Episode 366 - There’s Another Way to Live: Candy Finnigan on Recovery, Purpose & Success

Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!

Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!
Episode 366 - There’s Another Way to Live: Candy Finnigan on Recovery, Purpose & Success
Sep 15, 2026 Season 4 Episode 366
Joanna Lilley, MA, NCC

Candy Finnigan’s life has taken plenty of unexpected turns. From growing up in Kansas to marrying musician Mike Finnigan, navigating addiction and recovery, and eventually becoming a professional interventionist, very little about where she ended up was part of an original plan.

In this episode of Success is Subjective, Candy shares how her own recovery led her into a career helping families in crisis, what she learned through decades of intervention work, and why she believes helping people find another way to live is its own form of success. She also reflects on her time with A&E’s Intervention, the importance of staying true to her values, and what it means to still be doing meaningful work as she approaches 80.

Candy’s story is a reminder that purpose is not always something you plan for—and success can look a lot more like using what you’ve been given to help someone else.

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Connect with Joanna Lilley:
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Email: joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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