Finding Hope at 60: Ann Reed on Sobriety, EMDR Therapy, and Overcoming Trauma
In this episode of The UpShift, Angel Howard welcomes longtime friend Ann Reed for a deeply personal conversation about addiction, neurodivergence, trauma, and the journey toward emotional freedom. Ann reflects on growing up with undiagnosed learning differences, struggling with feelings of inadequacy, and turning to alcohol at an early age as a coping mechanism. She shares how standing up against workplace sexual harassment, losing her husband to cancer, and years of unresolved emotional pain shaped her life before she made the decision to stop drinking at 54. Through sobriety, Eye Movement…
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