Rock Your Bottom
Rock Your Bottom
Podcast Description
The Rock Your Bottom podcast shines a light on the often overlooked conversation around addiction. Join host Nicole Young each week as she sits down with individuals who share their journeys from active addiction into recovery. Offering hope, connection and the reminder that no one is alone.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of addiction recovery, featuring topics such as personal stories of overcoming challenges, the impact of mental health struggles, and the importance of community in recovery. Specific episodes delve into issues like alcoholism, methamphetamine addiction, and the transformative power of yoga as a coping mechanism, with guests detailing their unique paths and tools for maintaining sobriety.
The Rock Your Bottom podcast shines a light on the often overlooked conversation around addiction and mental health. Join host Nicole Young each week as she sits down with individuals who share their journeys from active addiction into recovery. Offering hope, connection and the reminder that no one is alone.
This week’s episode features the wonderful Lotta Dann, commonly known as Mrs D, who joins me from afar to share her powerful journey of sobriety.
Fourteen years ago, after giving up the booze, Lotta started an anonymous blog called Mrs D is Going Without. What began as a personal tool to help her stay sober transformed into a powerful message that resonated with many: you are not alone in your struggles.
Since then, Lotta’s influence has continued to grow. She became the community manager and public face of Living Sober, a free online support network run with the NZ Drug Foundation and Te Whatu Ora. This incredible community offers practical tools, peer support, and a judgment-free space where people can explore their relationship with alcohol. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend checking it out.
www.livingsober.org.nz
In 2023, Lotta was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her advocacy in addiction recovery.
In this kōrero, we talk about her memoir Mrs D Is Going Without and also touch on her other books, Mrs D Is Going Within, The Wine O’Clock Myth, and her latest release, Mrs D Is Not on a Diet. We also explore what life has looked like for Lotta since giving up alcohol, along with a few reflections in between.
A massive thank you to Lotta for her time, her commitment to supporting others, and for being so open and honest in sharing her story.
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