For much of my life, I believed that if I could just fix the people around me- if I could make them happy, help them heal, or change their choices- then I would finally feel at peace. Like so many of us, I learned to give my power away, believing that my well-being depended on what was happening outside of me. I spent years caught in addiction, codependency, people-pleasing, and trying to control everything and everyone around me. And yet, no matter how hard I tried, I was still deeply unhappy.

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      I had been sober before, but not drinking alone wasn’t enough. Eventually, I relapsed, and my life began to spiral again. I was doing everything I could to hold it together, but inside, I felt lost, disconnected, and exhausted. I was chasing peace in all the wrong places, trying to fix what was outside of me instead of looking inward.

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      That’s when I returned to AA and Al-Anon-and this time, I did the real work- for me.​

AA helped me get sober again, but Al-Anon saved my life in a different way. Sitting in those meetings, I heard stories that reflected my own pain, but I also saw something I hadn’t yet found- people who had peace, even when their loved ones were still struggling. Slowly, I began to detach with love, to recognize where I had been holding on too tightly, and to shift my focus inward.

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And that’s when everything changed.

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      I started to see that my addiction wasn’t just about alcohol- it was about the wounds I hadn’t healed, the stories I had been telling myself, and the belief that I had to control everything in order to be okay. The real work wasn’t about fixing anyone else- it was about recovering my own soul. I then finally understood and and applied the spiritual principles I had gathered through being raised buddhist, and attending a metaphysical spiritual community for over 20 years to the steps I was learning in recovery. Through this deep inner reflection, spiritual practice, and a willingness to let go of what no longer served me, I discovered a new way of being- one rooted in surrender, self-awareness, and a profound connection with a Higher Power. 

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       I call this the Recover Your Soul Process ™.

It is more than just recovery- it is a spiritual path to healing and transformation.

Since 1994, my husband, Rich, and I have walked this journey together. Our marriage- once weighed down by alcoholism, dysfunction, and codependency- has transformed into a relationship built on trust, healing, and deep love. Our family dynamics have shifted in profound ways, and I have found peace, even when those around me are not.

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       Our grown sons are still on their own journeys of healing from addiction, and I have learned to love and accept them exactly as they are. Through healthy detachment and strong boundaries, I have found freedom from the cycle of trying to fix or rescue them. Instead, I choose to meet them with unconditional love, trusting that their paths are unfolding as they need to.

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       For years, I felt a deep calling to become a minister, but I resisted. Even during my darkest moments, that voice never left me. It wasn’t until I fully embraced Recovering my Soul that I realized everything I had been through was leading me here. In April 2021, I became an Ordained Minister with a Bachelor’s in Metaphysical Sciences, and I founded Recover Your Soul as a place for transformation, healing, and spiritual awakening.

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       Through the Recover Your Soul Podcast, spiritual coaching, workshops, and courses, I share the wisdom I have gained, not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone who has walked this path and continues to learn and grow every day.

I am not special. I am simply someone who has been there who has lived through the pain of addiction, the struggle of codependency, and the exhaustion of trying to control everything. But I have also found another way.

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       And if you are here, reading this, then I believe you are ready for another way too.

Healing begins when we stop looking outside of ourselves for the answers and turn inward. The peace, love, and joy you’ve been searching for have been within you all along. I am honored to walk this journey with you.

Blessings,
Rev. Rachel Harrison

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