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30. Life After An Alcoholic Spouse, A Journey Of Healing and Joy with Tanya Pluckrose

Release Date: 07/27/2021

231: Betting on Yourself — From Football to Olympic Dreams with Andy Whittier

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230: Cancer Didn’t Break Him — It Set Him Free

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229: Why Transition Is So Hard — And What Veterans Can Teach Us About Purpose and Identity with Matt Smith

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228: When You Can’t Carry It Anymore: A Marine’s Story of Burnout, Surrender, and Healing with Keith Cole

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There’s a point where pushing through just doesn’t work anymore. For Keith Cole, that moment didn’t come in combat. It came decades later — after war, loss, responsibility, and years of carrying more than anyone could see. A Vietnam Marine veteran, CPA, husband, and provider, Keith spent over 50 years holding it all together… until one night, alone in his office, everything finally broke. This episode is about what happens when the weight becomes too much to carry, and what can happen when you finally let it go. Keith shares his journey from combat and trauma to decades of silent...

227: The Cost of War, The Power of Truth: Sean Martin on Trauma, Healing, and Finding His Voice Through Music

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226: How Eric Mazzeo Rebuilt His Life and Now Leads the Next Generation

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225: What Happens When You’re Forced to Fight for Your Own Life? Shannon Ivey on Self-Advocacy and Survival

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224: How to Finally Build Confidence with Simone Knego

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223: Healing From the Inside Out — Trauma, the Body, and the Power to Recover with Bob Ross

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222: A Second Chance at Life — Identity, Resilience, and Rebuilding After Hockey with Robert Pallante

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What happens when your dream life falls apart? This is the crucial question we tackle in today’s episode, and you may find that the biggest thing holding you back may not be your situation, it’s your perspective.

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked! In this week’s episode, we talk with Australian-born thought leader, and client experience consultant, Tanya Pluckrose. Tanya speaks about her journey of coming to the U.S., marrying the man of her dreams, and how she went from happily married to starting over at rock bottom. You’ll hear how Tanya reevaluated her life and made the commitment to change it for the better no matter what.

Listen in as we talk about how Tanya found the courage to walk away, the biggest threat to your future, and how sometimes the best thing to do is to let it go. You’ll learn about the power of thoughts and how they shape how we view the world around us. Tanya talks about her “aha!” moment where she realized that her current situation was a product of her past and present thoughts and how she was able to turn that around and create a life that was truly designed for her. There’s greatness within all of us, and if we take the time to stop and listen, it will show us which way to go.

Hit play and enjoy this fantastic episode filled with hope, courage, and maybe even a new perspective on life.

To connect with Tanya or for more resources, check out the links below!

Always in your corner,

Chuck and Clint

More Of What’s Inside:

How Tanya came to the U.S.
Listening to your hunches
Confronting alcoholism in a loved one
Finding the courage to walk away
The number one cause for relapse
Changing your mindset and your future
Finding miracles in surrender
An interesting life VS an extraordinary life
You chance at living your dream life
Being engineered to be successful
And much more!

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Email: Tanya@tanyapluckrose.com

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Episode Minute By Minute:

2:13 - Tanya’s story
6:50 - Clipping her wings
12:37 - The Godshot
16:27 - The disease of alcoholism
20:25 - Starting a new journey
24:37 - Dealing with resentment
28:40 - What Tanya does today
32:44 - Being built for success
37:19 - How to get in touch with Tanya
40:52 - Tanya’s parting advice

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