243. TV Host Marci Hopkins: “Perimenopause played a huge role in my drinking”—Here’s What Saved Me
TV host and author Marci Hopkins joins Ashley to share her deeply personal journey from childhood trauma and decades of functional drinking to hitting rock bottom—and rising again. In this raw and eye...
15 Apr 202542min
242. The Cost of Silence: One Woman’s Fight to Break the Cycle of Abuse
In this powerful episode, Alreen Haeggquist shares her journey of resilience, from surviving childhood abuse in a deeply patriarchal household to becoming a fierce advocate for justice. After decades ...
26 Feb 202546min
241. Paralyzed but Unstoppable: Randy Hall’s Journey Through Guillain-Barre, Addiction, and Redefining Recovery
In this inspiring episode of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame sits down with Randy Hall, a recovery advocate and facilitator based in Birmingham, Alabama. Randy ...
19 Des 20241h 16min
240. Arlina Allen on Her New Book The 12-Step Guide For Skeptics: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions of a Path To Sobriety
In this episode, Ashley Loeb Blassingame welcomes Arlina Allen, author and longtime recovery advocate, to discuss her latest book, The 12-Step Guide for Skeptics. Arlina shares her deeply personal jou...
7 Nov 20241h 11min
239. Parenting in Recovery: Navigating Sobriety and Family Life with Sarah Allen Benton
In this conversation, Ashley Loeb Blassingame and Sarah Allen Benton delve into the complexities of high functioning alcoholism, recovery, and the challenges of parenting while sober. They explore the...
23 Okt 20241h 11min
238. Courage to Change Schedule Update!
Hi everyone, thank you for your patience. I wasn’t able to release an episode the past two weeks, but I’m excited about the upcoming episodes! Tune in to my update on the new bi-weekly release schedul...
18 Okt 20243min
237. The Courageous Book Club: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
26 Sep 20241h 1min
236. From the Archives - Brendan McDonough: The Real-Life Hero Behind the Major Motion Picture The Lone Survivor and the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Brendan was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a ...
18 Sep 20241h 47min
