Welcome to today's show! 

WHAT WE'LL LEARN

• How Valley's earliest sense of self was formed during "alot of using and instability."
• Valley's mother thought since Valley grew up in AA those values would transmit but Valley had other plans.
• Valley majored in love addiction, alcohol addiction, and codependency during her college years.
• When Valley sat with her dying horse's (Hooker) corpse she realized she was pregnant and had to "own it."
• How she was confronted by her then fiance to stop drinking and Valley said "no way" drinking for her was the solution and not the problem.
• How getting a heart wrenching letter from her ex-fiance prompted Valley to get "free therapy."
• AA helped Valley become "right sized" because she felt she was either an Angel or the Devil.
• What is Life in 10 and can you use this tool to heal.
• The brain research behind sharing our vulnerable stories
• What's Valley's advice to start sharing one's writing in a group.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• lifein10minutes.com
• Life in 10 minutes-Facebook
• Life in 10 minutes-Instagram
• The Halfway House for Writers
• Surrender Your Weapons: Writing to Heal
• Schedule a free consultation with me!

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