The Other Side of Darkness: Mom/Author Valerie Cantella on The Effects of Alcoholism on a Marriage, Special Needs Parenting, and Learning to Embrace the Unimaginable

My guest today is Valerie Cantella. Valerie is an award-winning multi-passionate communications and public affairs professional who's living a life beyond her wildest dreams. She is the author of Off Script: A Mom's Journey Through Adoption, A Husband's Alcoholism, and Special Needs Parenting. In this episode, she shares her journey as a mother of teens with mental health issues, the struggles of special needs, parenting, the effects of alcoholism on a marriage, and how she learned to embrace the unimaginable to create an extraordinary life.

Highlights:

• Learning her husband was an alcoholic
• Learning how to set boundaries in difficult situations
• Overcoming the shame and fear associated with addiction
• What it’s like to see your child struggle with addiction and get clean and sober

Links:

• Off Script: A Mom's Journey Through Adoption, A Husband's Alcoholism, and Special Needs Parenting
• Valerie's Website
• Follow Valerie on IG

Oh, and by the way, if you didn’t know, I have an awesome course called Creating Healthy Boundaries; it's affordable, easy to follow, and will make a big difference in how you feel. Check it out here.

If you aren't part of the Confident Sober Women Facebook group, it's a great place to be. There are over a thousand other sober women there building lives they don't want to escape from. Come on over and join us.

And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy today and maybe a second one for a friend. There is so much hope in recovery, and I shared my story so raw and vulnerably so that others would know they aren't alone and that there is a way to live well, manage relationships, parent your kids, and have a healthy body, all while staying sober.  Grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.

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Oh, and by the way, if you didn’t know, my program Sober Freedom Transformation is now open! It is for women who have been sober for a year to many and are ready to discover who they want to be in long term sobreity, develop confidence and improve their relationships.

If you aren't part of the Confident Sober Women Facebook group, it's a great place to be. There are over a thousand other sober women there building lives they don't want to escape from. Come on over and join us.

And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy today and maybe a second one for a friend. There is so much hope in recovery, and I shared my story so raw and vulnerably so that others would know they aren't alone and that there is a way to live well, manage relationships, parent your kids, and have a healthy body, all while staying sober. Grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.