#16 - Addiction with Hilary Phelps

Today I am excited to begin a series dedicated to the very important topic of addiction.   My guest today is Hilary Phelps. 

 

From the beginning, Hilary was an overachiever. She was a strait “A” student and the fastest swimmer in the country for her age group, until the age of 14, when she took her first sip of alcohol. From that moment, she was hooked and spent the next 15-years drinking, and feeling empty, lost, and hopeless.

At 29, Hilary checked herself into rehab for substance use disorder. It wasn’t just about putting down the drink, but about changing people, places and things in her life that ultimately caused her to use alcohol in the first place.  

 

Hilary kept her recovery and sobriety quiet until she celebrated 15-years of continuous sobriety in June 2022. It was then she realized “we’re only as sick as our secrets”  and also realized her mission and purpose wasn’t to stay quiet, but to help those healing in private keep going, by sharing her recovery and healing journey out loud. 

 

Hilary is a speaker, an addiction recovery advocate, writer, and a holistic wellness coach.  To me, she is an inspiration and a friend. Her mission and purpose is to help other women find their voice and heal from anything that is holding them back from finding their purpose.  This episode was recorded over a month ago, but due to technical difficulties during the recording, it took me a while to get it released.  

 

https://www.hilaryphelps.com/

 

Credits

Song - Bittersweet

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by Ian D Joseph