If you've ever worried that your stress is ruining someone you love, or that self-care is something you have to earn, this episode is for you.

 

Today Lisa Arrigo is back. Lisa is a licensed clinical social worker, a trauma-informed therapist, and a woman in long-term recovery from cocaine addiction. A short clip from her first episode upset a lot of expectant moms, so we came back to clear things up. Babies are much more resilient than that clip made it sound, and there is no such thing as a perfect mom. From there, Lisa shares her full story. She grew up in a chaotic Italian family in the Bronx and became the family secret keeper. She came out in 1985, found cocaine, and nearly died in San Francisco. Later her own father became her dealer. She got clean in the rooms, and then relapsed after 20 years when someone offered her a line before an event.

 

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why stress during pregnancy doesn't doom your baby, and why "good enough" really is enough

• How to start self-care when you don't feel worthy of it: make it smaller

• Simple tools for stressful days, from a glass of water to hand on belly, hand on heart

• Whether to start trauma therapy or the 12 steps first, and how to find a therapist who understands addiction

• What Lisa's relapse after 20 years taught her about self-neglect and asking for help

So without further delay, please enjoy this episode, and let me know what you think!



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Guest Website: https://lisaarrigo.com/

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