Ep 186: How to Be Sober in a Wine Mom Culture with Dana Bowman, Part 2
Show notes:
Today, welcome back to the show Dana Bowman where we discuss
- What do to as a mom in the face of Big Alcohol
- How alcohol affects our health and the startling facts no one ever talks about
- How our relationship with Jesus and our theology intertwines with our drinking habits
- How to support a friend we suspect is secretly struggling with alcohol
- What to do if that friend is you
Dana is the proud author of two award-winning recovery memoirs: How to Be Perfect Like Me and Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to Early Recovery. both published by Central Recovery Press. Bottled was selected as a Kansas 2016 Notable Book, so it now resides at the capital library.
She speaks and writes about the perfection myth, creativity, writing, and recovery. A high school English teacher for over twenty years, she now teaches writing at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. This past October, she happily started working as a part-time librarian where she is in charge of shelving and quality control (Reading. She’s always reading). Last summer she attempted standup comedy for the second time, and she survived.
Visit her at danabowmancreative.com where she shares about creative hacks for productivity.
Listen in to her podcast The Neighborgood about the power of a good story.
Connect with her on her socials where she posts far too many pictures of her beloved dead cat, Steve.
This is an incredibly important conversation for moms. Please don’t miss this one.
LINKS:
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Bottled: A Mom’s Guide to Early Recovery, by Dana Bowman
How to Be Perfect Like Me, by Dana Bowman
If you are struggling with alcohol, here are some links Dana recommends:
To find an AA meeting near you
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
The Naked Mind, by Annie Grace
The Alcohol Experiment, by Annie Grace
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