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Bravo's Captain Sandy REVEALS shocking SECRET #bravo #belowdeck #captainsandy #secret #sobriety

15 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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YouTube clip (uploaded by James Laughlin) featuring Captain Sandy from Bravo discussing her journey to sobriety and how recovery shaped her approach to leadership. She says she got sober many years ago, began leading after getting clean, emphasizes self-care ("oxygen mask first"), mental/physical/spiritual preparation, and practicing empathy by trying to understand crew members' perspectives and "rising at 30,000ft."

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I got sober many years ago. I can't take all the credit. I did a lot of work personally before I got in the position of leadership. I didn't. I wasn't in leadership while I was out there having fun, you know, like getting in trouble. My leadership started after I got clean. And I learned a lot about life, about how to take care of yourself first. You know, that oxygen mask first. Preparing myself mentally, physically, and for me spiritually, for the world to be able to lead a team. And every time someone drives me crazy on a boat, I just think about. I think about where they're coming from. I try to put myself in their shoes and rise at 30,000ft.