Podcasts

80: How to Enjoy the Holidays by Setting Boundaries Now

SHOW NOTES You don’t have to do things you don’t want to over the holidays! This includes attending events, exchanging gifts, spending money or having uncomfortable conversations. You’ll learn a variety of tips for setting boundaries for the holidays, including some specific scripts so use and scenarios in which to use them. I also recommend…

79: Terminal Uniqueness

SHOW NOTES Many of us come into recovery believing we’re “terminally unique” or that we’re “uniquely flawed.” What we learn is that we’re NOT terminally unique, and that there are many are many others like us. You are not alone, there are many others like you, and you DO belong. Here’s the link to my…

78: New Possibilities

SHOW NOTES The ability to believe in new possibilities is at the heart of our ability to change. Gaining a new perspective on our lives and our problems opens us up to new possibilities. The way we think about things is often the source of our difficulties, rather than the situations themselves.  If you’d like…

77: Getting Rid of Expectations After the Fact

Show Notes Sometimes we don’t realize we even had an expectation until it wasn’t met. Whether that’s true for you, or you KNOW you had an expectation about something, you’ll learn how to “unhook” from those expectations even after the situation is over! This will melt your resentment about not having your expectation met. Please…

76: Reducing Emotional Pain

Show Notes This episode covers several ways to reduce your emotional pain. It covers how to take advantage of the power of your “thinking brain” to help you clean up your negative thinking; practicing self care and connecting with others.    Please follow me on Instagram @HigherPowerCoaching, and check out my podcast website fragmentedtowhole.com. Be sure…

75: Becoming Entirely Ready to Change Your Life

If you’re sick and tired of your life and want to make changes, this episode will take you through a process to do that. Show Notes If you are truly committed to changing your ways, this episode is for you! The process of changing our lives is what 12 step recovery is all about. In…

74: Privacy vs. Secrecy

If you’re confused about the difference between what’s private and what’s secret, this episode will help clear that up. Show Notes In this episode, I clear up the distinction between what’s private and what’s secret. Private matters have to do with  setting healthy boundaries. Secrets have to do with hiding our shame. I use the…

73: Understanding Natural Consequences

Natural consequences are the inevitable result of a person’s actions and I explain how enabling gets in the way of this. Show NotesThe natural consequences of negative behavior are typically negative. However, many people buffer, block or filter the consequences of other’s behavior by enabling them. Enabling is when we fix, solve, or make the…

72: Stop Beating Yourself Up!

If you’ve been beating yourself up for years and want to know how to stop, this episode walks you through that. Show NotesIn this episode I teach you the step by step process I used to stop beating myself up. It starts with realizing that s****y things you say to yourself, then realizing, “This is…

71: Non-Fear-Based Decision-Making

If you’ve been making decisions your whole life based on fear, this episode is for you! Show NotesIf you’d like to stop making your decisions based on fear, this episode will help. I talk about how using the tools of recovery, and especially “acting as if” helps with this. I also explain what’s happening with…