Podcasts

Recovery can restore us to clarity – clarity of thinking, clarity about the level of dysfunction in our lives, as well as about how we ourselves contributed to that dysfunction. Show NotesIf your thinking is clouded and chaotic, your boundaries are a mess, you want everyone else and the world around you to change, perhaps…

If you need help to change the negative self talk in your head, this episode is for you. It’s just affirmations – no intro, not outro, just affirmations. Listen once and make note of the affirmations that resonate best with you, or listen repeatedly to them all. What is Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from…

Choice is the opposite of compulsion, obsession and addiction and this episode will help you understand how to get the freedom of choice. Show NotesOne of the greatest gifts of recovery is freedom of choice – the freedom choose what we do and do not want to think, believe and do. Before recovery, I didn’t…

Learn how to overcome unrealistic expectations so you can let go of resentments. Show NotesI talk about how unrealistic expectations made my life unmanageable and was one of my worst defects of character, and how I learned to let them go. This not only helped me let go of resents from the past, but prevented…

If you’ve always been a fighter, taken flight or frozen during stressful situations, this episode will help you learn how to deal with those patterns. Show NotesThe body’s natural response to threats, whether perceived or real, is to fight, flee or freeze. I share how recovery has helped me reprogram my internal response to threat,…

Living into the wreckage of the future is when you assume catastrophes will happen and you plan for them in your mind, and this episode will help you learn how to stop that. Show NotesThis episode will show you that there is another way to live inside your head besides assuming the worst is always…

Learn how to tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy behaviors, such as helping vs rescuing or dissociation vs having a good time by looking at your motivation. Show NotesSometimes the very same behavior can be healthy or unhealthy, it depends on your motivation. In this episode, I share what I’ve learned about the difference…

Learn what enmeshed relationships look like and how to begin getting out of them. Show NotesIf you’re in a relationship or family system where you’re not allowed to have your own identity or opinions, then you’re likely enmeshed with those others and this episode will help you get un-enmeshed. I give examples of some of…

Understanding your part in things means you learn what to STOP doing so that your life can get better. Show NotesI describe some examples of coming to understand my part in things in an effort to help you understand your part in the chaos and drama of your life so you can stop doing those…

If you are having difficulty changing your thinking and behavior, learn how to act your way into right thinking based on this popular 12-step slogan. Show NotesRecovery programs are programs of action, not of thinking or believing. This episode addresses why that is the case, and gives methods for how to behave your way into…