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"from Junkie to Judge" with Federal Judge Mary Beth O'Connor
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For Mary Beth, childhood abuse and other traumas led to substance use disorder (addiction).
Beginning with alcohol at age 12, she spent several years abusing various drugs. She found methamphetamine at 16 and started shooting up at 17. Mary Beth struggled with meth until she was 32 years old.
By incorporating ideas from multiple sources to build a secular (not 12-step or faith-based) recovery plan that works for her, Mary Beth has been sober since 1994. She used similar techniques to address the trauma and related anxiety as well.
Mary Beth is a board member for LifeRing Secular Recovery and She Recovers Foundation. She speaks on behalf of these organizations, about multiple paths to recovery, and about all topics related to substance use disorder and recovery. She also speaks about sexual abuse and rape, child abuse, domestic violence, ptsd, anxiety, and recovering from these as well.
Mary Beth's book-length memoir, From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction, is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bamm, Indie Bound, and other sites, and at your local bookstore. She also has placed essays in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and Recovery Today.
Professionally, 6 years into recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large
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Rozdziały
1. INTRO (00:00:00)
2. From junkie to judge one woman's triumph over trauma and addiction. (00:04:35)
3. The process of writing the book. (00:05:45)
4. The importance of a secular approach to recovery. (00:11:05)
5. Marybeth’s introduction to recovery. (00:15:45)
6. Rational recovery vs. Smart recovery (00:22:11)
7. Basic questions to ask. (00:33:01)
8. The importance of having a sponsor. (00:38:27)
9. The secularism of secular life. (00:43:41)
10. Self-awareness prior to addiction. (00:49:31)
11. Regret of going back to school. (00:54:31)
12. The long-term impact of harm reduction on addiction (01:01:31)
13. Why addiction is not a choice. (01:10:31)
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