Atheists in Recovery
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAtheists in Recovery podcast will address the spiritual and scientific belief systems of people in long term recovery in order to deconstruct limiting thought patterns, and introduce new behaviors and routines you can use.
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3 Ways to Build Your Resilience in The Face of Pivotal Events
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MB"Never let a good crisis go to waste." Winston Churchill Welcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I list 3 ways to build your resilience in the face of pivotal events. I announce a new project I’m excited about and invite you to join me on my new journey! WHAT WE’LL LEARN What types of events are pivotal (e.g. arrest, loss of a job, divorce/break up, big birthday, pandemic/languishing, loss, trauma, realization that I’m on the wrong path and life is passing me by). ...
How to Tell When Your Pain is Protecting You: dialoguing with our overwhelming emotions.
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutes - 9.97 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I talk about how to tell when your pain is protecting you by dialoguing with our emotions. And the pain that I will be referring to is guilt, shame, remorse, maybe judgment, self judgment caused by the inner critic. WHAT WE’LL LEARN What are the types of pain? The pain of guilt or shame, remorse or judgment caused by the inner critic. Who is the Inner protector is and what is its purpose. How to listen to the healing signals through ...
How to Deal with Feelings of Loneliness and Isolation The Right Way
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 13.6 MB“You had someone to go places with. You had a date on national holidays!” -Marie, When Harry Met Sally, 1989 Welcome to today’s show! Loneliness is a feeling that I know a lot of us try and avoid. And the thing is, we've all felt lonely at different points in our life. So it's an important topic. I've described loneliness as an epidemic in previous shows (and so has the 19th Surgeon General of the U.S. Vivek Murthy). It's so prevalent and it's also so destructive mentally, and physically....
Top 3 Masks We Wear and Why We Should Take Them Off
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes - 10.8 MB“Man is least himself when he talks in his own persona. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” -Oliver Wilde Welcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I talk about the masks that do more harm than good. The masks we wear because we are afraid; we are afraid that it anyone see’s how incompetent we are at our job, relationships, parenting, at anything we feel is part of our identity, the costs will be too great. WHAT WE’LL LEARN I talk about the top 3 masks: the s...
How can a creative act like writing move us through a healing process?
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 19.1 MB“Creativity is a basic human response to trauma and a natural emergency defense system,” Louise DeSalvo Welcome to today’s show! I spend some time talking about what writing can do for us and why writing works. I talk about how writing in community can be beneficial and how I will structure my upcoming writing groups based on the literature and personal experience. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Why writing? What writing can do for us? Writing in community - what is the additional benefit...
How to Cultivate A Resilience Mindset - from breakdown to break through
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes - 11.6 MBPeople who are resilient allow themselves to be changed by the experience of adversity. To be resilient is not to avoid difficulty but to play an active role in how difficulty transforms you. -Kelly McGonigal, PhD, health psychologist, Stanford University Welcome to today’s show! I’ve found that if one can focus their attention on resilience in these trying times, it shows that they can handle almost anything-it’s a learned capacity to cope! Resilience is as important to our well-...
The secret to not losing yourself: recovering from narcissistic abuse
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN What is narcissism really? I discuss the myth of narcissism and how social media gets it terribly wrong. How do you know if you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist? You’ve tried to be who your partner needed and when they are gone, you’ve lost yourself. Now what? How writing helps with healing. I give you a few writing prompts. RESOURCES MENTIONED Writing Bravely ho...
3 Ways Writing Takes You from Hopeless to Hopeful: the final episode
May 12, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I list 3 ways writing takes you from hopeless to hopeful:. And I’ve decided to end the Atheists in Recovery podcast so this is the final episode. I thank you all for listening. I announce a new project I’m excited about and invite you to join me on my new journey! WHAT WE’LL LEARN Writing as a coping mechanism. Writing allows us to sit with the uncomfortable feelings and be curious about them-their contours, shapes and sizes. Writing can h...
How to Fight Your Sugar Addiction
September 30, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 38.9 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Johnathan’s early view of religion helped shape his identity in the world. How his southern baptist “angry form of Christianity” messages made him question life. At age 37, Jonathan found himself at a critical crossroads when staring into a garbage can. The three steps to help you overcome your sugar addiction. Why Johnathan feels the willpower argument is a lie. Johnathan talks about what to do now that we are physically distan...
(Encore) Recovery and The Integrated Soul
September 16, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 49.8 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How Rob’s community wanted to thank him for his contribution to the community and invited him to meet the Queen. And what his inner dialogue was like (hint: he was not happy). Rob talks about his childhood growing up and how his identify was formed but it was not an easy road to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Rob talks about his recovery journey and gives us a “happiness disclaimer.” At 38, Rob found himself looking within the dark pl...
(Encore) Harm Reduction, The Opioid Crisis, and The Miracle Future
September 09, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 19 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How David’s earliest memories were rooted in sadness & depression and he felt like something was terribly wrong with him. David was put on anti-depressants is his early teens but felt “nothing was working.” How a Cop was the greatest endorsement for heroin use. When at Hazelden, David was told by staff he needed to put his life & will in God’s hands and work the steps of A.A. David, as a devout Atheist, felt this treatment approac...
(Encore) Resetting Your Recovery: rituals for healthy living
September 02, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 19 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How Derek earliest memories were rooted in religion but his connectedness and place of belonging was found (and still is) in nature. While Derek was in active addiction he watched his brother, father, and mother pass away from complications due to alcoholism which threw him into a deeper state of depression. It wasn’t until a suicide attempt, that Derek decided to put himself through rehab. Derek says as he passes his one year anniv...
(Encore) Writing as A Vehicle for Truth-Telling, Healing, and Recovery
August 26, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 60.8 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How Valley’s earliest sense of self was formed during “alot of using and instability.” Valley’s mother thought since Valley grew up in AA those values would transmit but Valley had other plans. Valley majored in love addiction, alcohol addiction, and codependency during her college years. When Valley sat with her dying horse’s (Hooker) corpse she realized she was pregnant and had to “own it.” How she was confronted by her then fia...
(Encore) SMART Recovery: The ABC’s of Recovery
August 19, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 39 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How hearing a sermon in a church led Peter to “wake up” and start to heal the suffering within. How his Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. household normalized alcohol use. What led Peter to get “interventioned” at work. Why Peter found SMART recovery early on in his recovery and how it helped him. What is SMART ‘s 4-point program. Learn a few SMART recovery tools: for example, “ABC” tool. How mindfulness works to challenge our auto...
(Encore) What to Say at Regular AA Meetings: coming out of the (Atheist) closet
August 12, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 19 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How atheists/agnostics have found sobriety in AA. The A.I.R. audience has spoken: we talk about these four categories: tolerance, losing one’s religion, the language of addiction, and coming out of the Atheist closet. When is the right time to come out of the Atheist closet? How you should come out of the Atheist closet (a few conversation starters are discussed). RESOURCES MENTIONED Recovery Dharma Website Recovery Dharma Faceb...
(Encore) When A Man Loves A Woman-Movie Review
August 05, 2021 07:00 - 16 minutes - 19 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Episode 22 starts our December series, Movies That Move Us. Learn why Adina loves this movie and its relevance in the recovery space. Learn what it means to be codependent. The movie portrayed the subtle way drinking goes from being “fun” to more of a progressive disorder in which shame and fear are ubiquitous. Learn what Adina thinks is the most pivotal part of the story of Michael and Alice’s relationship and how this movie is m...
5 Journaling Prompts I Use The Most And The August And September Pause
July 29, 2021 07:00 - 9 minutes - 11 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I list 5 journaling prompts I use most often (and why I think it’s the greatest recovery tool). And I’m taking a pause in August through the end of September to focus on family time, travel, self-care and to tweak a few things with the podcast. In the meantime, you may want to catch up on episodes 1-105 or relisten to a few of your favorites. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Right now I am... How Adina uses journaling in her own life, daily. She shares ...
Q & A with Adina-daily practices for vulnerability, courage, love and belonging
July 22, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes - 23.8 MBWelcome to today’s show! Vulnerability “Vulnerability smells like rotten eggs, feels like slimy fish, tastes like ash.” WHAT WE’LL LEARN: What is Vulnerability? What events led to Adina knowing she needed to address her own vulnerability. How Adina previously handled vulnerability. What the family motto was in her early days that led to her feeling that being vulnerable was not acceptable. How Adina approaches vulnerability now. What is Adina’s writing process. Th...
Neurosurgery and Addiction: it's never too late to rewrite your story
July 15, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 34.4 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Paul’s deepest roots came from living with a family of doctors that pushed him to excel at school. He deeply wanted to learn more about the nervous system and what makes up the brain & spinal cord. You have to “rob” the tumor in a stealth manner so as not to awaken the brain. Think Jedi Warrior :) How addiction affects the brain structure. And the brain wants to do good for us until there's an insult that’s put into our body (e.g. nicotin...
The Opposite of Addiction is Connection: 3 ways brainspotting can help heal addiction
July 08, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutes - 14 MBWelcome to today’s show! Stories I reference a quote which I feel sums up the episode well. Write Often and Edit Well -Esther Perel WHAT WE’LL LEARN: What is Brainspotting? We look at a case study with Tina and pay attention to her insecure attachment style. What the outcome was after Tina’s first brainspotting session & why Adina was surprised :) Why early messages are so important to our attachment styles as with the case of Tina. How Brainspotting accesses parts of ...
How to Challenge Your Stressful Thoughts (And Live Your Way into Right Thinking) Part 2
July 01, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes - 21.6 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Please listen to EP 101 where we learn Arlina’s background before listening to this one :) Why our brains are designed to focus on the negative. And how to increase our awareness of this. Arlina, at a young age, kept finding reasons that she wasn’t “good enough” and “smart enough” and whenever she would have a negative experience, she’d use that as “evidence” to back up the stories she told herself. Confirmation bias is what’s happening. ...
How to Challenge Your Stressful Thoughts (And Live Your Way into Right Thinking)
June 24, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 24.9 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Arlina described her deepest roots as having come from two traumatic incidents early on. She learned some survival skills that “did not translate into healthy adult relationships.” How at age 8 or 9, Arlina discovered alcohol. And she described the first drink vividly. She stated, “The self-confidence & self-loathing was lifted….” This cemented the theory that alcohol would take away “all these bad feelings.” Why she felt money or love wa...
How to Develop a Recovery Routine for People who Struggle with Consistency
June 17, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 15.7 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s solo episode, I outline 6 questions to ask yourself in order to create a recovery routine that works for you. My bullet points below are a series of questions rather than statements. This is similar to what I do with my monthly newsletter. I’m a big journaler and our brains are problem solving machines so let it do its job. Write down each question and then answer it. WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Question #1: What are your non-negotiables re: habits? Quest...
50/50 Conversations: a powerful healing approach to recovery
June 10, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 38.9 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: John described his deepest roots led him to Syracuse New York...from his upbringing, to his professional development, to his professional career and to his sobriety. John’s sobriety journey is intertwined with a dual diagnosis with Mental Health issues. How he needs to maintain his mental health so that he does not drink again and vice versa. John’s first sponsor made him take his mental health seriously. How he balanced advocacy work...
3 Tips on How to Overcome Guilt, Shame And Regret in Early Recovery
June 03, 2021 07:00 - 10 minutes - 12 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s solo episode, I outline 3 tips on how to overcome guilt, shame, & regret in early recovery. A sober life means feeling all the emotions and in early recovery that can be very triggering. Let's start our show with how I define guilt, shame & regret. WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How to Increase your self-forgiveness. In order to walk through any difficult emotion, self-forgiveness needs to be part of that tool kit. How to increase your connection...
The Gift of Recovery
May 27, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 37.8 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Chris described his deepest roots as being introduced to spirituality by way of “special event Catholicism” God and the idea of a higher power was a novelty to Chris How his relationship with sobriety was one of coercion by being court ordered into fellowships, group therapy, jail, and house arrests. Chris describes his high school locker as a small black marketplace for anything he needed. How being “uncomfortable in his own skin” led ...
How to Use Journaling to Manifest Your Dreams in Recovery
May 20, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 15.2 MBQuote: The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.” J.M. Barrie (Author of Peter Pan) Welcome to today’s show! In today’s solo episode, I outline 5 takeaways for utilizing journaling to manifest your dreams in recovery! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: What is a keystone habit? Why is journaling considered a keystone habit? Journaling acc...
Guided Ketamine Therapy: new hope for depression and anxiety
May 13, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 41.1 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Kristen describes her deepest roots and her mother’s influence on shaping her future identity. How to use technology to remove barriers for mental health. Ketamine as a dissociative and what that means for our treatment. How is Ketamine different from the traditional medications we take to reduce depression & anxiety. When adding a psychedelic treatment you are going deeper within and finding out the root cause of the issue vers...
How to Face Your Anxiety Head on: the power of brainspotting
May 06, 2021 07:00 - 14 minutes - 16.8 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: What is anxiety? And why is brainspotting perfect for resolving anxiety? Brainspotting as a dual attunement process. We look at a case study with Raphael. What the outcome was after Raphael’s first brainspotting session. What are the challenges with brainspotting for Raphael (and especially in our western culture). Where is Raphael now? Brainspotting is not a magic elixir but it does go much deeper than talk therapy. RE...
(Encore) Drinking and Anxiety: What’s the Connection
April 29, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 16 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Why Adina feels the word Anxiety is overused in our society What is an Anxiety disorder What are the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to Anxiety disorder Learn about “Brad” and his recent relapse What is the relationship between alcohol and anxiety How do we build an anxiety tool kit? Adina goes through an exercise called R.A.I.N. that she uses in her therapy practice Another exercise called “after the R.A.I...
(Encore) How to Quit Drinking Cold Turkey
April 22, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 36.6 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Mishka’s “second hand smoke” of religion had helped him develop in the world. How living a Godless life impacted his recovery. Why Mishka “reluctantly” self-identifies as an Agnostic. What are the key takeaways from the book- one of the tools is quite similar to AA. Why Mishka says you need to “pay your taxes” when in recovery. What Mishka says about crying and “losing one’s shit” and how to feel the feelings. Mishka talks a...
(Encore) Sex & Love Addiction, Co-dependency: Looking for Love in All The Wrong Places
April 15, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 37.1 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How D.J.’s earliest roots were “tangled, buried, diseased and complex.” Learn why D.J. thought he was adopted (even at a young age) because things were “just so bad.” D.J. talks about his fearful experience of spirituality growing up and how God would not “show up for” him and he had proof that God was not showing up. D.J. feels all of what he went through led him to the person he is today-a healer. D.J.’s recovery journal began whe...
(Encore) How Decluttering Your Life Can Positively Benefit Your Recovery
April 08, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Michael’s deepest roots shaped her identity in the world How Michael took some interesting routes to get to where she is today in the decluttering space What are some practical questions to get us started with evaluating our belongings An exercise in mindfulness What’s the first step in the purification process for individuals in recovery Why it’s important to create a plan along with expectations for our first purifying ses...
3 Reasons Why I Love Journaling and the April Pause
April 01, 2021 07:00 - 10 minutes - 12.3 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I outline 3 reasons why I love journaling (and why I think it’s the greatest recovery tool). And I’m taking a pause in April to focus on self-care and to even get a bit ahead with the podcast. In the meantime, you may want to catch up on episodes 1-88 or relisten to a few of your favorites. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Self Awareness. How Adina uses journaling in her own life, daily. How journaling helps one to become more aware of their behaviors b...
Healthy Emotional Habits: Planting Roots in Recovery
March 25, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 29 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Luke’s mother’s death at age 10 caused severe trauma throughout his life. And how learning about this masculinity code shaped his identity in the world. How coping mechanisms of not showing emotions kept him safe in his household. A turning point for Luke was when a friend pierced his denial. And Luke realized, his Mom’s life was an example, her death was a lesson. Luke’s recovery journey started from those first few therapy se...
Rituals and Routines: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself
March 18, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutes - 15.7 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I outline 6 questions to ask yourself on how routines & rituals have helped you in your recovery. My bullet points below are a series of questions rather than statements. This is similar to what I do with my monthly newsletter. I’m a big journaler and our brains are problem solving “vessels” so let it do its job. Write down each question and then answer it WHAT WE’LL LEARN Ask Yourself: Question #1: Identify What routines and rituals th...
The Secret to Owning Your Painful History and Changing Your Story
March 11, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Eli’s deepest roots shaped his identity in the world in a very orthodox Jewish community in New York called Crown Heights. How his childhood felt “very unsafe.” As he was growing up he started to group people as “safe” and “unsafe.” When an older community boy took advantage of him sexually, Eli unconsciously held onto two deep seated beliefs that followed him throughout his life. Eli felt if he had money it would solve all his...
5 Ways Hypnotherapy Can Help You Break through Emotional Rock Bottom
March 04, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I outline 5 Ways Hypnotherapy Can Help You Break through Emotional Rock Bottom. Hypnotherapy is this podcast is a tool but it can be replaced with any resource you like: Brainspotting, Yoga, Meditation, and Memoirs (love a good memoir). Emotional Rock Bottom I reference a quote which I feel sums up the episode well. Those Who Have A Why to Live Can Bear Almost Any How -Viktor Frankl WHAT WE’LL LEARN There is always ligh...
How I Came to Believe: hope in recovery
February 25, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 36.7 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How David’s earliest roots brought up feelings of isolation and sadness. Learn why being one of only a few Catholics from East Tennessee had a huge impact on David. How David’s first drink as an altar boy sipping the Priests wine gave him a feeling that “everything’s going to be okay.” David recalls a real hatred to be himself and a hatred for everyone else that “wasn’t like me.” David said he went to treatment 5 times in the 80’s ...
What the Coronavirus is Revealing about Male Loneliness
February 18, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I discuss a pandemic of loneliness and outline 3 ways to combat loneliness during Covid19. On Measuring Loneliness I reference a quote from Jack: I received a DM from an old college friend the other day who said he missed me and wanted to catch up. I was so touched that I started to cry. I feel strange saying I'm lonely because I have a loving family. I repeat to myself, I have a wife and kids. But maybe I am lonely. With my week c...
Beyond Stress: training yourself to thrive in recovery
February 11, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 43.3 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Liz’s deepest roots shaped her identity in the world which led her to write about stress and trauma. She says she is “exhibit A” of what she writes about How we as a society undermine resilience and how this shows up in addictions Liz’s definition of Trauma: “a condition when our survival brain perceives us to be powerless, helpless, and lacking control” What is the window of tolerance to stress arousal 3 ways we narrow our wi...
5 Ways Hypnotherapy Can Help you Find Unexpected Meaning
February 04, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 16.9 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I outline 5 ways Hypnotherapy Can Help you Find Unexpected Meaning in recovery. Hypnotherapy is this podcast is a tool but it can be replaced with any resource you like: talk therapy, yoga, Memoirs (love a good memoir). Digging for Unexpected Meaning I reference a quote which I feel sums up the episode well. He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. – Friedrich Nietzsche WHAT WE’LL LEARN Take all things as ‘gra...
How to Deal with Extreme Emotional Anxiety
January 28, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 30.5 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Elizabeth’s deepest roots shaped her identity in the world When she recognized how much of a lack of emotional attunement parents can have in their child’s lives Elizabeth managed those really hard emotions with substances because she did not know how to manage her emotional state and/or her Childhood Emotional Neglect Elizabeth defines Childhood Emotional Neglect We talk about how we “Numb” the emotions because we did not le...
Resetting Your Recovery:rituals for healthy living
January 21, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How Derek earliest memories were rooted in religion but his connectedness and place of belonging was found (and still is) in nature While Derek was in active addiction he watched his brother, father, and mother pass away from complications due to alcoholism which threw him into a deeper state of depression It wasn’t until a suicide attempt, that Derek decided to put himself through rehab. Derek says as he passes his one year anniver...
5 Ways to Increase Your Self-Esteem in Recovery
January 14, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBWelcome to today’s show! Is low self-esteem holding you back? In today’s solo episode I outline 5 ways to banish negative self-talk, increase self worth and take back your relationship with yourself to keep you from “ruining” your recovery. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Listen to your language. They are the sentences that begin with, ‘I am…’ or ‘I am not…’. Who AM I? (think of the messages you received from childhood) Many factors went into creating this inner self. The Goal is, No Self-Esteem. ...
3 things to Let Go of and 3 Things to Hold onto in the New Year
January 07, 2021 08:00 - 8 minutes - 9.92 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, As we embark on the New Year, I outline 3 things to let go of in the form of verbs (and 3 things to hold onto). This can apply to your recovery but it can also apply to your everyday life-your finances, your sexual story, your relationship with self & others. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Hypnotherapy can be a highly effective tool in the early stages (as well as the maintenance stages) of recovery Hypnotherapy addresses those feelings we work so hard to...
(Encore) How to Heal the Suffering of Addiction through Memoir
December 24, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 36.6 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN How David’s earlier experiences helped him to realize his calling was to help cultivate stories in other people. How living near a crime scene had prompted David to ask “Why do people commit crimes” and further searching questions like: “Why did his life turn out this way?” And “Does he want a better life?” David discussed a story from the book about Naji who is five years old at the time and dealing with issues of race How to start...
(Encore) I Don’t Want to Talk About It-Book Review
December 17, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 18.7 MBWelcome to today’s show! In today’s solo episode, I’m sharing a book that has helped me to better understand Depression-especially male depression. In the show, I outline 5 takeaways from the book. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Here is what I want to spend time highlighting as if we were sitting together having an iced decaf mocha! How you can pass depression on from parent to child like a chain of pain For men, pain is something you should rise above and when we “fail” that is when ...
(Encore) 15 experts share “The one thing I wish I knew in early sobriety.”
December 10, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: This episode features 15 of our past guests. Each guest submitted an audio recording answering the question: “What’s the one thing you wish you knew in early sobriety.” This show was so much fun to work on. This episode is also a celebration of sorts as we mark the one year anniversary of the podcast! After this episode, I am taking a much needed break but will be back in September with brand new episodes. Joe C. shares his message to ...
(Encore) How to Find Recovery Without A Belief in A Higher Power
December 03, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How John’s early view of religion helped shape his identity in the world Why did John ultimately decide to conform to religious beliefs even though his family had decided religion was not a part of their worldview How John’s traumatic experience (and how he absorbed that experience) led to his accelerated drinking How after 25 years in AA, John came to the conclusion that he was an Atheist Why John rejects the concept of a higher...