Unmasking Sobriety and Mental Health

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124. This Will Change How You Think About Recovery with Jeanne Foot

June 29, 2026

What if recovery isn’t about addiction at all… but about the human experience?In this episode of Unmasking Sobriety & Mental Health, I sit down with Jeanne Foot, founder of The Recovery Concierge, to challenge everything we think we know about healing.Jeanne shares how her own journey through trauma, suicidal ideation, and traditional recovery led her to discover a deeper truth: abstinence isn’t the goal—emotional sobriety is.Together, we unpack:Why willpower alone rarely creates lasting ...

123. When the Diagnosis is Wrong with Ginger Smith

June 15, 2026

In this powerful episode, Louise sits down with Ginger Smith, author of Dementia Denied, to explore a story that challenges everything we think we know about mental health, diagnosis, and recovery.A retired speech-language pathologist who worked alongside neurologists at Stanford and UCSF, Ginger spent her professional life helping others understand the brain. But her most profound lesson came when her own mind was called into question.Diagnosed with dementia and placed on hospice, Ginger was...

122. Parental Alienation, Narcissistic Abuse, and the Path to Sobriety with Alicia

June 01, 2026

Is it possible that anyone else is living this insane double life? 💔For years, Alicia was living a reality that many women secretly recognize: A Master’s degree and a career on the outside, but a "war zone" of a divorce on the inside.To cope with the narcissistic abuse, financial intimidation, and the agony of parental alienation, Alicia turned to wine as a sedative. It wasn’t a choice; it was survival. But as the "mommy wine culture" took hold, she found herself losing the very things she wa...