Podcast 637 — Living in Grace: Accepting Your Story, Letting Go of Shame, and Finding Light Again with Bizzy

Podcast 637 — Living in Grace: Accepting Your Story, Letting Go of Shame, and Finding Light Again with Bizzy

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? Episode 637 of **Busy Living Sober** sits with that question as Elizabeth “Bizzy” Chance reflects on what it really means to live in grace, accept your story, and stop letting shame run the show. Fresh back in Florida after weeks of walking, writing and thinking in Europe, Bizzy talks about heavy family challenges, nearly two decades of sobriety, and starting the book she’s long wanted to write.

That writing process has pushed her to revisit her past and her first 12-step work, bringing up old pain and those "low-frequency" companions: regret, remorse and especially shame. As she bluntly puts it, "Shame is a low frequency word. It doesn't bring any light.

It brings darkness." You’ll hear her describe a pivotal conversation with a Dutch chiropractor who tells her, "You didn't need to leave your home to find yourself," and how that comment sparked a new look at her life as a tapestry of threads—some dark, some bright, all part of the same picture. Instead of editing out the messy parts, she talks about accepting them as part of who she is today.

This solo episode is chatty, honest and very much aimed at anyone in recovery (or supporting someone) who’s tired of beating themselves up. Bizzy shares practical tools like writing, talking to a sponsor, getting therapy, and even snapping a rubber band on her wrist when the shame soundtrack starts playing again.

She questions media noise, invites you to focus on the present moment, and circles back to a simple idea: loving yourself, flaws and all, is the only way to genuinely love others. If you’re stuck replaying old mistakes on a loop, this conversation might nudge you towards a little more grace, a little more light, and a lot less self‑punishment.