Recovering alcoholic rebuilding her identity – Michelle Kruhlak (Ep. 74)
Every Human Brand X-Ray begins with something that catches my attention. Sometimes it’s a phrase. Sometimes it’s a story.
This week, it was a question that stayed with me long after the cameras stopped rolling. How many times are we allowed to become a new version of ourselves?
This week on The Fairy BOSSmother Show, I sat down with Michelle Kruhlak who works in mental health today, but she spoke openly about a chapter of her life shaped by addiction, bullying, and years of believing she wasn’t enough.
Listening to her story, I kept thinking about the person she has fought to become.
As we explored where she wants to go next, another identity started to take shape. Someone who keeps showing up for people standing exactly where she once stood.
Let’s find out how she started to think differently about her identities.
Watch the Episode:
See Michelle open up about her struggle to addiction below.
Following the pattern
One of the things I pay close attention to during a Human Brand X-Ray is where the conversation naturally wants to go.
Michelle spoke with honesty about rebuilding her life. She also spoke about wanting to create something beyond the work she does every day.
As we explored that idea together, one thought kept coming back to me. People who are standing on the edge rarely need someone who understands them once. They need someone who keeps turning up. That became the thread we followed.
I won’t tell you where it led. That’s the conversation.
During the episode, I said something to Michelle that neither of us expected to become such an important moment.
“You’ve made it out into the light. You can help them get to the edge and keep showing up in their life.”
You can see the moment that landed. You can also see what happened next.
If you’ve ever wondered whether everything you’ve been through might one day become the thing someone else needs from you, I think you’ll find something in this conversation.
Watch the full Human Brand X-Ray and experience it for yourself.
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If you’re curious about the patterns hidden in your own language, stories, and way of seeing yourself, I’d love to explore them with you.
The Human Brand X-Ray is a chance to look at your identity through a different lens and uncover what’s been hiding in plain sight.
