I'm sitting here right now, and I'm drinking my cup of coffee and about to record my experience with my five day water fast. Before I get started, I just want to say that I'm not endorsing, promoting, suggesting in any way, shape, or form that anybody listening to this should run out and do a five day water fast. There's a lot of controversy around fasting, and so what I want to do here is just … [Read more...]
Are you still punishing yourself for your past? How has your addiction contributed to your feelings of unworthiness? Why is it difficult to feel deserving of compliments and kindness after addiction? Find out this and more in this episode of Recovery Talk. Today we're going to be discussing unworthiness, and this is a topic that plagues us all. I see it come up in the Facebook private … [Read more...]
How can you define your own higher power in recovery? How can you move past negative feelings about religion? Why is believing in a higher power essential to recovery? Find out this and more in this episode of Recovery Talk. Today, we're going to be talking about the God thing. By far, this is one of the most touchy subjects that there is in early recovery. Discussing God and the idea of a … [Read more...]
What is your motive for making amends? Is it to truly right the wrongs that you have done? Or is it to relieve yourself of the burden of guilt? Find out the difference in this episode of Recovery Talk. Today we're going to be talking about making amends, which I think is a very important topic, because it's not something that we should take lightly or rush into. This is something that … [Read more...]
Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the Share Podcast. Today, we're going to be talking about forgiveness, which seems to be a very tough or controversial topic when it comes to the idea of forgiving. When the topic has been brought up in the Facebook group or posts or memes that discuss forgiveness, inevitably there's going to be someone who posts in … [Read more...]
Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the SHAIR Podcast. Today we're going to be talking about leaving a legacy. How many of you have actually thought or given time to what you will leave behind? The reason why I bring this up is because now that I work at Costa Rica Recovery as an addictions counselor and I have an opportunity to teach classes and get … [Read more...]
Hey everybody. Welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk brought to you by The SHAIR Podcast. Today we're going to be talking about comparing ourselves to other. Do you ever find yourself comparing yourself to somebody else and then do you ever stop to think about the feelings and the emotions that are going on inside your body as you're doing this. When you compare yourself to someone else, … [Read more...]
Today's topic is the drama triangle, also known as the victim triangle. And this triangle was formulated by Stephen Karpman, a well-respected psychiatrist, where he states the victimhood can be defined by the three positions beautifully outlined in the diagram that he developed. Today's topic also comes from The SHAIR Facebook private group, where one of our members posted this recently: "I'm … [Read more...]
Hey, everybody, and welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the SHAIR podcast. Today's topic is going to be on helping others and being of service. The reason why I bring up this topic is because I think that this is one of the most important topics in recovery. Helping others and being of service is the reason why I started the podcast in the … [Read more...]
Welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk brought to you by The SHAIR Podcast. The purpose of these episodes is to provide actionable steps on one topic that will empower you to take action immediately. Our topic today is relapse prevention. Today’s topic comes once again from The SHAIR Podcast Facebook private group. This is what our member posted. “Something not so great happened to me this … [Read more...]
