OM DENNE EPISODE
What happens when shame has shaped the way you see yourself for years, and recovery begins to change that?
In this episode of the Sharing Without Shame Podcast, Donna Marston sits down with Tanya D., a woman in long-term recovery who shares her deeply personal journey from alcohol misuse and shame to sobriety, self-compassion, spiritual growth, and helping others thrive in recovery.
Tanya opens up about growing up with bullying, a difficult home environment, and being an adult child of an alcoholic. She explains how shame followed her into adulthood and how her alcohol use gradually became more destructive—even while she maintained a job, marriage, home, and other parts of what appeared to be a functional life from the outside.
Tanya shares the turning point that ultimately led her to Alcoholics Anonymous after an alcohol-related hospitalization and explains how finding a supportive recovery community changed the direction of her life.
The conversation also explores why getting sober is only one part of recovery. Tanya talks about the importance of therapy, meditation, energy healing, self-compassion, accountability, spirituality, and continuing to grow rather than becoming stuck in recovery.
In This Episode, Tanya Discuss:
💠How shame influenced her life before recovery
💠Growing up with bullying and being an adult child of an alcoholic
💠How her drinking progressed while she continued to appear “high functioning”
💠The experience that became her final drink
💠How she found her first AA meeting and why that recovery community remains important to her
💠Why 12-step recovery gave her a foundation but she eventually felt she needed additional tools
💠How yoga, therapy, meditation, energy healing, and self-compassion became part of her recovery
💠The importance of accountability and finding the right recovery community
💠How her relationship with herself changed through sobriety
💠Why recovery can have a ripple effect on spouses and family members
💠How she and her husband have worked through challenges in their marriage
💠How lived experience can help create a safe environment for others to become vulnerable
💠The inspiration behind her Thriving in Sobriety program
💠Why continuing to “do the work” matters even years into recovery
About Tanya D.
Tanya D. is a Certified Meditation Instructor, Reiki Master, Pranic Healer, holistic recovery and spiritual life coach, SHE RECOVERS® Coach, Yoga4Sobriety Ambassador Liaison, and experienced group facilitator. Drawing on more than a decade of personal recovery from addiction and chronic pain, she combines evidence-based practices with spiritual and energetic modalities to help others move beyond simply surviving and truly thrive in sobriety. Through her signature Thriving in Sobriety approach, Tanya helps clients build emotional resilience, cultivate self-compassion, reconnect with purpose and peace, and create sustainable holistic wellness routines that support freedom, joy, and serenity in everyday life.
Links:
Website: https://www.thepeacewecrave.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepeacewecrave
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepeacewecrave
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpOd02znfwOFjpY_7mXjKkA
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Thank you for tuning in! May your faith and strength heal your heart.
