Episode 658 From Addiction to Flourishing: Jeanne Foot's Blueprint for Lasting RecoveryEpisode 658 From Addiction to Flourishing: Jeanne Foot's Blueprint for Lasting Recovery
Busy Living Sober with Host Elizabeth Chance
Elizabeth "Bizzy" Chance talks with Jeanne Foot about her journey from addiction and trauma to long-term sobriety and a more flourishing life. They discuss shame, connection, modern addictions, and practical tools like self-compassion and small daily actions to support lasting recovery.
39:56•23 Jul 2026
From Party Girl to "Naturally High": Jeanne Foot on Real, Lasting Recovery
Episode Overview
- Shame keeps people stuck; separating the person from the behaviour is key to more sustainable recovery.
- Sobriety alone may feel empty; practices like kundalini yoga can show that feeling "naturally high" without substances is possible.
- Tiny, consistent actions (the "floor") matter more than chasing a perfect "ceiling" version of recovery.
- Willpower is limited and fatigues; change lasts longer when it is emotionally meaningful and supported by aligned habits.
- Self-compassion and questioning inherited roles and values help rebuild a more authentic identity beyond addiction.
“There’s nothing wrong with you. It’s just what has happened to you.”
What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? This conversation between host Elizabeth “Bizzy” Chance and guest Jeanne Foot gives a wide-angle view of what it can look like to move from surviving to truly flourishing. Jeanne, founder and CEO of The Recovery Concierge, brings 33 years of continuous sobriety and a stack of credentials as an International Certified Alcohol & Drug Counsellor.
She talks openly about childhood trauma, grief, and years of identifying as the “party girl” before a stark ultimatum around losing her children pushed her into treatment.
Yet, seven years clean, she still felt frozen and suicidal, which led her to ask, “If this is what sobriety is about, I don’t want any part of it.” From there, you’ll hear how a long kundalini yoga session with early-career teachers Mastin Kipp and Tommy Rosen left her feeling “naturally high” without substances and became the spark for her podcast and approach to recovery.
Jeanne and Elizabeth speak frankly about why shame keeps relapse rates “abysmal”, why separating the person from the behaviour is crucial, and how rigid recovery systems can resist new methods like SMART Recovery. They swap stories on tech and social media as modern addictions, the loneliness behind constant online connection, and the need to bring people back into rooms, coffees, walks and literal tree-hugging.
Jeanne breaks things down into practical tools: have compassion for your process, take tiny actions to build momentum, and remember that “willpower is not enough because it’s like any muscle, it fatigues.” Attachment styles, inherited values, people-pleasing and learning to set boundaries in adulthood all get a look-in, with Jeanne returning again and again to one key message: “There’s nothing wrong with you.
It’s just what has happened to you.” If you’ve ever wondered whether sobriety could feel like more than white-knuckling, this conversation might be the nudge to ask what flourishing could look like for you.
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