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BREAKING FREE FROM WITHIN PODCAST
BREAK THE PATTERN
Breaking Free From Within goes beyond the surface of sobriety to explore what’s happening underneath the behaviors you’re trying to change.
The triggers. The emotional patterns. The beliefs you’ve carried for years. The automatic responses you don’t even realize are running the show.
Through honest conversations, lived experience, and insights from experts in recovery, behavior change, mental health, and personal growth, each episode helps you understand why you do what you do—and what it takes to begin doing something different.
YOU CAN’T CHANGE
WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
Getting sober can change what you do.
But lasting recovery asks a deeper question:
Who are you becoming without the patterns that once defined you?
Each episode takes you beyond simply not drinking or using and into the work of building a life you no longer need to escape from—strengthening emotional regulation, understanding your patterns, reconnecting with your values, and creating an identity that supports where you’re going next.
This isn’t just a podcast about getting sober. It’s about breaking free—from within.
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Looking for a fresh perspective on recovery, human behavior, personal transformation, or living in alignment? I'd love to bring meaningful insights and authentic conversation to your audience.
MEET YOUR HOST, PRAIRIE YANA
I HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PATTERNS KEEPING THEM STUCK—AND CHANGE FROM WITHIN.
I don’t believe lasting recovery is simply about stopping a behavior. The behaviors we want to change often have something underneath them—patterns, emotions, beliefs, habits, and ways of coping that have been reinforced over time.
That’s why Breaking Free From Within goes deeper. Through lived experience, behavioral science, and conversations with experts, we explore what drives our patterns, how they shape our lives, and what it actually takes to create lasting change.
EPISODES
Episode 18: 5 Reasons I’m Choosing Not to Drink (and Why You Might Be Feeling the Same Pull)
In this deeply personal and reflective episode, Prairie Francia shares the five aligned reasons she’s chosen to step away from alcohol—and how this decision reflects a broader invitation many women are beginning to feel.
Episodem 18: Anticipation, Addiction & Alignment: How Dopamine Shapes Your Reality—and How to Take Your Power Back
In this powerful episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on how dopamine—the brain’s reward chemical—shapes not just our habits, but our energy, alignment, and ability to manifest.
As a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) professional and aligned living mentor, I share how I learned that dopamine doesn’t just spike when you receive a reward—it spikes in anticipation of it. This understanding shifted everything for me, and today I’ll show you how it may be silently driving your self-sabotaging behaviors, addictive loops, and even your mindset around success and worth.
Episode 17: The Three Pillars of Energetic Alignment: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Come Home to Yourself
This season, I’m speaking straight to the part of you that’s ready for more—more peace, more clarity, more self-trust. These episodes are designed to reflect not just what you’re walking through, but who you’re becoming.
I’ll be sharing the truths I’ve lived, the tools that helped me heal, and the exact frameworks I now teach in my courses and retreats to help women come back into full energetic alignment.
Episode 16: What Kind of Sobriety Is Right for You?
Today we’re talking about something that may be sitting quietly in the background of your life… something you may have felt unsure or even afraid to explore—and that’s your relationship with alcohol.
Not from a place of judgment. Not from a place of labeling.
But from the place I always come from with you: energy alignment…
Episode 15:
If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety, addiction, emotional numbing, or chronic relationship patterns—and you don’t quite understand why you do what you do—this episode will give you insight, validation, and a map for healing.
We’re going to talk about:
What ACEs really are
How they show up in your adult life
The science behind why they affect your health and behavior
And most importantly—how to begin healing and reclaiming your power…
Episode 14: The Power of Consequences: How True Support Breaks the Cycle of Addiction
Today we’re talking about why it’s so important to allow the person struggling with addiction—what we call the “identified patient”—to experience the full repercussions of their actions.
And why stepping in to shield them—even when it’s done with love—can unintentionally block their growth and prolong the cycle of addiction.
THE TOPICS
✓ RECOVERY BEYOND SOBRIETY
What happens after you stop—the deeper work of building a life you no longer need to escape from.
✓ BEHAVIOR, HABITS & PATTERNS
Understanding what drives your choices, triggers, automatic responses, and the patterns that keep repeating.
✓ EMOTIONAL & NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
Practical conversations about emotions, stress, cravings, resilience, and learning to respond differently when life gets hard.
✓ IDENTITY, PURPOSE & PERSONAL GROWTH
Who you become when old patterns no longer define you—and how values, purpose, and self-awareness shape lasting change.
✓ EXPERT & LIVED-EXPERIENCE CONVERSATIONS
Honest perspectives from clinicians, thought leaders, recovery professionals, and people who have lived the work themselves.
HAVE A STORY WORTH SHARING?
Breaking Free From Within features meaningful conversations with people who are changing the way we think about recovery, behavior, healing, mental health, and personal transformation.
We welcome applications from experts, clinicians, thought leaders, authors, founders, and people with powerful lived experience who can bring insight, perspective, and practical value to our listeners.
MORE THAN AN INTERVIEW.
A CONVERSATION THAT MATTERS.
Our guests are invited to go deeper than credentials and talking points. We explore the experiences that shaped your work, the ideas you believe deserve a bigger conversation, and what you’ve learned about creating meaningful, lasting change.
If your work or story aligns with the mission of Breaking Free From Within, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications are reviewed for alignment with upcoming episodes and themes. Submission does not guarantee placement on the podcast.
INVITE ME TO YOUR PODCAST
I love being part of conversations that challenge conventional thinking, inspire self-discovery, and help people create meaningful change in their lives.
As a Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Recovery Coach, and founder of Empowered Recovery, I bring together professional insight, lived experience, and a passion for understanding human behavior.
CONVERSATIONS I LOVE BEING PART OF
Recovery Beyond Sobriety — Why lasting recovery is about more than simply stopping a behavior.
The Science of Human Behavior — Understanding habits, triggers, emotional patterns, and what drives our choices.
Breaking Free From Old Patterns — Moving beyond self-sabotage, limiting beliefs, and unhealthy coping strategies.
Identity & Personal Transformation — Becoming the person you're meant to be and creating a life you no longer want to escape.
Mind, Body & Spirit Alignment — Exploring nervous system regulation, self-awareness, healing, and intentional living.
Have a podcast or conversation you think I'd be a great fit for? I'd love to hear about it.