Episode 241: Allison Deraney

Episode 241: Allison Deraney

From Practice You with Elena Brower by Elena Brower

April 25, 2026 · 28 min · Season 8 · Episode 241

About this episode

Allison Deraney discusses her journey of recovery, grief, and the importance of embracing one's identity.

On the identities we no longer need, the alchemy of recovery, and mourning the person we used to be. (0:00) – Introduction and Background of Allison Derani (2:13) – Allison's Journey and Grief in Recovery (5:21) – Parenting and Self-Abandonment (7:04) – The Ambiguous Grief of Self-Abandonment (7:50) – The Liminal Space of Sobriety (18:39) – The Importance of Listening to Questions (22:57) – The Practice of Slowing Down (25:21) – Closing Thoughts and Future Plans Allison Deraney is a woman in recovery from alcohol who credits sobriety for waking her back up to her first passion—writing. Currently a licensed real estate attorney, running her own business, she's writing more creativity into her days via her Substack, Dare To Be, and working on her first book, a memoir about the healing and revealing as we recover from the ambiguous loss of self-abandonment. Dedicated to speaking up and speaking out about living a conscious sober life, Allison lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs, spending her free time wandering and wondering in nature, and cheering her kids on from the sidelines of the basketball court. Allison's book-to-be is about grief; not the…

People in this episode

Host: Elena Brower

Guest: Allison Deraney

Topics covered

  • recovery
  • grief
  • self-abandonment
  • sobriety
  • writing
  • parenting

Keywords

  • recovery
  • grief
  • self-abandonment
  • sobriety
  • writing
  • parenting
  • loss
  • conscious living

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Massachusetts

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