Hey friend — this episode is a raw, straight-from-the-heart talk from Elle, an alcoholic who went from blackouts at 11 to law degrees, global moves, and ultimately a terrifying near-death in the ICU. She doesn’t sugarcoat anything: abuse, secret drinking, dangerous relationships, deportations, and years of a litre of vodka a day.

Elle walks you through how success on the outside masked a life slowly consumed by obsession — the mental pull, the body’s demand, and the spiritual emptiness that kept her trapped. You’ll hear about the crazy geographicals, the moments of absolute insanity, and the coping tricks that kept her going until they couldn’t.

The turning point is brutal and strangely beautiful: waking up in intensive care, told she had a 5–8% chance to live, paralysed and with failing organs. It was there she truly admitted powerlessness, believed something greater could help, and turned her will over — the kinds of Steps that change everything. She calls it a miracle, and after hearing her story you’ll understand why.

If you want experience, strength, and hope, Elle gives it all — the shame, the losses, the gratitude, and the hard-won clarity that recovery is possible even after the worst. This talk lands like a private conversation: uncomfortable at times, always honest, and ultimately full of compassion.

Press play if you want a story that’s unvarnished, human, and quietly miraculous — a reminder that even when everything feels lost, there’s a second chance waiting.

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