Fragmented to Whole

Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery

This podcast can help you go from fragmented to whole. The title of the podcast comes from my journey of recovery in 12 step programs where I came in feeling fragmented and now I AM WHOLE. I talk about how that happened, and many of the lessons I've learned in recovery. I cover such topics as learning acceptance, overcoming unrealistic expectations, intimacy, forgiveness and boundaries.

All episodes are 20 minutes or less, most are less than 15. The first episode is my story in brief so you'll hear about the kind of profound life changes that I experienced in 12-step recovery. Other episodes cover specific topics such as Acceptance, Victim Mentality, Overcoming Negative Thought Loops, etc. You don't have to be in recovery to benefit from it though!

One last (very important) thing. I don't speak for or endorse any particular 12 step program of recovery. Though I'm a huge fan of 12 step recovery, and a member of two 12 step fellowships, I cannot speak them. Take what you want and leave the rest.

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Fragmented to Whole Podcast 43: Amends, Apologies, Harms and Hurts

Learn the difference between making an amends and an apology, and how that relates to the difference between something that harms someone vs. hurts someone. Show NotesThe amends process required by the 12 steps includes changed behavior, not just an apology. This episode helps clarify what kinds of things require amends vs. an apology by…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 42: Why Take a Daily Inventory

You’ll learn how taking a daily inventory of your life can nip your dysfunctional behavior in the bud and prevent the buildup of crap in your life – really! Show NotesThe practice of taking a daily inventory is recommended in 12 step recovery, but many people don’t do it. I talk about how much it’s…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 41: Discipline Equals Freedom

This episode shows who discipline equals freedom from obsession and compulsion in the context of 12 step recovery. Show NotesPeople who are undisciplined think there’s no way that discipline can equal freedom. It sounds like the opposite of freedom, in fact. This episode will show you how having discipline in certain areas leads to freedom…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 40: Feeling Trapped? There IS a Way Out!

If you feel trapped in your life, this episode will help you get out of that. Show NotesI describe a couple of situations in my life where I felt trapped and how I got out of them. I’m living proof that it’s possible to not only get out of feeling trapped, but to live a…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 39: Wholeness, Integration and Integrity

If you’ve felt fragmented your whole life and want to integrate those fragments and be whole, this episode is for you! Show NotesI never understood that having integrity had anything to do with being whole, or that being dishonest contributed to my fragmentation. Recovery helped me to integrate my fragmented pieces into one coherent whole,…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 38: The Promises of Recovery

If you want to know what day-to-day life in recovery looks like compared to life before recovery, this episode is for you! Show NotesThe promises of recovery tell us what our lives might look like once we’ve got some recovery under our belts. In this episode I’ll share how the promises of recovery – and…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 37: Fail Till You Succeed

“Fail till you succeed” is the formula for all success throughout time and this episode explains why this is so. Show NotesThis episode will be particularly helpful to those who have beaten themselves up for years, and who think they will never succeed at anything. Many of us suffer from the belief that those who…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 36: Your Rights as a Person in Recovery

You have the right to live your own life the way you want without anyone else’s approval – this episode lists that and many of your other rights. Show NotesMany people in recovery don’t even realize that they GET TO think their own thoughts, make their own decisions and focus on their own lives and…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 35: Boundaries During the Holidays

Setting boundaries around what we really want allows us to truly enjoy the holidays, here’s how. Show NotesBoundaries help us enjoy our loved ones and our time, and they reduce stress and overwhelm. To have boundaries means to live intentionally. This episode will help you set boundaries to more authentically connect with others so you’re…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 34: Anything Mentionable Is Manageable

All human experiences are mentionable, and anything mentionable is manageable (so says Mr. Rogers). Show NotesIf your life is unmanageable, this episode gives examples of getting to a life that’s manageable. Inspired by the new Mr. Rogers movie, this episode also talks about how things we may have been taught were “unmentionable” actually are mentionable.…

Fragmented to Whole Podcast 33: Restored to Clarity

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…

Bonus Episode #2: Affirmations for Addicts

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…

What listeners are saying

"Barb, it's clear that you're speaking from your lived experience, and what you talk about is beyond the rooms of recovery. You actually operationalize recovery."

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"Your podcast was a delight to listen to. Authenticity, sincerity starts within and re-parenting oneself with gentleness, humor, love and respect are the tools that fuels the process."

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"Full of useful, helpful guidance!!!! So, I say thank you for your efforts! It was not preachy at all - and I guard against 'preachiness.' ...Thank you for your efforts Barb."

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"I play [your podcasts] for people when I give them rides home from meetings. They find them awesome as I do...I am hoping to begin using your podcasts in groups at work - short enough to hold people's attention and wonderful topics that all can benefit from as we try to bring healing and freedom from suffering into the world...you are a delight and a noble soul. Thank you. Grateful for your commitment to help heal our planet."

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"Thank you, Barb! Listening to your podcast gave me hope that you could help me.

Framing everything through the lens of “boundaries” made sense to me. Something “clicked.” I realized many of my own struggles – maybe all of them – could be seen through the same lens. I also felt – after bingeing your podcasts – that I already knew you and that you were a straight shooter. You experienced many of the challenges that I was facing, and I greatly appreciated your willingness to share openly and honestly. And I was so encouraged to hear you talk about how much better your life is after starting your own recovery journey." ~ K

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