Kara Hoisington (she/her) is a true New Englander. Growing up on the mountains of Maine and currently living in Vermont, Kara is an All-American ski racer and avid hiker. Her day job is as a Principal Consultant at a leading market research firm. In the past year, she got divorced from her husband of one-year and is on the road to better understanding and forgiving herself to rid the habit of engaging in toxic relationships.

In this episode, Kara and John discuss:

• Recovery from a relationship
• The duality of an individual
• Clinging to a story that you’re trying to build versus the experience that you’re living
• How recovery from a relationship can mirror recovery from substance use
• Boundaries
• How having a grit mentality can get in the way of healing
• How love is not always enough to make a marriage work
• Getting out of the relationship leading to her getting back outside again
• How doing what you love can attract better people in your life
• Letting yourself have the full experience
• Allowing yourself to be content or feel positive about going through a negative experience

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