The helplessness and hopelessness that comes with having a family member in addiction is heart wrenching, and our guests share some of the wisdom they’ve gained with their own experiences with this. But we also get a glimpse into what it was like for our families, while we fought our own addictions. Listen as we […]
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In this episode we explore the feeling of rejection. We are joined by musician Benjamin Lerner, Becki, the founder of the soberlife.love sober dating website, and Steve’s friend Andrea. Listen as we share how rejection has affected our patterns of thinking and behavior over the years – even starting in childhood – and how we’re
E33: Coping with Rejection in Recovery Read More »
Sobriety and recovery are often used interchangeably, but are they the same? Have you ever wondered what the difference between them actually is? Have you ever wondered what people actually mean when they talk about their “recovery”? We are joined by sober influencer Ryan from The Sober Mountain; recovery mentor Dana, founder of The Yarn
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People often say they drink alcohol to calm their anxiety. As we start to understand that alcohol actually contributes to our anxiety, we have to start learning healthy ways to cope with it. It’s not easy. In this episode, we talk with Travis, Antje, and Zoe about how we deal with anxiety in recovery, and
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Getting honest with ourselves and taking ownership and responsibility for our actions is one of the hardest and most important parts of the recovery journey. In this episode, we are joined by Jason, Robbie, and Dave as we take a vulnerable dive into taking responsibility and taking action, to make the changes necessary to live a
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We’re joined by recovery coach and superstar Daph, the host of Creating Ripples podcast, Alex, and our good friend John to talk about how perfectionism shows up in our recovery. It seems like some people struggled with perfectionism, and it was one of the causes of their drinking. And others fight perfectionism now that they’re
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You hear over and over in the recovery community that resentment leads to relapse. And while that might be a bit harsh, it’s also not far from the truth. Carrying around resentment can build up all kinds of negative feelings inside of us that can lead us to want to escape. In this episode, we
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Today, we’re going to dig into self worth, and all of the ways that a lack of self worth can affect our recovery and affect our lives. This one’s for you, you’ve ever struggled with people pleasing, with setting boundaries, with fear of failure, or if you’ve ever found yourself wondering, “Who am I?” We have
E27: Self Worth in Recovery: Discovering and Embracing your Identity Read More »
How much have you let self doubt hold you back in life? How often do you dream about the life you want, but you let fear stop you from making it happen? In this episode, we’ve invited sober motivational speakers Jacob Brown and Martin Lockett, along with the always amazing Through the Glass regular Molly,
E26: Facing Self Doubt and Finding Our Purpose Read More »
When you quit drinking, it suddenly feels like days are 143 hours long. How do you fill all that time? In this episode, we talk with Rai, Jessie, and Jamie about dealing with boredom in sobriety. We talk about what it feels like in early recovery to start filling all that new found free time,
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