The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast2 Nov 2021

129: From Junkie to Judge: Atheist Discusses Secular Recovery

Mary Beth O’Connor is a retired Administrative Law Judge who has been clean and sober for 27 years. Substance use disorder is only part of her story as she is also in recovery from abuse and trauma. Mary Beth currently serves as the Director and Secretary for She Recovers Foundation and is a Director for LifeRing Secular Recovery. In August 2020, Mary Beth had an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, I Beat Addiction without God. And in November 2020 she had an op-ed published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in support of a safe injection site, I was a federal judge, and I support Safehouse. Here’s why. Mary Beth’s memoir writings have been published in Memoir Magazine, Awakenings, The Noyo River Review, The Fault Zone, Carry the Light, and Ravens Perch. She is working on a full-length memoir with the working title From Junkie to Judge: Recovery without God. Mary Beth can be reached at marybeth@junkietojudge.com and her website is junkietojudge.com. Episode Resources She Recovers Foundation | sherecovers.org Life Ring Secular Recovery | lifering.org Secular Organizations for Sobriety | www.sossobriety.org I Beat Addiction Without God | www.wsj.com/articles/i-beat-addiction-without-god-11597360535?mod=article_inline I Was a Federal Judge and I Support Safehouse, Here's Why | www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/safehouse-safe-injection-site-philadelphia-opioids-overdose-20201127.html Connect with Mary Beth O'Connor Junkie to Judge Website | junkietojudge.com Connect with The Courage to Change Podcast Website | lionrock.life/couragetochangepodcast Podcast Instagram | @couragetochange_podcast Podcast Facebook | @thecouragetochangepodcast Podcast Email | podcast@lionrock.life YouTube | The Courage to Change Playlist Lionrock Resources Lionrock Life Mobile App | lionrock.life/mobile-app Support Group Meeting Schedule | lionrock.life/meetings

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