In this powerful episode, Christina Deere, an occupational therapist turned recovery coach, shares her personal journey from struggling with alcohol addiction to finding freedom and purpose in sobriety. With 17 years of experience in healthcare, Christina opens up about how she used alcohol to cope with anxiety and workplace stress, particularly during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now three years sober, she helps other women break free from alcohol dependency and discover their authentic selves.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of alcohol addiction, substance abuse, and healthcare trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christina is a recovery coach, former occupational therapist, and mother who has transformed her 17-year struggle with alcohol into a mission to help others. After choosing sobriety in January 2022, she now guides women to break free from alcohol dependency through mindset work and personalized coaching. Her approach focuses on empowerment rather than powerlessness, helping clients understand their triggers and develop healthy coping mechanisms.
"We lose sight of who we are because our culture is very ingrained to work hard and to go, go, go constantly... In that, I think we reach for alcohol because it's that reprieve. But we always have a choice, and we can always change things, but we have to believe in ourselves."
Aypril Porter is a Human Design Business Coach + Mentor for women who are done listening to everyone else’s opinions and ready to radically trust themselves—and their inner wisdom—to build a business they love.
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