AA Is Not The Only Way

Welcome to the companion page for AA Is Not The Only Way: Stories of Recovery, Burnout, Trauma, ADHD and Finding Your Own Way Forward.

Here you'll find additional resources from the contributors featured in the book, including podcast conversations, websites, and further support to help you continue exploring the topics that resonated most with you.

How to Use This Page

📷 Contributor Photos
Click a contributor's photo to visit their website and learn more about their work.

🎙️ Healing Odyssey Images
Click the Healing Odyssey image to listen to their podcast episode and hear more of their story.

📖 Page References
Each contributor entry includes the page number where you can find their chapter in the book.

New resources may be added over time, so feel free to revisit this page after you've finished the book.

Nat Creasy

Read Nat's story on page 127.

Burnout • Breathwork • Nervous System Healing

 



Brittany Young

Read Brittany's story on page 127.

Sobriety • Self-Care • High-Functioning Addiction

 




Courtney McCarthy

Read Courtney's story on page 127.

Joyful Movement • Body Confidence • Self-Worth




Christian Elliot

Read Christian's story on page 127.

Mindset • Emotional Healing • Whole-Person Health




Samantha Mazola

Read Samantha's story on page 127.

Small Steps • Wellness • Sustainable Change




Deborah Higgins

Read Deborah's story on page 127.

Anxiety • Childhood Trauma • Feeling Safe

 




Donna Marston

Read Donna's story on page 127.

Family Recovery • Boundaries • Loving Without Losing Yourself




Chris Carazas

Read Chris's story on page 127.

Autism • Emotional Abuse • Mental Health Recovery




Sarah

Read Sarah's story on page 127.

Family Addiction • Grief • Hidden Carers



Holli Howard

Read Holli's story on page 127.

Self-Worth • Childhood Trauma • Living Beyond Survival




Harris Eddie Hill

Read Harris's story on page 127.

Relational Trauma • People Pleasing • Self-Compassion




Amanda Johnson

Read Amanda's story on page 127.

Storytelling • Identity • Healing Through Writing




Lani Buess

Read Lani's story on page 127.

Identity • Self-Concept • Becoming More Than Labels




Harvey Morton

Read Harvey's story on page 127.

Purpose • Boundaries • Sustainable Change




Rebeca Perea

Read Rebeca's story on page 127.

Self-Worth • Boundaries • Healthy Relationships




Martha Burich

Read Martha's story on page 127.

Connection • Compassion • Lifelong Learning




Christina Lombardo

Read Christina's story on page 127.

Nutrition • Nervous System Healing • Self-Compassion




Dr Andre Walton

Read Andre's story on page 127.

Creativity • Playfulness • Burnout Recovery




Dr Mort Orman

Read Mort's story on page 127.

Emotional Awareness • Curiosity • Perspective




Mandy Mona

Read Mandy's story on page 127.

Human Connection • Trauma Recovery • Self-Worth




Edie Summers

Read Edie's story on page 127.

Creativity • Mindfulness • Healthy Coping




Elizabeth Kipp

Read Elizabeth's story on page 127.

Chronic Pain • Hope • Holistic Healing




Sherris Cottier-Shank

Read Sherris's story on page 127.

Self-Trust • Intuition • Subconscious Healing




Kristine Genovese

Read Kristine's story on page 127.

Listening to Pain • Whole-Person Healing • Personal Agency




Jeremy Cross

Read Jeremy's story on page 127.

Identity • Hope • Second Chances




Grant Webb

Read Grant's story on page 127.

Readiness • Personal Responsibility • Building a New Life




Roger Hawkins

Read Roger's story on page 127.

Family Recovery • Boundaries • Compassion




Neil Harris

Read Neil's story on page 127.

Grief • Resilience • Living with Uncertainty




Benton Savage

Read Benton's story on page 127.

Mental Health • Self-Compassion • Small Daily Wins




Jessi Hartnett

Read Jessi's story on page 127.

Authenticity • Intuition • Personal Transformation




Sarah Shaffer

Read Sarah's story on page 127.

Honesty • Healing Trauma • Owning Your Story

 

Nat Creasy

🔗 Podcast Episode:https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/b5566408-3e3b-4b23-8fc9-063c25efc6a0

🔗 Website: https://www.littlesoulshack.com/

Burnout | Breathwork | Nervous System Healing


Brittany Young

🔗 Podcast Episode:https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/fdff5cca-1125-4394-8ede-7cd7dd791a53

🔗 Website: https://www.soberexec.com/

Self-Care | Identity | High-Functioning Drinking


Courtney McCarthy

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/4a782170-efab-426f-9550-abaa34288852

🔗 Website: https://www.loyobofit.com/

Joyful Movement  |  Body Confidence  |  Self-Worth


Christian Elliot

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/50583604-1e88-489a-9243-6f909cfd3b5c 

🔗 Website: https://www.healingunited.today

Mindset  |  Emotional Healing  |  Whole-Person Health


Samantha Mazola

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/892e87b9-7e0d-448a-843f-08b83f36f25d

🔗 Website: https://www.samanthasmworld.com/

Small Steps  |  Wellness  |  Sustainable Change


Deborah Higgins

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/154db2d5-6638-4fba-9ea6-2a63fa974242 

🔗 Website: https://www.debkhigginscoaching.com

Anxiety  |  Childhood Trauma  |  Feeling Safe


Donna Marston

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/7ba43833-0cfb-4dd6-8bb5-3edc24ee29e1

🔗 Website: https://sharingwithoutshame.com/

Family Recovery  |  Boundaries  |  Loving Without Losing Yourself


Chris Carazas

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/537ba3a4-f841-4205-96b0-2db2d93c7043

🔗 Website: https://ccarazas.substack.com/

Autism  |  Emotional Abuse  |  Mental Health Recovery


Sarah

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/c0d31900-d3fd-414a-9399-1e82516ef578

Family Addiction  |  Grief  |  Hidden Carers


Holli Howard

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/22f80eb6-acb2-403b-aa46-a5912744db62

🔗 Website: https://www.positivelivingcoaching.com/

Self-Worth  |  Childhood Trauma  |  Living Beyond Survival


Harris Eddie Hill

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/bd6dbabe-c925-4d30-8618-d2b7bc9b8b38

🔗 Website: https://www.mxharrishill.com/

Relational Trauma  |  People Pleasing  |  Self-Compassion


Amanda Johnson

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/278cd4ce-ac0d-486d-8d2b-08cde00c273e

🔗 Website: https://savedbystory.house/

Storytelling  |  Identity  |  Healing Through Writing


Lani Buess

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/22d804d9-04e8-4023-8e1a-0e909ed27e71

🔗 Website:https://www.uplevelwithlani.com/

Identity  |  Self-Concept  |  Becoming More Than Labels


Harvey Morton

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/c93ab6bf-0d60-4365-9175-afab59b0e003

🔗 Website: https://harveymorton.digital/

Purpose  |  Boundaries  |  Sustainable Change


Rebeca Perea

🔗 Podcast Episode:https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/10fcafc7-0576-4710-a0cd-f1738f6456cc

🔗 Website: https://alignedwithlove.net/

Self-Worth  | Boundaries  |  Healthy Relationships


Martha Burich

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/c4ccf00f-e0fe-431b-8634-38fea021df02

🔗 Website: https://marthaburich.com/

Connection | Compassion  | Lifelong Learning


Christina Lombardo

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/455812f5-ef2b-4da1-9c93-e1addd527a1d

🔗 Website: https://nutritionwellnessaz.com/

Nutrition | Nervous System Healing | Self-Compassion


Dr. Andre Walton

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/df9ce0eb-6e0f-41d7-be75-df921bb914c0

🔗 Website:www.plan4change.org

Creativity | Playfulness |  Burnout Recovery


Dr. Mort Orman

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/dc6e9ada-0729-439a-adae-d9090c2bdfae

🔗 Website: https://docorman.com/

Emotional Awareness | Curiosity | Perspective


Mandy Mona

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/be55155a-4b24-48d4-95a8-7ce14fd21f5b

🔗 Website: https://www.heart2heartservices.com/mandymona

Human Connection | Trauma Recovery | Self-Worth


Edie Summers

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/3e2390d1-51bc-4500-a272-1b50214b2423

🔗 Website: https://ediesummers.com/

Creativity | Mindfulness  | Healthy Coping


Elizabeth Kipp

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/3e1fa64d-8989-4d2f-aea9-caea27176f8a 

🔗 Website: https://elizabeth-kipp.com/

Chronic Pain | Hope | Holistic Healing


Sherris Cottier-Shank

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/d3e51f6d-8dd9-4ad7-8f4d-d5d2745a7708

🔗 Website:https://sherris.love/

Self-Trust  | Intuition  | Subconscious Healing


Kristine Genovese

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/1b1b7296-007f-48ef-8ca7-18ae5a241598

🔗 Website: https://soulintelligencemethod.com

Listening to Pain  | Whole-Person Healing  | Personal Agency


Jeremy Cross

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/ae0de077-1e13-4f63-bd04-62e676104789

🔗 Website: https://jeremycross.ca/

Identity  |  Hope  |  Second Chances


Grant Webb

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/f7001613-9dd1-4ba4-960d-79540c3bd1aa

Readiness | Personal Responsibility | Building a New Life


Roger Hawkins

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/36587917-3af3-430b-ad06-f591aee23f22

Family Recovery | Boundaries | Compassion


Neil Harris

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/14bc47e7-423a-4325-b5a0-e3f9dc4e1218

Grief | Resilience | Living with Uncertainty


Benton Savage

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/a5353318-2647-4894-842a-ca90c57aebc0

🔗 Website: https://www.bentonsavageauthor.com/ 

Mental Health | Self-Compassion | Small Daily Wins


Jessi Hartnett

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/68ac6643-8eca-4fac-9d36-f8f1edae2f2e

🔗 Website: https://www.honoryourheart.net/ 

Authenticity | Intuition | Personal Transformation


Sarah Shaffer

🔗 Podcast Episode: https://the-healing-odyssey.alitu.com/episode/c5093abf-25e1-42cc-81e3-d3282a60bcd2

🔗 Website: https://thedumpsterfirediaries.com/

Honesty | Healing Trauma | Owning Your Story