Sitting with Sean

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Sitting with Sean

  • Recover Outloud Episode 74: Reese Sabatini-Blake of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Recover Outloud Episode 74: Reese Sabatini-Blake of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Wednesday 15th November 2023

Join Reese Sabatini-Blake on 'Sitting with Sean' as she shares her inspiring journey of addiction, trauma, and recovery, highlighting community support.
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34 minutes
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Reese Sabatini-Blake: Embracing Recovery and Community Support

Episode Overview

  • Reese shares her journey of addiction, trauma, and recovery, emphasizing the importance of community and feeling emotions.
  • Her insights into the harm reduction model and the role of creative outlets in recovery provide valuable perspectives for listeners.
  • Reese's two published books, detailing her paralysis recovery and a feminist manifesto, further illustrate her resilience and dedication to helping others.
  • Her advice for those in active addiction or mental health crises is to lean on their community and sit with their feelings instead of running from them.
  • Aspiring writers can find inspiration in Reese's guidance to outline their stories and commit to daily writing.
Really, like, lean in on your community. Like, you're not alone, even if you feel that you are. Talk to someone, and instead of using next time, sit with the feeling for an hour.
Ever wondered how embracing your emotions can be a key to recovery? Meet Reese Sabatini-Blake, an Indigenous medicine woman from Calgary, Alberta, who shares her gripping journey of battling addiction and trauma on this episode of 'Sitting with Sean's Recover Out Loud'. Reese opens up about her struggles with alcohol and mental health, offering a raw and honest look at her path to recovery.
Her approach to harm reduction and the importance of community support provides a fresh perspective for anyone facing similar challenges. Reese's story doesn't stop at recovery; she has also penned two books that showcase her resilience—one detailing her recovery from paralysis and the other serving as a feminist manifesto. She encourages those in active addiction or mental health crises to lean on their community and truly feel their emotions rather than running from them.
For aspiring writers, Reese offers practical advice: outline your story and commit to writing a little each day. This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom and inspiration, perfect for anyone looking to understand the multifaceted nature of recovery.