Choosing Love Over Fear
What does it mean to choose love in your hardest decisions? In this powerful conversation, Rya, a Pilates instructor, nutrition student, and mother, shares her raw journey of conscious uncoupling, finding lasting sobriety through AA, and reclaiming her health through food.
She reveals how she separated from her partner with love, not resentment, to create a new model of co-parenting and friendship. She opens up about addiction, the spiritual core of the 12-step program, and the daily rituals (from ocean dips to whole-food meals) that ground her healing.
“For me, it took a while to really realize that I wasn’t happy and I was hiding this unhappiness through escape type behaviors, and when I did realize it, it also took me a while to accept it. And now, I would say, I’m finally at a place where I feel really happy with where I am and our relationship.”
This is a story about tuning into your body’s wisdom, breaking free from cravings, and building a life where every choice—from your plate to your relationships—comes from a place of authenticity, not fear.