Podcasts

Ep. 271: F*ck Normal- How to Embrace What Fuels You in Recovery

I notice a lot of people questioning what “normal” looks like. But it doesn’t matter what normal is for other people. What matters is what works for YOU and what fuels your energy instead of drains it. This week’s episode 271 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast is about how to embrace what fuels you…

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Ep. 270: Becoming Willing to Ask for Help with Guest Ken “Katbird” Dunn

For those of us who are co-dependent, people-pleasers, rescuers, fixers, savers, etc. it can feel extremely difficult to ask for help. But the truth is, we can’t do everything alone. Ken Dunn realized this quickly when he stepped out of his comfort zone and sought healing through meditation, adventure, and ACA. This week’s episode 270…

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Ep. 269: If Your Life is a Dumpster Fire, Try These 11 Things to Put It Out

If you feel like your whole life is one big dumpster fire, you may also believe it is because of circumstances out of your control. While this may be partially true, there are plenty of things that are still within your control that you have the power to change and that is what I hope…

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Ep. 268: How to Find Freedom from People-Pleasing Habits

When you have a lifelong, ingrained pattern of people-pleasing behavior, it can be extremely difficult to undo, especially when it is a behavior we believe is keeping us safe. But I am living proof that it can be undone and it all starts with awareness. This week’s episode 268 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast…

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Ep. 267: Stop Chasing, Start Connecting- 3 Lessons from My Recovery Journey

I didn’t understand until I got into recovery that all of my attempts to connect with other people were in fact, me chasing them. I didn’t realize that in both my romantic relationships and friendships I was putting way more work into maintaining the relationship than they were. True connection means each person has a…

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Ep. 266: How to Stop Victimizing Yourself and Reclaim Your Power

Learning that I had a victim mentality and coming out of it was – hands down – the biggest mindset shift from my recovery. For that reason, this has been a huge topic of conversation on the podcast and something I will continue talking about as things come up to help others do the same.…

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Ep. 265: How to Embrace Emotional Sovereignty- Taking Ownership of Your Feelings, Not Others’

Most of us have never been taught to manage our feelings, making this one of the most difficult parts of recovery. When we have been accustomed to pushing our feelings aside, we lose the ability to recognize our feelings or generate our own feelings, and therefore, never get to a place of feeling things on…

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Ep. 264: 10 Self-Care Strategies I Used to Escape the Pit of Doom

I had an experience recently that I now refer to as “the pit of doom.” In reflection, I realized that the tools I have gained from recovery have allowed me to recover from this experience in a matter of weeks, whereas, before recovery, this would have weighed on me for years. This week’s episode 264 of…

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Ep. 263: Approaching Conflict Resolution with Confidence with Melanie [Coaching Series Part 3] 

Living with roommates can be challenging, especially when people aren’t pulling their weight with housework. For those of us with a history of people-pleasing and co-dependency, it can be even more difficult to undo the behaviors we have allowed for so long and set boundaries around our peace. On episode 263 of the Fragmented to…

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Ep. 262: Finding Serenity Through Self-Care and Managing Expectations with Erika [Coaching Series Part 2]

Since last week’s coaching call was so successful, I wanted to continue the podcast coaching series with another client, Erika. She joins me today hoping to find serenity through a difficult breakup while co-parenting their child and still living under the same roof.  On episode 262 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I help Erika…

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