Beyond Sobriety: Colette Baron-Reid on Healing, Humility, and Long-Term Recovery

In this episode of Confident Sober Women, Shelby sits down with Colette Baron-Reid for a grounded and honest conversation about what long-term sobriety really looks like.

With over 40 years of sobriety, Colette shares her journey through addiction, recovery, and the deeper emotional work that followed. This conversation goes beyond the surface of quitting alcohol and explores what it means to live in ongoing recovery—navigating trauma, rebuilding identity, and staying committed to growth over time.

They talk about the realities of 12-step recovery, the role of humility, and how patterns rooted in the nervous system and past experiences can continue to shape our lives even after getting sober. Colette also opens up about her experience with trauma healing, including EMDR, and how her perspective on recovery has evolved over decades.

This episode is especially meaningful for women in recovery who are asking, “What comes next?” after sobriety.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

•  The difference between early sobriety and long-term recovery 
•  Emotional healing and trauma recovery after addiction 
•  Nervous system regulation and its role in staying sober 
•  The importance of community, structure, and humility 
•  Letting go of identity patterns that no longer serve you 

Colette Baron-Reid is an internationally respected author, artist, educator, and spiritual intuitive. She is the co-author of The Art of Manifesting: A Meditative Drawing Practice to Rewire Your Brain and Create Your Reality, and has been in recovery for over four decades.

Connect with Colette:
Website: https://www.colettebaronreid.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ColetteBaronReid/featured

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colettebaronreid

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colettebaron_reid/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colettebaronreid/

About the Host:
Shelby John is a licensed therapist and founder of Wholistic Living. Through the Confident Sober Women podcast, she explores sobriety, emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and personal growth for women building lives rooted in clarity, confidence, and freedom.

Website: https://shelbyjohn.com

Support the show

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate & share this episode with a sober woman or someone suffering from anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep problems and negative thought patterns who needs to hear she is not alone. 

Oh, and by the way, if you didn’t know, my remote Neurofeedback Therapy program is up and running. Learn more here! Learn more about EMDR therapy, EMDR Intensives and Remote Neurofeedback.

And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.