Ep. 115 - How to Make Sobriety Stick with Stephanie Hazard

In this episode of the Finding Purpose Podcast, Adam sits down with Stephanie Hazard—recovery coach, speaker, author, and advocate—for a deeply moving conversation about addiction, trauma, healing, and what it truly takes to build a recovery that lasts.

With more than 26 years of sobriety, Stephanie has dedicated her life to helping individuals and families navigate recovery through compassion, curiosity, and sustainable change. Drawing from her own lived experience with childhood trauma, an eating disorder, alcohol use disorder, and decades of personal growth, she believes recovery isn't simply about abstaining from substances—it's about creating a life rooted in purpose, wellness, and self-worth.

Together, Adam and Stephanie explore the connection between trauma and addiction, why shame loses its power when it's brought into the light, the importance of recovery coaching, and how healing extends far beyond sobriety itself. Stephanie also shares the inspiration behind her upcoming book, Making Sobriety Stick, and why sustainable recovery begins by asking not only what we're recovering from—but what we're recovering toward.

Whether you're in recovery yourself, supporting someone you love, or searching for a deeper understanding of healing, this conversation offers hope, practical wisdom, and a reminder that our greatest struggles can become our greatest source of purpose.

About Stephanie Hazard

Stephanie Hazard is a Certified Professional Recovery Coach, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, eating disorder recovery coach, speaker, and author of the upcoming book Making Sobriety Stick: A Recovery Coach's Guide to Sustainable Change.

For more than two decades, Stephanie has helped individuals and families navigate recovery through personalized coaching rooted in trauma-informed care, compassion, and sustainable wellness. Her approach empowers clients to build meaningful lives by strengthening every dimension of recovery—not simply achieving sobriety, but creating lasting transformation.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• Living with over 26 years of sobriety
• The connection between childhood trauma and addiction
• Healing shame through vulnerability and connection
• Why sustainable recovery is about more than abstinence
• Recovery coaching and how it differs from therapy and sponsorship
• The Eight Dimensions of Wellness
• Recovery capital and building a meaningful life
• Trauma-informed healing and nervous system regulation
• Reclaiming identity after addiction
• The importance of boundaries in long-term recovery
• Supporting families through the recovery process
• Faith, purpose, and finding meaning through adversity
• The inspiration behind Making Sobriety Stick
• Why healing is a lifelong journey

Connect with Stephanie

Website
https://www.pathtowardrecovery.com/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stephaniehazard_/

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