/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCherylBurke\n\nAre You Ready for EXTRA Impact?\nCalling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be!\xa0\nWomen of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits:\n\nNew episodes delivered ad-free\n\nExclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more!\xa0\n\nSubscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly.\n\nLooking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist.\xa0\n\nWant to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab.\xa0\n\n\nCurious about your health? We\u2019ve got you covered in Health Hub.\xa0\n\n\nAnd of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist\xa0\n\nDon't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary!\nSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP\nSubscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices