273. The Nine Truths That Just Might Heal Us with Laura McKowen

We Can Do Hard Things

EpisodeJan 18, 202452m

273. The Nine Truths That Just Might Heal Us with Laura McKowen

We Can Do Hard Things

EpisodeJan 18, 202452m

Author Laura McKowen is back to share the nine essential lessons she learned in recovery, from accepting that it's not your fault to the importance of seeking community and reaching out for help.What it means to take responsibility and why accountability leads to freedom;How we’re all capable of everything – and how to get unstuck when you’re feeling bad about yourself; and The importance of being seen in your pain – and the transformative potential of helping others do the same.About Laura: Laura is the author of the bestselling memoir, We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Life (and Everything Else).She has written for The New York Times and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Atlantic, the TODAY show, and more. In 2020, she founded The Luckiest Club, a global sobriety support community.Laura lives with her daughter and partner on the North Shore of Boston.IG: @laura_mckowen

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Come do life with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle. With more than half a billion plays, We Can Do Hard Things is a hilarious, raw, comforting “support system for braving the everyday.” The Pod Squad goes hard ($56 Million raised in global aid) and stays soft (we meet Tuesdays and Thursdays to laugh, talk, and cry our way through the pain and magic of being human). Join us and WATCH now on the @WeCanDoHardThingsShow Youtube Channel. We’ve got you! Watch, Subscribe, and Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/wecandohardthingsshow

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