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Podcast: Austin Bar Association Podcast Network
Episode: An alternative to One Day at a Time with Shana Faulhaber
Description: Shana Faulhaber is a Dallas-based criminal defense attorney who started drinking when she was 14 years old and continued to do so as she got older. In law school and in her early career, she rationalized that alcohol was a natural part of the legal profession, so she didn’t have a problem, even as her nightly red wine habit escalated from one glass to one bottle to eventually a three-liter box.
After admitting she had a problem, Shana’s first effort at recovery involved the 12-step program. She attended 90 meetings in 90 days, as per the program’s recommendations, but at the...