The Journey with Mark Astor
Ep. 35 Addiction Recovery, Childhood Trauma And The 7 Bricks Of Sobriety with Marci Hopkins
What does addiction look like when it hides behind a successful career, a loving family, and a life that appears perfectly intact from the outside? Marci Hopkins spent years as a functioning alcoholic, navigating childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and the quiet devastation of mom wine culture while building an award-winning television career and raising a family. Her story challenges every assumption about what addiction recovery looks like and who it happens to. In this conversation, Marci opens up about the moment a blackout, a DUI, and her husband's unconditional love collided to create the shift that changed everything. Marci walks through the seven bricks she now uses to help others rebuild their lives in early recovery, including how to understand cravings, identify internal and external triggers, and construct a sober toolbox that actually holds. She shares the HALT framework, the truth about what happens to your body in the first 30 days of sobriety, and why she believes that behind every addiction is a person carrying unhealed trauma. Her books, Chaos to Clarity and Wake Up, You're Not Broken, grew out of her own healing journey and are now helping people in recovery centers across the country. If you or someone you love is navigating addiction, struggling in silence, or simply trying to understand what recovery really feels like from the inside, this conversation will stay with you. Contact Mark Astor: Website: https://mentalhealthaddictionlawfirm.com/ Phone number: 561-517-9405 Email: mark@astorsimovitchlaw.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markastor TikTok: Mark G. Astor (@astorsimovitchlaw) | TikTok Contact Marci Hopkins: Website: www.wakeupwithmarci.com Book: Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles Instagram: wakeupwithmarci Podcast: Wake Up with Marci: Wake Up with Marci: Empowering Your Journey of Self-Discovery & Growth
