20 Years in Addiction and Still Not Too Far Gone | with Chrissoula D’orsogna

<p>If you’ve ever looked at someone deep in addiction and thought they were too far gone... Chrissoula D’Orsogna’s story might make you think again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paris sits down with <strong>Chrissoula D’Orsogna</strong>, Director and Personal Trainer of Strong Bodies By Chrissoula, to talk about what more than 20 years of addiction actually looked like from the inside.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chrissoula started using drugs young. Her story moved through heroin addiction, crime, incarceration, overdose, fractured relationships and years of believing there simply wasn’t another way to live.</p><p><br /></p><p>She got clean at 33.</p><p><br /></p><p>What came next wasn’t some overnight reinvention. Chrissoula had to rebuild her health, her relationships, her identity and the way she responded to life. Fitness became a major part of that process... and today, she uses what she’s learned to help other people build stronger, healthier lives.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>What you’ll hear in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>What Chrissoula believes she was searching for underneath the addiction: love and validation</li><li>How heroin entered her life after a serious car accident and quickly became more than physical pain relief</li><li>What more than two decades of drug use, crime and incarceration actually took from her</li><li>The guilt of addiction when the people who love you are caught in the fallout</li><li>What finally changed when Chrissoula entered recovery at 33</li><li>Why fitness, structure and discipline became such a big part of rebuilding her identity</li><li>The lesson she carried from rehab about learning to <strong>respond instead of react</strong></li><li>Why she believes the energy once poured into addiction needs somewhere else to go in recovery</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>If you’ve ever felt like you’ve wasted too many years, made too many mistakes or gone too far to come back... this one’s for you.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>About Chrissoula D’Orsogna</strong></p><p>Chrissoula D’Orsogna is the Director and Personal Trainer behind <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strongbodies_bychrissoula/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Strong Bodies By Chrissoula</strong>.</a> After more than 20 years of addiction, Chrissoula got clean at 33 and rebuilt her life around health, fitness, consistency and mental clarity.</p><p>Today, she supports clients through personalised training, nutrition and lifestyle coaching, drawing on both her professional experience and the discipline she has built in her own life.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Work with Chrissoula — Strong Bodies By Chrissoula</strong></p><p><strong>Face-to-Face Coaching — 12-week minimum commitment</strong></p><p><strong>SBBC Online Coaching — 12-week minimum commitment</strong></p><p>To enquire, follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strongbodies_bychrissoula/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>@strongbodies_bychrissoula</strong></a> on Instagram and use the enquiry forms available through her profile.<br /></p><p><strong>Thank you to our Season 4 sponsors:</strong></p><p><a href="https://coachcarly.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coach Carly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – Life &amp; mindset coaching | <a href="https://www.elevatebeyondco.com.au" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.elevatebeyondco.com.au" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Elevate Beyond Co.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – Disability support services | <a href="https://www.yourrecovery.au" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.yourrecovery.au" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Your Recovery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – Addiction recovery support</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Thank you to our Production Team: </strong></p><p>Video/Audio Editing: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nevverlandstudios/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nevverlan