Tricia is joined by guest Hollee Guthrie, Professional Recovery Life Coach. Listen as they discuss inspiring stories of transformation. 

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Hello everybody. Welcome back to Mastering the Drop, A real view of recovery where we share, the psychological skillsets and tactics as well as the practical application thereof in your life so that you can begin living your life the way that you desire.

But we also come and share stories of hope. We also shared stories of success. And we really just try to bring that you are not alone feeling to any recovery journey, whether that's from chemical substances, whether that's from a process or a behavioral addiction, like people pleasing codependency over booking your calendar, the all in and all out of the diet, culture, whatever that looks like for you.

We try to come and. Useful tidbits of information and share genuine, authentic stories of how transformation can actually happen. My name if you didn't know, is Tricia Pardo. I'm the owner, creator and director of Turning Leafs Recovery Life and Wellness Coaching, and today I have one of my most precious special Coaches here with me, Hollee and I have had a long relationship, but Hollee is a coach here with us at Turning Leaves and she joined the team because, she's just really passionate about helping others who are struggling with, drugs and alcohol, but also low self-esteem. Lacking motivation and, really.

Fear of Failure or that, that fear of change. And she just has such an amazing way of helping people transform those situations in their life. Without further ado, Hollee does have an amazing story that, She can share with us a little bit about, of course, the best way to find out most about her is to just reach out and have a conversation.

But anyway, Hollee, welcome to the space. I know that, none of us really like to be like on the spot, but anyway, say hello. Tell everybody a little bit about. Hi. I am Molly. I live on Maui and I have been through the Turning Leaves program myself in a recovery from alcohol. I have believed in the program so much that I wanted to teach it to others and help others in their journey to recovery, whatever that means to them.

I have. Gone through it and been in it for about three years, I stick with it because it helps me stay on the base of recovery. Yeah, I, it again, it's been such a pleasure and such an honor to be part of your life. Like it's been a really long time since like I was your coach, honestly. Like we stay connected because we both eat, sleep, breathe this.

I think. You have such a connection with that fear of change and what that, what that kind of looks like. For somebody that is sitting in that, do you mind sharing a little bit about how that was for you at the beginning? Like that fear of like really making a change or move?

Yeah. I was afraid of losing friends was one of my biggest.  Issues also, but just afraid. I felt like I couldn't do anything without it. Like I felt like I couldn't even water my yard or clean my house or . It was such a big part of my life that I felt that if there was that change, that those things would go away for me.

From what I've learned by being in the program is I enjoy them much more.  And life has been much more filled with gratitude and love and light and motivation, honestly, where I thought that without the alcohol, that I wasn't able to have motivation and it moved me forward to being able, I relate to that.

That's all. I relate to that so deeply, , I thought, oh, I'll never be creative again. I'll never, I won't be any fun on vacation. , even, I was fearful of what it would do, for my intimacy level, even say with my spouse, right? Just all of it. I remember just being when you have something in your life for 30 years or better, right? I'm, I don't know your exact number, it was over 30 years for me that alcohol was part of my life. And, just like I remember crying, I just decided, I like planned my day. I knew what day I was gonna stop, right?

But I still remember crying that day like I was losing my best friend. And I don't know about you. And, just to lean into what you said, that fear of losing friendships, like of relationships changing I don't wanna blow smoke for anybody. It's gonna happen , right?

It's gonna happen. You keep some, you lose some, and some of them grow even stronger. And some of them just take a, a totally different take on a totally different shape or feel, whatever. Yeah. It is a big change. Did you experience some of that also?

Absolutely. I've also found that the more I've gotten into the program and stayed sober, the more I see the people around me. Engaging in it with me, where in the beginning I felt like I had to join the party and prove to myself that I needed to stay sober and I could do it with my friends and this and that.

And then as time went by and things passed, I was able to notice that they enjoyed being around me in that sense, like it was a little different for me that way that. People really just enjoyed seeing me in a light once they realized I was really gonna go into the light, I guess is, if you wanna say it like that, right?

I think, I was nervous about losing lots of people in my life and I think that they enjoy me better now than they see me and I've, yeah, definitely. Yeah, I think it, and I think it continues to get better, right? Yeah, absolutely. I'm what, 10 years now, right? 10 years. Eat, sleeping, breathing the turning leaves way, I guess if you get it, get down to it.

But my husband and I were just talking about it this weekend. He's if you are my only friend for the rest of my life, like I'm fulfilled and satisfied because you. I'm funnier. I'm quirkier. I'm sillier, I'm more playful. Whatever it is. Like it's just such a tremendous difference to, to be, living fully.

However, I will say that I know that the low self-esteem , can be one of our sticking points. It can be one of the things that takes us the longest. Yeah. To really, to really change. And yeah, I'm focusing on things that are, other than just putting down the booze, right? Because , that's just the first step in that, can be a little difficult.

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Connect with Hollee Guthrie:

Website: https://www.turningleavesrecovery.com/hollee-guthrie 

Website: http://headtotoebeautysalon.com/index.html

IG: https://www.instagram.com/head2toemaui/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/hollee.guthriewilson