Cole Chance SRC Guest Spotlight

Cole Chance SRC Guest Spotlight

How do individuals turn their lives around after addiction? This SHAIR Recovery Community guest spotlight zooms in on Cole Chance, whose story moves from crack houses and strokes to yoga studios, international travel and service work in a Balinese prison.

Omar Pinto hosts the session in a relaxed, group-call style, letting Cole recap the rock-bottom moment that changed everything: looking up at a mirror in a drug-filled trailer, seeing herself beside a passed-out teenage girl, and thinking, “What is she doing here? What am I doing here?” Shortly after, she overdosed, had a stroke, and finally reached out for help on her own terms.

Cole shares the internal switch that made sobriety possible: “I can be high or I can be happy, and those aren’t ever going to go together.” She talks about how alcohol stopped working, even as her life collapsed, and how stubbornness became a strength once it was pointed in the right direction. You’ll hear how yoga became a lifeline, from shaky early classes in treatment to full-blown teacher training six months into sobriety.

Cole now teaches yoga in rehabs, runs retreats around the globe and leads classes inside an overcrowded Balinese prison, where she brings a bit of calm and connection into a harsh environment. The episode speaks directly to people in recovery who might feel “just normal” or stuck. Cole and Omar break down big changes into simple ideas: set intentions, follow curiosity, leave space for “unknown possibilities” and learn to sit with discomfort rather than run from it.

If you’ve ever wondered whether sobriety could actually open your life up instead of shut it down, this conversation might spark a new way of looking at what’s possible for you. So, what feeling do you want your sober life to bring, and where might that first small step start?