Finding Inner Peace After Surviving Trauma & Recovering From Addiction w/ Marci Hopkins

The Adversity Advantage with Doug Bopst

Today's guest is Marci Hopkins. She is an award-winning TV host, creator and executive producer of Wake Up with Marci. Marci is a fearless voice in television who tackles a wide range of issues on her show, including mental health, domestic violence, divorce, addiction, trauma, social impact, health, wellness, and more. The conversations she has with her guests are candid with a mission to inspire and empower her audience to feel more hopeful and happy. She is a mother of two, philanthropist, sexual abuse survivor and is six years sober.

What I discuss with Marci:

• 0:00 intro
• 2:47 What made Marci use alcohol to cope?
• 5:02 How peri-menopause impacted her mental health (& how she handled it)
• 6:31 Advice for those experiencing peri-menopause
• 9:19 The cycle of addiction (& how she got caught up in it)
• 11:18 Responding in a way that’s “healthy” after experiencing hardship
• 14:53 Insights on how to handle parents/loved ones that are battling addiction
• 21:48 How to know if it’s addiction or just a “bad habit”
• 26:21 Empowering people to share their stories & get help after going through something traumatic
• 33:29 The power of forgiveness and letting go of resentment
• 39:07 Tools for handling discomfort
• 44:44 Having faith even when life seems unfair
• 48:46 Advice for someone who is struggling with addiction

Connect with Marci here

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