Podcasts

Ep. 310: It’s Hard to Get Off the Ground When Your Wings Are Cut with Mark

Send us a text For some of us who struggle with addiction, we’re using our addiction to fill some type of hole we’re feeling. Today’s guest, Mark, was using his compulsive, addictive behaviors in an attempt to fill a “God-sized hole” in his life. He shares with us how recovery and finding his higher power…

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Ep. 309: How to Find Peace: Mastering Acceptance in Difficult Times [Replay] 

Send us a text Before recovery, I had heard all about the importance of acceptance, but my question still remained: How do I do it? It wasn’t just one thing that helped me but a series of lessons that helped me change my thinking, reduce emotional suffering, and create inner peace. And I wanted to…

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Ep. 308: How to Go Beyond ‘Woe is Me’- Sylvia’s Powerful Shift to Self-Ownership

Send us a text Regardless of how long I have been working with clients as a boundaries coach, I am still amazed by the mind-blowing revelations my clients have as a result of working with me. Today, I am sharing one of these profound experiences by sharing a story from “Sylvia,” one of my clients…

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Ep. 307: Compulsive Overeating Recovery- Discovering Unconditional Love After a Food Slip

Send us a text One of the most profound things I have worked on in my recovery journey is showing love to myself even after I make a mistake. So, when I had a recent experience where my unconditional love was tested after a slip-up with food, I had to share it with you. This…

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Ep. 306: How to Unpack Emotional Unavailability- My Journey to Feeling My Feelings (and Yours)

Send us a text For years, I thought emotional unavailability happened to me, not something I actively participated in. Spoiler alert: I was dead wrong. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on my journey from emotional unavailability to emotional availability and how recovery helped me understand and embrace my own feelings and the feelings of others. This week’s episode…

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Ep. 305: From Reactor to Responder- How to Break Free from Old Patterns

Send us a text One of the promises of ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) is that we go from being a reactor to an actor in our lives. This means taking a proactive approach to our lives rather than reacting to what is happening. It means that we are being thoughtful, giving conscious consideration to what’s…

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Ep. 304: How to Handle Life’s Demands Without Losing Your Shit

Send us a text Changes in medicine, technology, currency, and so much more are happening at an exponential rate, and our ability to adapt is either going to make or break us. If you’re able to adapt, you’ll be able to thrive instead of just surviving or existing. That’s where the concept of adaptation energy…

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Ep. 303: When Love Means Letting Go- How to Break the Cycle of Codependency

Send us a text Codependency in relationships can be a complex cycle to break, especially when it comes to family members. We tend to tolerate toxic behaviors for the sake of love and loyalty. That’s why today I wanted to unpack some of the myths around loyalty and tolerance in dysfunctional family dynamics and how…

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Ep. 302: Lessons from a Zen Farmer- The Truth About Luck

Send us a text I recently heard a parable about a Zen farmer and how we perceive “good luck” vs. “bad luck.” I wanted to share it on the podcast this week because I think it reflects such an important mindset shift for how we view life’s unexpected twists and turns. This week’s episode 302…

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Ep. 301: How to Reconnect with Your Feelings- A Key Step in Recovery

Send us a text If you’re anything like me, you have used food, substances, or other people to numb your feelings. That’s why reconnecting with your feelings is a crucial step in recovery. Today, I will be reading some excerpts from ACA’s “Loving Parent Guidebook” that offer helpful insights on the importance of understanding and…

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