In this episode, we talk about our personal experiences with anxiety — and how it’s shown up in recovery, relationships, and the pressure to hold it all together.
Jay shares about how and where his anxiety started, being diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder after getting sober, the surprising ways it impacted his healing, and how medication and support changed the game.
Jennifer opens up about how people-pleasing and perfectionism became ways to avoid the uncomfortable truth: she was anxious all the time and didn’t know how to stop.
🔗 Resources Mentioned:
👉 Find a Celebrate Recovery group near you: https://www.celebraterecovery.com/locator
👉 Find an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting near you: https://www.aa.org/find-aa
👉 Find a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting near you:
👉 Need support for codependency? Check out CoDA: https://coda.org/find-a-meeting/
💬 Let’s stay connected:
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