This week we chat to Kate DeAraugo, Australian Idol winner, podcast creator and also former drug addict.

We get her perspective on dealing with an addiction in the public eye, and what she needed to hear from family to overcome her past and begin to heal.

In this episode we cover:

●        Being in the spotlight

●        Dealing with body image in the public eye

●        How women need touch and can learn to self soothe

●        Self-sabotaging and changing those patterns

●        Showing up for yourself every day

●        The slippery slope into drug use

●        Having to fall on your face to learn

●        Enabling drug addiction and the ultimatums that helped

●        Drug addiction and intense relationships

●        Taking time to heal

●        Becoming a mum after drug addiction

●        Recovery doesn’t work until you are ready.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

●        Show notes: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au/podcast

●        Soul Care Bendigo website: https://www.soulcarebendigo.com.au

●        Soul Care Bendigo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcarebendigo/

●        Soul Care Bendigo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090347516510

●        Email: soulcarebendigo@gmail.com

●        Kate’s podcast: Why do I feel this way?

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