High-Functioning and Hiding: When Your Life Looks Great but You're Dying Inside

High-Functioning and Hiding: When Your Life Looks Great but You're Dying Inside

From Pushy Broad from the Bronx by Ellen Stewart

March 11, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

This episode explores the struggles of individuals who appear to have their lives together while battling inner turmoil related to addiction.

Do you consider yourself to be a functioning alcoholic or addict? Let's examine the validity of that statement. This episode is for people whose jobs, relationships, and bank accounts look fine—but their inner world is chaos. Perfect for professionals, parents, and "I don't look like an addict" listeners. Get Straight Talk from the Pushy Broad From the Bronx!

People in this episode

Host: Ellen Stewart

Topics covered

  • functioning alcoholism
  • addiction
  • mental health
  • self-improvement
  • chaos in life

Keywords

  • functioning alcoholic
  • addict
  • mental chaos
  • professional struggles
  • parenting
  • self-perception

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