To 50 & Beyond | Midlife | Wellness | Recovery

Episode 107  Belonging in Long-Term Recovery  In this episode, I talk with Ann VerSteeg about long-term recovery, being a single mom for decades, and overcoming some of life's most traumatic experiences.  With alcohol clouding life as a teenager, she never knew what was real or imagined until she got sober. Annie is a 67-year old single sober badass with two adult children.  Annie got sober when her kids were six and four.  She was a midwife and then became a Lactation Consultant.  She has an 11-year old Lab, Jimmy, two grandsons, and lives in San Diego, California.  Some of the topics you will hear:  What depression feels like  Her Fertility Journey, not infertility journey  Getting divorced and dealing with the “new” wife  Betrayal and how it changes your life forever  Being a mom and letting go of control  Her daughter’s drinking at fourteen  Taking medication now for depression  Anti-depressants and how they have helped Annie's Sober Journey  At 30-weeks pregnant she learned her husband was in love with