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Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes -
“When there’s love, it usually turns to hate pretty quick.” 11:23
“I'd rather feel better than than less than.” 16:33
“That’s been a saving grace of mine actually, is honesty.” 24:13
“I want to give people hope that my relationships are healed now.” 32:49
“I pray to something greater than me.” 48:09
“There’s more purpose for me in this life.” 58:53
“You have to be open, honest, and willing to get help.” 1:01:09
“Addiction is a family disease.” 1:01:50
“You can only be in a healthy, loving relationship if you love yourself.” 1:04:23
Guest Bio -
Taylor Grant is a Southern California native with a younger brother, older half-sister, and two LA litigator parents. Taylor began dancing at 4 years old and found a passion for performance and entertaining people. Taylor also started horseback riding, which became her favorite pastime because she found solace when her parents’ marital problems began. At age 8, her parents separated and went to court over child custody. This chaotic atmosphere became normal and Taylor became accustomed to stuffing her emotions inwards. It wasn’t until early adulthood that she experienced the harm of emotional suppression in the form of addiction.
Taylor attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as a communications major and dance minor. The first two years of college were painful as Taylor struggled socially and suffered from severe depression and anxiety. She developed an eating disorder that lasted for two years before she found alcohol and partying as a replacement. Within 11 months, Taylor found herself a prisoner to lethal drug addiction. Despite her illness, she graduated Cal Poly in 2019 with a 3.5 GPA. Within three weeks of moving home from school, Taylor was sent to an intensive inpatient rehabilitation program.
Taylor earned 18 months of sobriety and applied to graduate school to become an LMFT in 2020 with the desire to help fellow addicts. She successfully completed the first quarter, but by the second quarter, drugs found her again. Taylor withdrew and went to a rehabilitation facility in Texas that had horses and equine therapy. She also got back into yoga and found its nurturing movement patterns to help her heal physically, mentally, and emotionally.
After 2 years of continuous sobriety, rigorous AA step work, and self-exploration, Taylor decided to go back to Antioch University where she is in school to become an LMFT. She is eager to offer therapeutic help to fellow addicts in recovery, and is also keen to help children of divorce navigate their ways through the murky waters of a dissolving family system. Taylor is very excited to be pursuing a career in mental health where she can learn how to help people, like herself, heal.
Show Notes -
0:00 - Coming Up on ‘What I Meant to Say’
0:23 - WIMTS Intro
0:45 - Welcome Taylor Grant
1:28 - Discovering the Addictive Pattern
4:18 - The Importance of a Father
7:28 - High School
11:31 - First Two Years of College at Cal Poly SLO
13:20 - I Found Alcohol & Partying
21:31 - Isolation Drinking & Blacking Out in College
23:46 - Summer Before Senior Year I Met a Guy
27:50 - Everyone Smokes Marijuana
29:25 - Introduced to Cocaine & Headed to Rehab within 11 Months
34:16 - Shameful Graduation
38:17 - How Were Your Parents Dealing at This Point?
46:10 - It’s A Day to Day Choice
51:35 - A God Shot
59:57 - Taylor of Today
1:02:15 - Takeaways from Daughters of Divorce Book
1:06:55 - What I Would Tell My Younger Self
1:07:29 - Thank You
1:08:26 - WIMTS Closing
Links & Where to Find Taylor -
IG - @tay1031
