How Mary Beth O'Connor Went from Junkie to Judge | The Way Out Podcast Episode 386

The Way Out | A Sobriety and Recovery Podcast

Retired Judge and author of From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph over Trauma and Addiction Mary Beth O'Connor shares her nothing short of spectacular journey to and through #Recovery to this point and how secular Recovery Pathways like Rational Recovery, She Recovers, and Life Ring provided the blue prints for her Personal Recovery Plan which in turn has enabled her to achieve an enduring and rewarding Recovery #ListenUp. Learn more about Mary Beth O’Connor and her new book From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction: https://junkietojudge.com/ Ace (Adverse Childhood Experience) Score - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean Life Ring Recovery - https://lifering.org/ Rational Recovery is now Smart Recovery - https://smartrecovery.org/ She Recovers - https://sherecovers.org/ Alcoholics Anonymous - https://www.aa.org/ Narcotics Anonymous - https://na.org/ Best piece of Recovery (Quit-Lit) reccomendation: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Best piece of Recovery advice: It's OK to find your own path to Recovery Song that symbolizes Recovery to Mary Beth: Refugee by Tom Petty - https://youtu.be/fFnOfpIJL0M?si=vUW3pBH2KTdoEGIF Don’t forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” available only on Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HNQyyjlFBrDbOUADgw1Sz (c) 2015 - 2024 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd)