Скачать или смотреть From Blackout Drinking to Divine Alignment: Paula Robbins’ Recovery Story

What actually helps someone recover from addiction—and stay sober for decades?

In this episode, I talk with Paula Robbins, author of Hitchhiking Into Recovery, about trauma, blackout drinking, emotional healing, and the real reason connection—not willpower—drives lasting recovery. Paula shares how a single hitchhiking encounter led her into sobriety in 1988 and what she’s learned from more than 37 years of recovery.

We explore the role of nervous system regulation, mentorship, service work, spirituality, and the four pillars that sustain long-term healing. Whether you’re in recovery, love someone who is, or want to understand addiction more deeply, this conversation offers practical insight into what actually works.

Topics include: addiction recovery, sobriety, trauma healing, emotional regulation, 12-step programs, spirituality, nervous system health, and long-term personal transformation.

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction & Paula’s recovery story
02:00 – Writing Hitchhiking Into Recovery
04:30 – Early sobriety resources and routines
06:30 – Exercise, self-care, and stress management
08:00 – “Feelings vs. facts” in recovery
10:00 – Living one day at a time vs. planning the future
12:30 – Childhood trauma and its impact
16:30 – Hitchhiking and the moment recovery began
20:00 – Early drinking, blackouts, and denial
25:00 – Abuse, shame, and emotional survival
28:00 – Guilt vs. powerlessness
32:00 – Early meetings, sponsors, and service work
35:30 – The role of mentorship in sobriety
40:00 – Finding a higher power and spiritual connection
43:30 – Step work and emotional awareness
49:30 – The Four Pillars of Connection
52:30 – Divine alignment and surrender
56:00 – The Third Step Prayer
58:30 – What Paula hopes readers and listeners take away