Bonnie Lemke is my guest this week. Bonnie and I went to high school together and she reached out to me after seeing my social media posts about the podcast. Bonnie wants to use her experience to help others and she thought that telling her story would be a good first step to do that.

You see, Bonnie, like many of us went through trauma in her childhood. She endured sexual, physical and mental abuse as a young girl and as an adult, she used alcohol to numb the pain from those experiences.

I think Bonnie is a perfect example of how we each have a story and we’re all just trying to find our way to happiness. Bonnie shows great courage in her willingness to be vulnerable by sharing her story. I believe it’s this type of courage that is going to help change the face of mental illness, substance abuse and other issues we face as a society. It’s people like Bonnie helping us to see the pain behind their stories that will help others overcome any shame so they can start getting the help they need to live better lives.

Some technical issue happened at the end of the recording and our conversation ends abruptly as Bonnie is sharing her own stories about her suicide attempts, so I apologize for that. However, I think the conversation leading up to that point is very meaningful and worthwhile.

If you find our conversation helpful, please let me know. I’d love to hear how this show impacts your life. Thank you for listening and please remember that you are loved.

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