The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast13 Apr 2021

92: Ashley Jo: When a Christian Girl’s World Comes Crashing Down Amidst Addiction, Grief, Loss, and a Gut-Wrenching Scandal

As the 2nd of four girls born to a conservative Christian family in a small town in Iowa, Ashley Jo's upbringing was filled with music, family and church. She was raised to love God and live by traditional family values that carried her through to her college years, until one night, her world came crashing down. After being drugged at a college party, everything Ashley Jo had lived for was thrown out the window. Instead of finding healing, she found a marriage that eventually broke from alcoholism and enduring the most painful loss of her life - the loss of her 10 month old son to a debilitating disease. Ashley Jo’s story is nothing short of inspirational - tune in to hear her talk about how she found healing and recovery from being the wife of an alcoholic, then later healing from suffering from alcohol abuse herself, along with self-harm, codependency, and grief and loss. You will be moved to both laugh and cry as you hear her incredible journey to sobriety and recovery, and how she is helping others who are hurting today Episode Resources Lionrock's CommUnity Meetings | lionrock.life/meetings Connect with Ashley Jo Nonprofit Website | itcouldvebeenme.org Nonprofit Facebook | @couldvebeenme Nonprofit Instagram | @it.couldve.been.me Ashley Jo's Instagram | @ashleyjobrewer Connect with Us at The Courage to Change Podcast Website | lionrock.life/couragetochangepodcast Podcast Instagram | @couragetochange_podcast Podcast Facebook | @thecouragetochangepodcast Podcast Email | podcast@lionrock.life Looking for Online Support? Lionrock.life provides a variety of aa meetings and aa alternative meetings via Zoom. View Lionrock’s comprehensive meeting schedule here. Interested in CommUnity Table? Check out our upcoming events! Listen and Subscribe to The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Stitcher | iHeart | TuneIn | Overcast | SoundCloud

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246. Surviving Strokes, Suicide Loss, and Finding Purpose: A Mental Health Conversation with Cory Suggs

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244. Tides of Grief, Waves of Grace: Ashley Jo on Sobriety, Loss, and Building a Life After Trauma

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From the Archives: 137. Mother Battles Alcoholism After the Death of Her Young Son

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