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In this episode, the girls talk to "JJ," a man who's in recovery from sex addiction. As a subject they've never explored before, and as women, they have a lot of questions. JJ graciously walks through his story, his recovery path so far, and answers the question everyone wants to know: how the hell do you have a normal relationship after all that?

In this episode, the girls talk about the big "R." Rejection has been a theme that's plagued both of them throughout their lives, and an area where they've experienced the most pain and also transformation. They talk about their rejection stories and what it's looked like before and after getting sober. They also each list their favorite tools and teachers in helping them navigate it.

It's Tommy Rosen! In this episode, he talks to the girls about his own recovery story, "recovery within recovery," cross-addiction and co-dependency. He also previews the next phase of his work coming in early 2017, which is HUGE. Tommy is a yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert who has spent the last two decades immersed in yoga, recovery and wellness. He is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga and Recovery assisting others to holistically transcend addictions of all kinds. He is the founder and host of the Recovery 2.0 Online Conference series and the #ThriveinRecovery Group Coaching Program. He leads Recovery 2.0 retreats and workshops internationally and presents regularly at yoga conferences and festivals. The next Recovery 2.0 conference begins tomorrow, September 14, and our own Holly is one of the speakers on Thursday, September 15! To register click here. Tommy's first book, Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life, was published by Hay House in 2014.

The sound on this one is a bit rough, guys. It was the second take (listen to hear the story of that madness) and the girls forgot to ask Glennon to put in her headphones, Craig is vacuuming in the background, and everyone's voices are a little...excited. What can we say? Perfectly imperfect. In this episode, they talk about Glennon's new book, Love Warrior, getting angry, sobriety, rock bottoms, faith, depression, and sisterhood. Glennon Doyle Melton is the New York Times Bestselling author of Carry On, Warrior and most recently, Love Warrior. She's the founder of Momastery and also, Together Rising, a non-profit that grew from Momastery to provide financial support to women in need.

FIRST! This will be the last episode of HOME in August! The show will resume again the first week of September with an amazing line-up (listen to hear about it!). This episode is alternately titled, "That Time We Accidentally Talked About Sex and Other Things for an Hour Before a Really Great Interview with Megg Watterson." Megg Watterson is the founder of REVEAL, an organization that spiritually empowers women to connect to the love within them, reclaim their bodies as sacred, and become soul-led agents of change in the world. She has her Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Masters of Divinity from Columbia University, and is the author of three books. She talks to the girls about this mysterious concept of The Divine Feminine, the sexual abuse that informed her path, and purpose. More info about Megg on her website: www.megganwatterson.com. Music by Radiation City.

In this episode, the girls respond to a letter from a woman who's having difficulty forgiving herself for her transgressions in her marriage during her drinking years. Despite having got sober and working through the issues with her husband, she's recently been reminded and is having trouble moving past that time again. Holly and Laura talk about the things they've had to work hardest to forgive themselves for, how they did it, and what they would tell the letter writer. Music by Radiation City.

In this week's episode, the girls respond to a letter from a man who's wondering why he got addicted in the first place. Was it his upbringing? His work environment? Was he predestined to go down that path, or is it something he succumbed to? This episode confronts the questions so many of us ask when faced with sobriety: why, and why me? Music by Radiation City. Photo credit: Matthew Wiebe @ Unsplash

James Altucher is an entrepreneur and writer. He's founded 20 companies, ranging from hedge funds to dating websites, most of which he says failed. Following a bottom where he "saw my account go from $15 million to $143 in a matter of months; I lost my house, my friends, my sanity and considered killing myself" he started a blog where he wrote honestly about his experience. The blog became a huge success (post titles include: "I Want My Kids to be Drug Addicts" and "I Want to Die"). Today he's the author of a dozen books, including "Choose Yourself," which Business Week named one of the 12 best business books of all time and a podcaster with guests like Seth Godin and Wayne Dyer. He talks to the girls (live in NYC, with Laura) about his own experience with addiction, why he recently sold off all his belongings, his awkwardness, depression, the efficiency of his 4:00 a.m. haircuts, marriage, divorce, the importance of surrender and the compounding nature of ideas. More about James on his website: www.jamesa

This could be called the breakthrough episode. It's not the topic of sex, or heartache, or blackouts, or shame the girls have been most afraid to talk about, but MONEY. In this episode, Meadow DeVor joins them to break it down. Having recovered from her own financial bottom of being over half a million dollars in debt (while coaching people about money!), she talks about her own story and the *mindblowing* subject of Money Sobriety, her personal recovery, and coaches the girls through their own limiting beliefs. Meadow is the author of Money Love, a master life coach and the founder of Yoga Church. She speaks, writes and coaches extensively on the topics of money, trauma, yoga and healing. More about her and Yoga Church can be found on www.MeadowDeVor.com. Music by Radiation City.

Episode 50! For this special episode, the girls pull the curtain back and talk about their friendship. They each recount how they met, their first impressions of each other, what it was like to hang out IRL (in real life) and the best and most difficult parts are about their relationship. A bunch of laughs, more than a few tears, and a surprise or two. Music by Radiation City.

In this episode, TJ Woodward, an addiction counselor, inspirational speaker and author in San Francisco joins the girls to talk about the specific issues the LGBTQ community faces in addiction and recovery. He talks about the shifts he's seen over the course of his journey as a gay, sober man, his career, and what he believes is to come. Most importantly, the three talk about the urgent importance of having the difficult conversations around sexuality, violence, addiction, race, or any other issue that separates us. TJ is the minister and spiritual director of Awakened Living, and is in private practice as a spiritual counselor and life coach. He also works as the spiritual counselor and group facilitator at Foundations San Francisco Intensive Outpatient Program in San Francisco. He is the host of Awakened Living TV and Awakened Living Radio and is soon publishing his second book, "Conscious Recovery." Learn more about TJ and his work at www.tjwoodward.com.

Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher, activist, and the founder of "Off The Mat, Into The World." She's also one of our own personal sheroes and, we believe, one of the true teachers of our time. In this episode, she talks about the link between trauma and addiction, the mind-body connection, her own OCD, and how the practice of yoga helps us heal. Laura shares the story of meeting Seane 20 days sober in 2014 and Holly talks about how taking Seane's class and hearing her message re-awakened her own purpose. More about Seane and her work can be found on her website: www.seanecorn.com. Music by Radiation City.

Lisa Smith is a writer and a lawyer based in NYC. Girl Walks Out of a Bar (released today!) is her story of addiction and recovery. Prior to beginning her more than 15-year legal marketing career, Lisa practiced corporate finance law at a leading international law firm. We talk to Lisa about what it's like leading a double life as a successful, career-driven woman who was secretly relying on coke and alcohol for years to get her through, her friendships, meeting her husband and how she approached the, "Hey, I don't drink" conversation, and navigating the legal profession sober. More about Lisa and her writing can be found on her website: www.lisasmithauthor.com. Music by Radiation City.

Jeff founded Recover Together (soon to be rebranded "Groups") to solve a profound market failure and social ill: millions of people addicted to heroin are seeking treatment, but there are no healthcare providers to serve them. He talks about how and why he founded the company, his mission, the opiate epidemic and how he counsels people seeking recovery. Music by Radiation City. Disclaimer: sound quality isn't the best! We're working on it.

In this catch-up ep, the girls do the round robin about work, love, sobriety and home life while cussing like sailors (sorry). Laura talks about the embarrassment of wanting a man-friend, blowing up on her kid, and pushing away limiting beliefs. Holly goes into the joy of her 100-hour work weeks, being geographically unrooted, having an adult bed, and...of course...embracing her newfound love for being Mangry. Music by Radiation City.

One year ago today, Melissa Johnson's kids were taken from her custody. And one year ago, tomorrow, she will celebrate 365 days sober. In this gorgeous talk - equal in heartbreak and hope - she courageously (really, is there anything more brave?) shares her story about losing custody twice, her experience in AA, forever tries, the power of love and mercy, and coping with the particularly nasty flavor of shame saved for mothers. Melissa writes openly about her story on her website, My Truth Starts Here (www.mytruthstartshere.org).

Perhaps the most difficult aspect in overcoming addiction is shame. In this episode, the girls talk about the pervasiveness of shame and how it shaped their lives, how it played into their drinking, and how they learned to work with it. Laura talks about the particular shame of being a mother who drank, and how she's coped with that in sobriety. Music by Radiation City.

In this ep, the girls answer a letter from a sober woman who was frustrated and disappointed by a yoga retreat she attended where drinking played a much bigger part than she expected. How do we deal with being sober in a drinking world, especially in places where we don't expect it? How do we deal with our own judgments around drinking? Is other people's drinking ever our business?

Holly and Laura attempt to answer a listener's letter but mostly just succeed in fighting. The letter writer is frustrated that her attempts at self-care, including sobriety, are only making her feel edgy, unstable and unjustifiably angry with her husband. What gives? Why does it look and feel more like a fight than a spiritual, loving journey? The girls try hard to bring some perspective -- and maybe, partially succeed in doing so -- but mostly just hash it out themselves. Music by Radiation City.

Let's talk about freaking the f*%k out, shall we? As Laura sits squarely in a freak out state after recently quit her job/career (something Holly did 2+ years ago), Holly and her talk about what it's like to be groundless, how they cope with it, how it plays with sobriety and what their top 3 tips are for getting through it. Music by Radiation City.