In this episode, we are joined by Peter, Jessica, and John and we share about finding hope after addiction. We share how we maintain hope even when things get hard. You’ll hear us talk about looking back to see how far we’ve come, and looking forward to the future, being able to recognize the potential. […]
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Sobriety is the pathway to authentic friendships In this episode, we talk with Debs, Brian, and Ben about how our friendships have changed in sobriety. When we quit drinking, one thing we worry about is how our relationships and friendships are going to change. It can be intimidating. Will we be any fun to hang
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In this episode, we talk with Derrick, Liz, and Corinna about what it’s like to go public with recovery – what we sometimes call “Recovering Out Loud”. We cover topics such as When we’re proud of all of the work we’ve done in recovery, and when start reaping the benefits, we often find we want
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In this episode, we talk with Kate , James, and Lacey about how we deal and cope with regret in sobriety. We talk about ways we’ve changed our focus from the past to the future, to allow ourselves to heal. Move from the past to the future Learning to put the past behind us in
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In this episode, we talk with Chelsea, host of The Recovered Life podcast, Molly, and Brian about navigating difficult emotions. We talk about how we find validation for our emotions, and how we’ve learned to cope with them, either by distracting ourselves or learning to sit with them. We talk about coping tools such as
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How have your standards changed? In this episode, we talk with Denge, Mary, and Michal about our standards and expectations in recovery. As we move further along in our recovery journeys, we often find that our standards change – as they should. Our self worth increases, and we realize we are no longer willing to
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The holidays are always a big source of anxiety and temptation for people who are in recovery. So we wanted to do an episode on what things to watch out for, share some of our anxieties, and share some of our tried and true tips for surviving the holidays sober. We all have very different
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In this episode, we talk with our friends Robert and Michal about changing the narrative, what it means to change the stories we’ve held onto throughout our lives. We talk about the stigma of alcoholism and how it stops people from getting the help we need. We talk about changing spiritual beliefs and religious narratives. We
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In this episode we continue our discussion about the challenges of early sobriety. The first 30 days are some of the hardest on the recovery journey. In this episode – the second of a two part series – we continue our conversation with John, Kris, and Ashley about early sobriety – everything we wish someone
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Everything we wish someone would’ve told us in the first 30 days of sobriety The first 30 days are some of the hardest on the recovery journey. In this episode – the first of a two part series – we talk with John, Kris, and Ashley about early sobriety. Everything we wish someone would’ve told
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