You’ll Always Be My Hero – Story Behind the Song

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In 2016 I found myself standing on a stage at the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington D.C.. I was looking out at a large group of people who had come together to raise awareness about the opioid crisis. I’d been asked to come there to sing a song I’d…

Recovery and Self Esteem – Tips for sobriety

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Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak and Singer Songwriter Elizabeth Edwards share their tips on rebuilding self esteem in early recovery and the importance of continuing to build self esteem to sustain long term sobriety. For more about the work of Interventionist Kristina Wandzilak and her story told through her book The Lost Years, visit the links below:…

The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Kristina discuss The Lost Years, the critically acclaimed addiction memoir Kristina wrote with her mother Candice Curry. The Lost Years surviving a mother and daughter’s worst nightmare is a story about a mother and daughter who survive addiction, codependency and each other. Told from two points of view, The Lost…

Addicted Love One? How to Focus on the Solution and Find Yourself

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Kristina explore three important questions to ask yourself when you love someone who has an active addiction. These questions help so that you can find and live in the solution not the problem. Kristina is the author of the critically acclaimed addiction memoir The Lost Years surviving a mother and…