Episode 113 - Cait
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Kate shares her journey of feeling like an outsider in life, addiction, and recovery, challenging traditional narratives and exploring alternative paths to recovery.
(Our first daytime speaker share.) What happens when you don’t fit the mould — not in life, not in addiction, and not even in recovery? In this deeply honest and thought-provoking episode, Kate shares her journey of always feeling like an outsider — from a difficult childhood marked by difference and exclusion, to navigating substance use as a way to connect, cope, and belong. But this isn’t a typical recovery story. Kate challenges traditional narratives around addiction and sobriety, questioning labels, systems, and the idea that there’s only one “right” way to recover. After struggling to connect with conventional programs, she explores alternative paths — from neuroscience to secular recovery, and even unconventional communities — ultimately helping to create a space for people like her: the “heretics.” This episode dives into: The experience of living as an outsider — and the cost of trying to fit in Neurodivergence, identity, and the search for self-understanding The limits of one-size-fits-all recovery models Rebuilding trust in your own thinking Why recovery might be entering a new “renaissance” Raw, reflective, and quietly radical, this conversation reframes recovery not…
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