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Keep Coming Back Podcast
Jennifer M. shares how trauma, addiction, and multiple relapses led her to AA, long-term treatment, and a commitment to “stay uncomfortable” through the steps. Through daily spiritual practice, emotional sobriety, and service, she describes rebuilding her life, relationships, and sense of self-worth.
1:02:33•6 Aug 2026
Commit to Uncomfortable: Jennifer M.’s Honest Path to Sobriety
Episode Overview
- Staying sober required Jennifer to “get comfortable in the uncomfortable” instead of running from painful emotions.
- Daily prayer and meditation, including early-morning routines and simple breathing practices, became central to her Step 11.
- Emotional sobriety means feeling feelings without overreacting, using tools like the Tenth Step and pausing before speaking.
- AA fellowship, sponsorship, and service work helped her rebuild trust, repair family relationships, and support newcomers.
- Self-forgiveness grew over time by working the steps, changing her behaviour, and learning to treat herself with gentleness rather than harsh self-criticism.
“If you just make the decision to get comfortable in the uncomfortable until you get to the other side of the steps in the program, let them love you until you can love yourself.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This session of the Keep Coming Back Podcast brings Jennifer M. to the mic, sharing a raw, honest account of childhood trauma, addiction, and the slow, stubborn climb into recovery. Jennifer talks through a life marked by abuse, early drug use, sexual assault, and multiple suicide attempts. Her story shows how alcohol, pills, and later meth became ways to escape feelings she couldn’t bear – until those same substances nearly killed her.
Twice placed on life support after overdoses, she eventually chose long-term treatment and a different way of living. The heart of this episode is Jennifer’s simple but demanding mantra: “get comfortable in the uncomfortable.” She explains how staying put in tough emotions, rather than running from them, finally helped her stay sober.
You’ll hear how daily prayer and meditation, early-morning routines, and a committed Step 11 practice brought what she calls “the peace that surpasses all understanding,” allowing her to make clear decisions instead of reacting in chaos. Jennifer and host Tara talk about emotional sobriety, self-forgiveness, and practical tools: counting breaths to stay present, using micro-habits like a hand-on-heart or a “high five in the mirror,” and building connection with newcomers through hugs, humour, and genuine welcome.
Jennifer shares how amends slowly repaired family ties and how service in AA – “you can’t keep it unless you give it away” – keeps her grounded. This episode suits anyone who’s tried to get sober, slipped, and wondered if they’re just “too broken,” as well as family members wanting to understand what long-term change can look like. It’s honest, sometimes heavy, but packed with simple, repeatable actions that show recovery is possible, even if you’re starting over yet again.
So, are you ready to sit in a little discomfort if it means reaching the other side?
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