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427 The Recovery Principle That Saved Her Business with Diane Prince

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Release Date: 04/23/2026

The Role of Dopamine In Addiction With Dr. Anna Lembke

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Since it has been 10 years since I started the podcast, I wanted to highlight some of the most popular episodes with you. This one is with Dr. Anna Lembke. She is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University and author of the #1 Bestseller “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance In the Age of Indulgence”. Over the years, I have found myself repeatedly sharing what I learned from her book, to explain the role dopamine plays in addiction, why we get so depleted of dopamine after drinking and using, and how we can speed up the process of...

Overcoming The Shame of Relapse in Addiction Recovery

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Have you ever felt like the shame after a relapse was worse than the relapse itself? Today I sat down with Tyler Patrick, a licensed marriage and family therapist and co-founder of Therapy Brothers, who has been in his own recovery for nearly 20 years. In this episode, you’ll learn: How the trauma tree shows the real roots behind relapse and acting out The racetrack of shame and why beating yourself up keeps you stuck The three Cs of shame resilience and A simple self-compassion practice you can use today Don’t forget to check the show notes for a...

Find Your Own Higher Power To Get Sober With Sunshine The Sober Witch

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

I sat down with Sunshine Witchski to talk about what happens when you finally stop hiding the parts of yourself that don't fit the mold. ➡️ Creating a safe place for people who want to get sober ➡️ How she rebuilt every single one of the twelve steps with her own spiritual spin... ➡️ What being a "witch" actually means and why it has nothing to do with what you've been told... Sunshine got sober on October 9, 2019, six months before the world shut down, and she describes that first year as one of the loneliest of her life. She'd found the rooms that saved her, but she still felt...

440 Back to Sobriety Basics: A Therapist's Guide to Your First 30 Days

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Today I sit down with Brannon Patrick, co-host of the very popular podcast, “Therapy Brothers”, and as you may have guessed, he and his brother-in-law are therapists! Brannon has spent 20 years treating addiction. I loved talking with him, not only because he really understands addiction but because he is also very compassionate. I feel like I found a new friend and I can’t wait for you to meet him! This is a back-to-basics episode. So whether you’re at the beginning of your sobriety journey or you want to prevent a relapse, this episode is for you. In today’s episode, you'll learn:...

439 How to Stay Grounded and Sober Through a High-Conflict Divorce

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Before I jump into this week’s episode, I have a new resource that will help those who struggle with finances. After announcing that I launched a manifestation journaling app called ReInvent that helps reframe limiting belief, I realized that I didn’t really provide much context! To remedy that, there is now a blog . I have posted my own personal story of how I tripled my income with this practice. I also include some of the science behind creating empowering beliefs, law of attraction, and wealth creation. You can find it at blog.getreinvent.app. If you are into manifesting, journaling,...

438 -Financial Insecurity Recovery: It's Not About The Money With Barney Whiter

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Hi friend, welcome to this week’s episode, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. Before we jump in, I am excited to announce the launch of my new app, ReInvent. If you've ever felt like you're stuck, like no matter how hard you work, your bank account never quite catches up to your effort, it's not a strategy problem. It's a belief problem. One of my favorite quotes is from Dr. David R. Hawkins, found in his classic book Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender, is: "The unconscious will allow us to have only what we believe we deserve. The more we hang on to our negativity and...

437 Step 5 with Sonia Khalon: Resentment, Boundaries, and the Fear of Asking for What You Need

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

My name is Arlina, I’m a best-selling author of the 12 step guide for skeptics, I’ve been sober for 32 years myself, and I'll be your host. Before we jump in, I just want to share that I have a few coaching spots opening up. There seems to be a lot of people who are sober and building businesses, which in this economy, is really smart! The biggest challenge I see is people who are under earning Due to subconscious fears. I use hypnosis and internal family systems as part of the process of eliminating limiting beliefs and creating a new identity that supports your goals. So if you're sober...

436 The Top Predictor of Long-Term Recovery with Dr. Ellenhorn

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Relapsing is such a common experience for people early in recovery. This episode is going to be really important for those who are exploring all the nuances of how people find recovery and the predictors of long-term recovery. Before we jump in, if you haven't yet, please consider supporting the podcast by joining the YouTube members only content for just $1.99 per month. It’s ad free content and by showing your support, I can keep creating free content for you. The podcast costs about $500 per month so every little bit helps. Thank you so much! Today I sit down with Dr. Ross...

435 Step 4 Uncensored: Sonia's Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Before we jump in, I have a couple of programming notes for you. The first is that since this month is the 10th anniversary of the show, I’ll be publishing a back to basics series for those who are either allergic to the 12 steps, who are sober curious or otherwise needing support for early recovery. The second is to let you know that there are lots of free resources on the podcast website at . There's a guide called 30 tips for your first 30 days, how to have sober fun, and how to make sobriety stick. These are all free and available for instant download. Okay friend, if you are...

434 The OD Bodycam Footage: From OD to Recovery Miracle with Adam Vibe Gunton

Sobriety: The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Today I sit down with Adam Vibe Gunton - bestselling author, founder of the nonprofit Recovered on Purpose, and owner of a 68-bed treatment center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Adam went from being given cocaine at age 12 and starring as the defensive captain of Columbine High School's state championship football team, to a homeless heroin addict who overdosed in 2015 - and has the police body cam footage to prove it. He's the only person I know of who showed their own dead body during a TED Talk. In this episode, you'll learn: Why a decade of 12-step meetings still left Adam unable to stay sober,...

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What do you do when you’ve had a $28 million business exit — and then watch nearly all of it disappear?

If you’re Diane Prince, you eventually find Al-Anon, do the work, and rebuild a life and business that’s more fulfilling than anything you had before.

In this episode, Arlina sits down with Diane — entrepreneur, business strategist, and Al-Anon member of 17 years — for one of the most honest conversations about recovery, money, and entrepreneurship we’ve had on this show.

The Exploding Doormat

Diane didn’t grow up with alcohol in her home. But she grew up with rage — a mother who saved her pleasant face for the outside world and unleashed her anger at home. That environment created what Diane calls the “exploding doormat” cycle: swallowing feelings, avoiding conflict, staying in denial — until everything finally blows.

This pattern followed her into her marriage, her business partnerships, and her parenting. It took two specific moments — firing a family member who had been terrorizing her, and yelling at a boyfriend that he was “worse than her ex-husband” — to finally make her ask: what’s the common denominator here? The answer was her. And that realization was the beginning of everything.

From Atheist to Step 3

Diane resisted Al-Anon for years. She didn’t believe in God. She thought the people in the rooms were the ones who were confused. It wasn’t until her life felt truly unmanageable that she was willing to try.

Working Step 3 at 2am — anxious, exhausted, worrying about college funds and the future — she asked herself: what if I just try this? What followed was a wave of peace she had never felt before. A spiritual experience she still can’t fully explain, but one that changed everything.

The $20 Moment and What Came After

After the exit, after the divorce, after the financial unraveling — Diane found herself raising three kids with sometimes $20 or $50 to her name for an entire week. What she learned in that season: forcing solutions doesn’t work. Letting things emerge does.

When her Malibu rental situation collapsed, she didn’t white-knuckle her way to a solution. She got still, turned it over, and within 24 hours had a lease on Malibu Road she never thought she could afford.

Recovery Principles as Business Strategy

Today, Diane runs a virtual assistant agency that helps entrepreneurs build scalable businesses. She attributes her success directly to what program has taught her: let go of control, trust the people around you, make amends quickly when you micromanage, and stay open to what wants to emerge.

Action Items from This Episode:

• Notice where the “exploding doormat” cycle shows up in your own life or business
• Ask yourself: where are you forcing a solution right now? What would it feel like to let go?
• If you’re building a business and feel like you have to do it all yourself, consider: who could you bring in to help you scale?

Books & Resources Mentioned:

• Courage to Change — Al-Anon daily reader
• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Guest Website: https://dianeprince.co/

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