Making Sobriety Stick: Recovery Coaching, Recovery Capital & the Eight Dimensions of Wellness with Stephanie Hazard

Send us Fan Mail It's National Recovery Month, and Hilary sits down with her longtime friend and colleague Stephanie Hazard, a certified recovery coach with 26 years of long-term sobriety, for a conversation about what happens *after* the drinking or the eating disorder behaviors stop. Stephanie opens up about growing up in a family where alcoholism ran on both sides, navigating co-occurring substance use and an eating disorder, and the moment her "aperture of life"—once as small as the bottom of a wine glass—began to open. She and Hilary dig into emotional sobriety, nervous system regulation, and what it actually means to be trauma-informed. They also unpack the heart of Stephanie's new book, *Making Sobriety Stick*: the concept of recovery capital (internal and external resources that keep someone stable), and Dr. Peggy Swarbrick's eight dimensions of wellness, starting with the one Stephanie always begins with: connection. Because, as Johann Hari says, the opposite of addiction isn't sobriety. It's connection. You'll also hear the story behind why Stephanie wrote the book, including an unforgettable moment on a beach with a stranger that changed everything. **In this episode:** - What a recovery coach actually does (and doesn't do) - The gap between leaving treatment and long-term recovery - Recovery capital: internal vs. external resources - The eight dimensions of wellness, explained simply - Why "the opposite of addiction is connection" - The true story behind why Stephanie wrote *Making Sobriety Stick* *Making Sobriety Stick: A Recovery Coach's Guide to Sustainable Change* releases September 22nd and is available for pre-order now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, and the Strand. Connect with Stephanie: pathtowardrecovery.com Our shows are brought to you with the support of Alchimie Forever. OUR MISSION: SELF CARE THROUGH SKIN CARE™ We believe that your skin is the mirror of your soul, and that taking care of it daily, effectively, gently, is essential to your self care. *Looking good…means feeling good…means doing good.* Our motto: *Self care through skin care.*™ Forever. https://www.alchimie-forever.com/ What if the shift you’ve been longing for isn’t somewhere out there, but already stirring inside you? For the woman in an in-between season—my 1:1 mentorship creates the space to hear your own voice again, reconnect with what matters, and move forward with clarity and grounded confidence. When life calls you toward a deeper truth, you don’t have to navigate it alone. If it resonates, you can begin at HilaryPhelps.com.