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

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   Thank you to today's sponsor: Organifi: Receive 20% off your order by going to: www.organifi.com/doug     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices