Pamela Rueda

Drug & Alcohol Counselor, LCPC

Dallas, TX, USA

5.4k Followers

Pamela Rueda (CPRC | CPLC) is a certified Recovery Coach, Life Coach, She Recovers Coach and founder of the I DO NØT DRiNK™ movement, THRiVE SOBER™, and My Badass Recovery — a bold recovery ecosystem for people who are done pretending “fine” is enough. With 16 years in recovery from alcohol addiction, codependency, and survival-based patterns, Pamela's work is identity-based, nervous-system informed, and rooted in lived experience. She works with high-functioning people who look like they have it "together". Executives, parents, creators, leaders, overachievers, private warriors. People who are silently negotiating with alcohol, cravings, shame, relapse, toxic patterns, and the quiet ache of self-betrayal. Pamela teaches sobriety as identity reclamation, not punishment. Her method blends recovery coaching, nervous system repair, radical self-honesty, and practical tools to help you understand what is happening in your brain, body, and survival system. The goal? To redesign an internal architecture and become a person for whom drinking (or tapping out in any way) no longer makes sense. This is not soft sobriety. This is not “just put the drink down.” This is a radical self-reclamation.

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Specialities

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Addiction

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Alcohol Use

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Body Positivity

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Codependency

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Drug Abuse

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Life Coaching

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Relationship Issues

Reviews

Tad

Mar 13, 2026

I’m glad there’s no bell at the end. Interesting information about the third and tenth steps. It was a nice experience, listening to her, but this is really a talk, rather than a meditation. She talks quite a bit about turning my will & my life over to the care of a higher power and about reviewing my day to see where I need to amend my behavior. She talks about setting my intention at the first of the day. She doesn’t really delve into prayer and meditation though, which is what step eleven is actually about. And she never states step eleven. “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, asking only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.”

Mary

Feb 24, 2026

A message of healing, hope and recovery! The music was also fantastic!

Rhonda Smith

Jan 21, 2026

Thank you 😊. I just had a relapse and I'm trying to get back on track. This helps.

Giulia

Jan 10, 2026

Great tools to help me along my journey. Appreciate the work that went into putting this course together to help others.

Lenna Sobanja

Dec 17, 2025

Thank you for this meditation, it articulated perfectly what I feel. I quit drinking one year ago, and on this anniversary I needed reminding that I am unearthing my true, lovable self. I realize that am not actually changed, rather I am finally truly me, the me that was buried by addiction, and I am shaking off fear and shame. Thank you!

Peter Deslauriers

Nov 13, 2025

Thank you 🙏 I’ve been in recovery and sober for over 15 years and it certainly is an emotional roller coaster sometimes…and right now is one of those times, I really need self compassion & to live in the moment…have a peaceful day my friend 🙏❤️

April

Oct 10, 2025

I think most of us are in some form of recovery or another. I found this helpful and I believe anyone could benefit from applying these steps and ways of navigating deep emotions. Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏🏾🫶🏾

Suze

Oct 1, 2025

This course is a beautiful mixture of coaching, shared experience, mindset tools and nurturing. Pamela is exceptional and this course is a must for anyone on a sobriety journey

Rachel Shoemaker

Sep 29, 2025

Thisssss is EXACTLY the kind, compassionate, loving care that I want to extend to myself and my inner little Rachel. You DEFINITELY are familiar with walking the road to recovery. This uplifted me, lightened my load, empowered me to keep GOING! THANK YOU for sharing your journey. I see YOU. NAMASTE

Suze

Sep 22, 2025

This gives me hope of ending 20+ years of numbing myself. At age 28 I unknowingly married a narcissist who left ME after a decade of abuse and the pain flipped an autoimmunity “switch” and I was in the worst physical and emotional pain. I used cannabis for pain, for sleep and for depression. I am now 50 and I have been tapering off for 2 weeks and all the pain I numbed is here with a vengeance. Yesterday was the day I promised to stop and I didn’t make it…and I let my family think I did. I was so racked with guilt, shame and anger. This meditation hit differently and I realize I need to love myself in order to be successful. Thank you, Pamela. I will be listening to all your content for inspiration and encouragement through this journey.

My Practice

Service Provided

Virtual

Client Age

Adult · Elders (65+)

Treatment Approaches

IFS · CBT

About

Speaks English and Español

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