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EP 55: Healing Through the 12 Steps with Coach and Speaker Barb Nangle

Michelle Baughman Reittinger

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Episode Highlights:
In this insightful episode, boundaries coach and recovery advocate Barb Nangle shares her expertise and personal experiences with 12-step programs, offering valuable guidance for anyone on a healing journey.

What you’ll discover:

  • Barb’s powerful story of transformation through 12-step programs
  • A clear explanation of ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) and CoDA (Codependents Anonymous)
  • How 12-step programs have evolved and why they remain impactful
  • The concept of “info, not ammo” and its role in facilitating recovery
  • What it truly means to “work the steps” in a 12-step program
  • The importance of breaking through denial to foster growth and healing
  • A comprehensive overview of the 12 steps and how they create lasting change

Whether you’re exploring recovery tools or seeking inspiration for personal growth, this episode is full of meaningful insights and practical wisdom.

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Previous episode: Episode 52


Bio:

Barb Nangle is a boundaries coach, speaker and the Founder and CEO of Higher Power Coaching and Consulting, LLC and host of the podcast, "Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery." 

In 2015 at the age of 52, after decades of therapy and tons of self-help work in a variety of areas, Barb found herself in 12-step recovery. She’s been in two such fellowships since then and has changed deeply and profoundly as a result. As a former addict and people-pleasing rescuer, she empowers people to thrive and take more control over their personal and professional lives by coaching them to build healthy boundaries. 

She works with organizations in the helping professions, as well as women entrepreneurs to avoid burnout and reduce turnover. Her specialty is working with professional women who say yes when they really want to say no, and neglect themselves because they're focused on others.




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