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People that experienced abuse as children are significantly more likely to be abused as adults. Even more shocking is a recent study that cites women who suffered from childhood abuse are at a higher risk of dying young. Sadly, drugs and alcohol addiction play a major part in this. Cheryl Burke is a professional dancer, podcaster, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. You may have caught her in one of her 20+ seasons on Dancing With The Stars. She has recently braved the storm and decided to come forward about her alcohol addiction and childhood trauma. While she is a work in progress and making moves towards healing and recovery from a complicated past everyday, she is joining Lisa to openly share her struggles with addiction and finding herself with love, compassion, and acceptance.

For a deeper dive into Cheryl’s world and her story you can also check out the essay she published in US Weekly about her sobriety here: (https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/cheryl-burke-details-sobriety-healing-through-dwts-with-cody-rigsby/)

SHOW NOTES:

Abusive Past | Cheryl reveals traumatic events created addiction and Queen of numb [0:36]
Out of Control | How social anxiety was amplified even after being called out for drinking [5:31]
Pivotal Moments | Cheryl exposes what happened that helped her get sober [7:57]
Body Dysmorphia | Coping with an unhealthy body image & social media stressors [9:37]
Admitting Addiction | Steps Cheryl took to admit a drinking problem without sabotage [11:43]
Self-Identity | How Cheryl is discovering herself beyond toxic addictions and learning self [15:43]
Assessing Relationships | Deciding the relationships to stay with and outgrow for better [21:37]
Accepting Compliments | Working through the discomfort of taking a compliment [23:55]

QUOTES:

“When I was calm, or when I was not creating drama around me there was something wrong.” [2:10]

“Addiction is a disease and everybody will be triggered in certain ways that we will never know, and that doesn't mean it's your fault” [13:52]

“I'm just trying to be happy and understand that peace is not boring. Peace is a beautiful thing. but there's only little tiny seconds that maybe once every few months that I experience that.” [17:52]

“We get so consumed with what we think people want, that we don't know what we want.” [19:37]

Follow Cheryl Burke:
Website: https://www.cheryl-burke.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCemwzBiVg4zXdy9I4A8oGog
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CherylBurke
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylburke/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCherylBurke