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Sarah Benton had all the markers of success – great grades, active social life, thriving career.
From the outside, no one would have guessed she was struggling with alcohol, a pattern she now recognizes as “high-functioning alcoholism.”
In this honest and eye-opening conversation, Sarah opens up about her 20-year journey in sobriety, including the hard truth that getting sober was just the beginning of the real work, and shares how having a child completely transformed her recovery experience.
Through her new book “Parents in Recovery,” she brings fresh insights about the complex relationship between addiction, parenting, and finding your way through both.
Listen now for a real take on what it means to parent and grow.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER:
- How genetics and timing play a surprisingly crucial role in whether someone develops a substance use disorder
- What parents in recovery recognized as necessary for their success
- Why some parents found having children strengthened their recovery while others, like Sarah, faced new vulnerabilities (and what made the difference)
FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Sarah Benton's website | “Happy Sober Holidays” article
- Resources: NIAAA Rethinking Drinking | Alcoholics Anonymous | Alcoholics Anonymous for Agnostics | Celebrate Recovery (Christian) | Dual Diagnosis Anonymous | Lifering Secular Recovery | Narcotics Anonymous | Recovery Dharma (Buddhist non-theistic) | Secular Organization for Sobriety | SHE RECOVERS (all recovery, trained facilitators) | SMART Recovery (skills-based) | Women for Sobriety (spiritual)
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