Episodes
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The High of Love: When Connection Becomes Compulsion
Shannon Torrance, host of Magic Israel, shares her nearly 20-year journey in recovery from sex, love, and fantasy addiction. She opens up about how addiction was not simply about sex or relationships, but about a deeper need for validation, safety, self-worth, and connection. Through her story, Shannon explains how obsessive relationships and fantasy thinking became…
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All You Have to Do Is Ask: Trinity’s Journey Through Addiction, Spirituality & Recovery
Trinity shares how her addiction began unexpectedly in her late thirties while she was living in an abusive marriage. Although alcohol and medication became the substances she struggled with, recovery helped her recognize earlier patterns of codependency, people-pleasing, masking, and seeking validation from others. After repeated attempts at treatment and periods of relapse, Trinity experienced…
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The Rules We Make to Keep Drinking: Moderation, Fear, and Choosing a Beautiful Life
In this episode of the Sober Witch Life podcast, Sunshine reflects on the complicated stories we tell ourselves when we are trying to control our drinking instead of questioning our relationship with alcohol altogether. After discovering old Facebook memories from a 40-day attempt to give up alcohol for Lent, she recognizes just how much mental…