Dr. Andrea Arlington: How did the “Bling Ring” celebrity burglaries magnify your pain and struggle?

Dr. Andrea Arlington received her Doctorate in Consciousness Studies from the Emerson Theological Institute and is a Religious Science Minister with over 10 years of service in her spiritual community. She is a Certified ICF Life Coach, Family Recovery Coach, Daring Way Facilitator – based on author and researcher Brené Brown’s work. She is a speaker, author, online course developer, mother and grandmother. She has personally guided thousands of clients through healing toxic family relationships and issues related to addiction by teaching researched based tools and strategies to create connection and recovery. Dr. Andrea hopes to bring her seasoned expertise to the masses. She is a speaker, online course creator and author of the forthcoming book, “Revelations of a Bad Mom: A Journey of Loving Your Child into Recovery and Healing Your Family”.

In episode 425 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what happened when Dr. Andrea lost her brother Ben to addiction, how her daughter’s heroin addiction impacted the family, how her own mothering contributed to the situation, how the “Bling Ring” celebrity burglaries magnified her struggle and pain, how her daughter was able to heal and renew, what are the healthy communication tools and strategies that she uses as a coach, and how she is able to support families to navigate the intricacies of recovery. Enjoy! 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLq0jGTuhk4