187: A Sober Awakening and Liberation From the MLM Mirage with Emily Paulson
Finding connection is a huge drive in all of our lives and it’s no secret that people have found what they were looking for in MLM and alcohol use. Even if they later realize that these solutions are much more destructive than they are good.
This week we learn more about the relationship between MLM’s and alcohol abuse, leading my guest Emily Paulson to create major life changes for her happiness and the well being of her family.
On the episode, we get into:
[1:20] What does happiness mean to Emily
[3:02] How Emily got involved with MLM and the similarities between that and alcohol use
[5:52] The fear of things not being fun, or missing out when finding sobriety
[8:37] The shift of the societal conversation toward wellness in relation to alcohol
[10:18] How both MLM and alcohol filled her need for community
[13:14] When Emily realized she needed to get out of her MLM once she found sobriety
[16:09] How was her community affected when she found sobriety and left the MLM industry
[21:38] What was the inspiration for Emily’s book
[24:02] Her healing journey and repairing relationships after leaving the MLM
[25:32] How can someone create a little more happiness each day starting today
About Dr. Carolyn Kurle
Emily Lynn Paulson is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing.
She has given two powerful TEDx talks, both challenging the status quo of parenting, alcohol use, and feminism as we know it.
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