Jan 30, 2023
After trying on many beliefs about my relationship with alcohol, I've adopted the belief that I can drink anytime I want. Because it feels much better to think I don't want to drink than I can't drink.
My recovery is no longer from alcohol. I have healed my brain and my body from years of abuse. My recovery now is...
Jan 23, 2023
The motivation to drink less is usually pain. The problem is motivation to avoid pain disappears. The less you drink, the better you feel and the more likely you are to go back for another round.
The reason the idea of sobriety feels like a denial of self and well-being is because drinkers view drinking as part of...
Jan 16, 2023
After moving to New York City and achieving the American dream, Ana felt empty and disconnected. She tried many things and eventually went on a 2-week meditation retreat. In the silence, she realized that her life was filled with noise and chaos.
So she divorced her husband, quit her job, rented a house on a beach and...
Jan 9, 2023
In today’s episode, we’re holding space for Makini Campbell’s “coming out” about her status as a woman in recovery. For her, speaking on this podcast marks the beginning of a new chapter.
Serving as a highly empathic teacher and professional counselor to poverty-stricken communities, neglecting herself in the...
Jan 2, 2023
Growing up in the Christian church, I'd been indoctrinated with the sinner mindset. That I was born unworthy. That my physical needs and desires are evil. And so I believed that if something felt bad or wrong, I was bad and wrong.
I thought shame was the voice of God--moving me away from the voice of false...