Recovery Rocks
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Episode 197: Episode 197: On Quitting Everything With Special Guest Freda Love Smith
Episode 197: Episode 197: On Quitting Everything With Special Guest Freda Love Smith
Episode 197: Episode 197: On Quitting Everything With Special Guest Freda Love Smith
Friday 10th November 2023
Freda Love Smith joins 'Recovery Rocks' to discuss her memoir 'I Quit Everything' and her pandemic experiment with sobriety and intentional living.
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Get the buttons here!Freda Love Smith on Taking a Break from Everything: Sobriety, Midlife, and Music
Episode Overview
- Freda Love Smith explores intentional substance use and midlife challenges in her new memoir, 'I Quit Everything.'
- The episode covers the impact of Freda's experiment during the pandemic, which involved taking time off from alcohol, sugar, caffeine, weed, and social media.
- The conversation delves into the nuances of sobriety, the challenges of midlife, and the significance of making conscious choices in one's life.
- Freda's book, 'I Quit Everything,' offers an anecdotal and explorative approach to addiction, offering insight for those on a sobriety journey and those sober curious.
- The episode also discusses destigmatizing addiction, cultivating mindfulness, and the role of music in recovery.
There's so much joy and power in making deliberate and conscious choices. It's something I'm still working on. And again, I feel like this is going to be a lifelong pursuit of being more mindful about those decisions.
Ever wondered what happens when you hit the pause button on all your vices? In this episode of 'Recovery Rocks', Lisa Smith and Tawny Lara sit down with Freda Love Smith, a writer, teacher, and former indie rock drummer, to chat about her memoir, 'I Quit Everything'. Freda's pandemic experiment saw her taking a break from alcohol, sugar, caffeine, weed, and even social media.
It's a journey that led her to reflect deeply on addiction, the allure of intoxication, and the end of her musical career. The conversation flows through the highs and lows of this bold experiment, offering listeners a unique perspective on intentional substance use and the challenges of midlife. Freda's story isn't just about quitting; it's about finding clarity and purpose in the chaos. Tune in for a candid discussion that might just inspire you to rethink your own habits.