Our fast-paced lives create so many opportunities for addiction to rear its ugly head. It can be difficult to recognize when we need to address it, or what the problem even is. When does a change in behavior or mindset become necessary not just to survive, but to thrive?

The catalyst for change occurred for my guest, Lisa Carpenter when her husband went off to rehab. Lisa was a successful life coach, had a 6-month-old baby, two older boys and all of a sudden, her world was turned upside down. She had to stop and take a good look at why this was in her life. Lisa believes that there are no accidents and that everything is in your life for a reason. She had to ask herself how a smart woman like herself, ended up in a relationship with an addict.

After a lot of soul-searching, Lisa started to understand that she herself had an addiction. She was addicted to control and was highly co-dependent. In all of Lisa’s past relationships, she was attracted to partners that needed “fixing” and had issues of low self-worth. Lisa needed a project. She thrived on it. The downside of this was that she never put herself first. Through the counseling that Lisa went through to help her husband in his healing journey, Lisa was finally dealing with her own self-worth issues.

Lisa Carpenter is a successful coach for high-achievers and has been working in the field for over 20 years. Her program, Full Frontal Living encourages her clients to slow down and pay attention to how they're feeling so they can stop pushing their way through life. So they can get present and take control of their physical and emotional well-being.

To learn more about Lisa and her program, head to her website. You can also connect with her via social media on Facebook or Instagram.

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