SMART Recovery® Podcast

From growing up in small-town Iowa to becoming a military police officer Army Reservist, Holly Paulsen has seen and experienced much in her life. It wasn’t until she woke up still drunk after a night of drinking, that she decided to make changes in her life. Today, she is living her best life and helping other veterans get the help and resources they deserve. In this podcast, Holly talks about: Following in her brother’s footsteps and joining the Army at age 17 The military being its own world The

Dr. Sarah Zemore is a Senior Scientist at the Alcohol Research Group in Emeryville, California, and the Principal Investigator of the Peer Alternatives for Addiction 2 (PAL2) Study. This is the second phase in the study which focuses on the benefits of mutual help groups in recovery.  In this podcast, Sarah talks about: Her background in social psychology, then becoming interested in the addiction recovery process Previous studies being too academic with little translation to the real world The