"It truly feels like I've had two separate lives: life before recovery and life now."

In this new episode of Delay the Decay, we interview Kristina Mohn, a licensed massage therapist with Rise Up Wellness and Recovery, CrossFit Level 2 coach at CrossFit 970, and competitive Olympic weightlifter. Kristina recounts her alcoholism, confusion about purpose and faith, and a 2014 rock-bottom moment after leaving her young children home while drinking, leading to sobriety in 2016, and finding a welcoming church that helped her release shame and embrace redemption, motivating her to be vulnerable so others feel less alone.

Kristina talks about how CrossFit became a stabilizing focus in early recovery, leading to coaching, weightlifting competition, and placing sixth at Masters Worlds. We discuss discipline as daily intentional consistency, scaling workouts for stimulus, and encouraging stuck people to take the next step with supportive community.

00:00 Meet Kristina Mohn

04:00 Benefits And Longevity Doc

07:48 Why She Loves Healing Work

10:26 Recovery Story Begins

11:38 Life Before Sobriety

17:19 Rock Bottom Wake Up Call

20:01 Church Family And Sobriety

21:42 Letting Go Of Shame

25:20 Using Pain To Help Others

31:54 Sober to CrossFit

38:49 Discipline and Consistency

44:13 Scaling and RX Mindset

47:30 Competitive Weightlifting

53:38 Life After Kids

55:34 Next Step Encouragement

01:01:43 Direction Not Perfection

01:02:45 Where to Follow Kristina

Thank you Kristina Mohn for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

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- Kristina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinamohnlmt/

- Kristina on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-mohn-440b8376

- Kristina on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristina.mohn.2025/

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