After watching the Charlie Sheen documentary, I was left with one question: “Will the real…
Why Listen?
Welcome to Leaving CrazyTown, a podcast by Dr. Sarah Michaud and Finn Allen. They help navigate life’s ups and downs, including codependency. With personal experiences and mental health expertise, they offer insights and strategies to overcome challenges and lead fulfilling lives. Episodes cover anxiety, depression, relationships, and self-improvement. This podcast is for anyone seeking guidance to improve mental health and well-being. Join Leaving CrazyTown and start your journey to a happier, healthier life.
Share the Show
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Pinterest
Meet Your Hosts - Sarah Michaud & Finn Allen
Dr. Sarah Michaud is a clinical psychologist who has worked in the field of addiction, recovery, and codependency for over thirty years. She began her career at a well-known psychiatric hospital outside of Boston and helped create the rehab program for a new residential center. Having achieved her own sobriety from alcohol and cocaine since 1984, Sarah brings her experience, education, and expertise to working with people and groups who struggle with difficult relationships and addiction. She is known for her sense of humor and direct approach to treatment.
Dr. Sarah Michaud is the author of the book CoCrazy: One Psychologist’s Recovery from Codependency and Addiction Memoir and Manual to Freedom. Her latest adventure is co-hosting the YouTube channel Leaving CrazyTown with her friend Finn, a sober transgender attorney. They discuss serious and difficult topics with a sense of humor. She believes sobriety is about living your best life, finding peace, and experiencing joy. Finding freedom from addiction and codependent relationships allows you to find that joy.
Finn Allen, a sober tax attorney by day and a Codependency Recovery YouTube channel co-host at night.
Finn’s first suicide attempt was before age ten because he was “raised” by “wolves.” He discovered achievement as a way to manage and survive trauma/abuse. This resulted in numerous degrees and, eventually, becoming a tax attorney. Numbers, we can control.
He got sober in 2016, precipitating the transition from his identity with achievement to a new attachment and dedication to live a joyous, connected life.
In 2020, Finn met Dr. Sarah Michaud in a twelve-step Zoom meeting. They decided to create an online codependency recovery group focused on solutions, empowering relationships, and finding freedom from repetitive patterns of connection. It was during the co-hosting of this group that Finn could accept that he was transgender. Ironically the name of the group was Coming Home to Ourselves. Finn’s transition has led to many comical and not-so-comical growth opportunities. Despite the challenges, he is finally home in his body and the world.
Finn and Sarah launched their YouTube channel, Leaving CrazyTown, in the fall of 2022 as a way to reach a larger audience and support people in healing from codependency and addiction while experiencing joy, laughter, self-compassion and the journey home to who you were always meant to be.
What Our Fans Are Saying
Articles by Dr. Sarah Michaud
I just finished the 5-hour Billy Joel documentary, “And So it Goes.” I’m left with…
Why did I have such an intense rage response to Mel Robbins’ book, “The Let…
After reading the memoir “From Junkie to Judge, One Woman’s Triumph over Trauma and Addiction”…
After speaking with Brad McLeod about his history, his addiction, his sobriety, his podcast and…
I felt a deep connection with Rich Roll after finishing his book Finding Ultra: Rejecting…
I recently had the privilege of joining Emma McAdam on her “Therapy in a Nutshell”…
Ray Donovan, the Showtime drama aired from 2013 to 2020, is a gripping exploration of…
By the end of watching all seasons of the hit TV series Nurse Jackie, I…
After reading his book Broken Open, I felt an immediate kinship with William Cope Moyers.…
With the holiday season approaching, it’s almost inevitable to experience a spike in anxiety levels.…
In this episode, Dr. Sarah Michaud shares her 40-year journey of sobriety and sheds light…
How can you not love Will Arnett? I’ve been circling around the Will Universe for…
Welcome to Leaving CrazyTown, a YouTube channel by Dr. Sarah Michaud and Finn Allen. They help navigate life’s ups…
I just finished Paul Summers Jr.’s memoir, Hide and Seek: A Dad’s Journey from Soulless…
Leaving CrazyTown with Finn and Sarah delves into poignant discussions surrounding addiction, codependency, and the…
Have you ever chosen a blue hue for your avatar and been questioned about your…
Critics have said when you experience great art, your soul is moved and your heart…
In this short interview, Host Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, interviews…
Parenting is hard. It is a miracle if we can get a reprieve from projecting…
What do relationship experts mean when they use the term “Taking the Bait?” Think about…
My goal for 2024 is to take more risks. Be brave. Have courage. Do new…
As the holiday season rolls around, it’s easy to let the hustle and bustle sweep…
In this episode of Leaving CrazyTown, Sarah and Finn discuss a common occurrence during holidays…
In this video of Leaving CrazyTown, Sarah and Finn discuss change and how it can…
On the Sobriety Checkpoint podcast with Felicia Hermle, Felicia the pleasure of chatting with Dr.…
In this episode of Leaving CrazyTown, Sarah, Finn, and Jen Dog unwrap relationships and how…
In this video of Leaving CrazyTown, Finn and Sarah talk about grief with their guest…
When you are hooked into codependent behavior, it’s easy for co-crazy thinking to go off…
Finn and Sarah dedicated this episode to the Sober Not Mature podcast that Dr. Michaud…
In this episode of Leaving CrazyTown, Sarah and Finn travel to TN to shoot on…
SOBER CHOO CHOO! In this episode of Leaving CrazyTown, Finn and Sarah discuss the five…
“Dismissing our needs, feelings, and thoughts leads us to behaviors that we use to numb…