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The Downward Spiral of Addiction with Ashleigh Ethridge | The Hopeaholics Podcast

The Downward Spiral of Addiction with Ashleigh Ethridge | The Hopeaholics Podcast #304 In this powerful and deeply vulnerable episode of the Hopeaholics Podcast, Ashleigh Ethridge shares her full story of addiction, recovery, and spiritual awakening, offering an unfiltered look at how alcoholism can quietly take over a life that once appeared stable and successful. She walks through her early years, the influence of the LA nightlife and service industry, and how drinking slowly evolved from social fun into daily survival, leading to blackout episodes, escalating drug use, and a complete loss of control. Ashleigh recounts terrifying experiences with withdrawal seizures, alcohol-induced psychosis, and the physical deterioration that came with drinking around the clock, including moments where she knew she was dying yet still resisted help. She opens up about the role of shame, denial, and toxic relationships in keeping her trapped, as well as the emotional toll addiction took on her family—especially the moment she called her mother from the floor of her apartment, unable to save herself. The episode also explores her journey into treatment, the fear of starting over in her thirties, and the difficult but necessary inner work that followed, including therapy, rebuilding her faith, and confronting the deeper wounds beneath the drinking. Through honesty, humility, and reflection, Ashleigh shares how recovery restored her sense of purpose, healed fractured relationships, and gave her a life she never thought possible, making this episode a raw, hopeful testament to what can happen when someone finally surrenders and chooses to live. #thehopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarie Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record’, exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast.   / thehopeaholics   Go to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off! Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:   / thehopeaholics   https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholics Buy Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.com If you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC: https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Timestamps: 00:03:42 - First Time Drinking and the Anxiety That Followed 00:05:38 - Parents’ Divorce and the Beginning of the Spiral 00:08:33 - Falling in Love With the LA Party Scene 00:10:06 - First Time Cocaine and Molly in the Hollywood Hills 00:11:03 - Life Becomes One Long Party Cycle 00:12:25 - Reporting Her Own Car Stolen While Blacked Out 00:15:14 - Realizing the Car Was Never Stolen 00:19:42 - Selling Everything to Move to Mexico 00:22:18 - Drinking Half the Inventory as a Manager 00:25:14 - Looking in the Mirror and Not Recognizing Herself 00:26:01 - Living Next to the Cecil Hotel 00:27:21 - Drinking Just to Function and Get to Work 00:28:45 - Two Bottles of Liquor a Night 00:31:18 - First Withdrawal Seizure Behind the Bar 00:33:23 - Second Seizure and Waking Up on the Floor 00:35:21 - DTs and Seeing Demons in Her Apartment 00:37:46 - Finding Peace Sitting Outside a Church 00:38:34 - Thirty Days Sober and Deciding to Drink Again 00:39:04 - Final Seizure and Calling Her Mom for Help 00:40:30 - Realizing She Never Wants to Feel This Way Again 00:40:54 - Entering Treatment on Medi-Cal 00:42:51 - Choosing to Stay for 60 Days 00:43:10 - Feeling Her Grandparents’ Presence in Recovery 00:46:07 - Finding Faith Again in Sobriety 00:47:18 - Starting Over at 32 00:49:15 - Healing the Relationship With Her Father