Breaking Chains: From Surviving to Thriving

Author: Darece Andi

Breaking Chains is a podcast about healing, recovery, and reclaiming your life. Host Darece Andi sits down with survivors of sexual assault, individuals in recovery, and others who have overcome incredible challenges to share their stories of strength, hope, and transformation.Every guest chooses their own level of transparency, and the podcast fully respects AA and NA traditions of anonymity. Through honest conversations and powerful testimonies, Breaking Chains reminds listeners that freedom, healing, and a new beginning are always possible.
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Genres: Education, Self-Improvement

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Episode 5 : Finding Freedom in Recovery with Erica
Monday, 8 June, 2026

In episode five of Breaking Chains: From Surviving to Thriving, host Darece interviews her sponsor Erica, recording raw and unscripted from a car in Nevada heat. Erica contrasts chaotic, sick mornings in active alcoholism with her current peaceful routine of breathwork, prayer, readings, caring for dogs, and fresh juice, explaining her Kin Chi Do breathwork certification. She describes life at the height of addiction—daily blackouts, hiding liquor, drinking before and during work, isolation, damaging relationships, and eventually losing a kidney—while identifying herself as the common denominator rather than a victim. Erica shares how relapse during quarantine led her back to meetings through a sign from her higher power, how 90 meetings in 90 days, small-capacity groups, commitments, sponsorship, and community built purpose, and how sobriety brought integrity, freedom, and tools like meetings, the gym, and spirituality,Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/breaking-chains-from-surviving-to-thriving/donations