The Recovery Room

Life will put you on your arse some days. In this week's episode I share with you 3 things that helped me in my darkest moments and I still use to this day as an AuDHDer + CPTSDer mum to 4 neurodivergent kids. They are stupidly simple yet insanely effective. I used these in my early recovery from addiction almost 14 years ago and use the same things in my current solo parenting season, while hubby...

"Life will never give you more than you can handle" is one of the most cliche phrases, I didn't understand until recently. I've endured a lot in my life but for some reason these last 3 weeks I felt like I got another massive lesson in resilience and proof I can handle anything that comes my way. In this week's episode I share my rollercoaster ride of the last few weeks from an exploded face to co...

You know that feeling of "I'm gonna let them down?". It's the quiet driver of all your yeses. In this week's episode I'm sharing with you 3 simple questions to start asking yourself before committing to more than you have capacity for. We are kicking resentment and guilt in the butt. See you inside. Get support through the wobble of boundary setting inside The Recovery Room Telegram - free co...

I thought I found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That promise of peace I desperately wanted for years... It wasn't what I expected. In this week's episode I share a life update, how my boundaries are working for me and what peace really looks like for me as a late identified AuDHD mum with 4 neurodivergent kiddies, a nervous system recovering from CPTSD and chronic pain I called normal...

The number one response to my question box on IG when I asked "What's ONE thing you would say "no more" to?" was "No more explaining myself". In this week's episode I go into why we tend to over explain ourselves, as neurodivergent women, and what to do instead. I share how to practice reducing the urge to word vomit, that leaves you wondering "WTF was that?!" in both text messages and in conversa...

You've been doing the work. But how do you actually know it's working? This week I'm talking about the signs your boundaries are creating real change in your life, even when your brain is too deep in it to see the progress. I cover the number one signal your boundary is working that most people mistake for a sign they got it wrong, why clearing your doom pile is the perfect metaphor for what happe...

If boundaries feel uncomfortable, you're doing it right. This week I'm getting real about the part nobody talks about: The discomfort that comes before, during and after setting a boundary. Why your nervous system fights you every step of the way. Why most people backflip on their boundaries and choose the familiar over the change. And why you, being here and listening to this, are already in the...

You’ve been told to love yourself a million times. But nobody told you that the voice talking you out of it sounds a lot like your mum’s. In this episode Gena unpacks the inherited critic: the motherline, the guilt trips, the side glances and the “it was just a joke” and why you’ve believed it for so long it started to feel like your own voice. It’s not. It never was. This episode is your permissi...

This week inside the Recovery Room, we have guest Jess. We spoke about how homeopathy can help our children and ourselves and how it's never just the main symptom. Jess has a holistic approach to healing and goes into everything that can affect things like constipation, school refusal and frequent colds. It was an eye opener of how going back to natural remedies can impact our bodies in a positive...

You were never the black sheep. You were the sparkly unicorn your family didn’t know what to do with. This week I’m unpacking where that black sheep persona actually comes from; the rejection, the “you’re too much,” the constant feeling of not belonging. And why it was never really you, just a rulebook you were handed that was never built for you in the first place. I talk about what it actually t...

Ever walked away from a conversation wondering why the hell you said all that? Or felt that 3am replay loop kick in, picking apart every word? This week I’m unpacking what actually shapes our boundaries: your rules of engagement, access and tolerance; and why these get distorted fast, when you’re neurodivergent or carrying trauma. I talk about the baseline you’re still operating from without reali...

You've downloaded all the scripts to deliver your boundaries, but then you watched yourself circling back into the same dysfunction you clawed your way out of. In this week's episode we talk about the realities of setting boundaries within dysfunctional dynamics and what it takes to stay the path when obsessive thoughts hit. I share insider tips on how I created my boundary aftercare action plan a...

This week I found 2 voice memos from when I was plucking up the courage to start a podcast back in 2023. It was wild finding these and how relevant they are to what I'm sharing now. I talk about how to listen to your loved one's trauma story: the do's and don'ts when responding to them. The other voice memo is how trauma survivors make some of the best healers and how our lived experience brings a...

This week we dive into the realities of loving yourself, while holding all the roles of motherhood. Lauren shares her journey of answering to the question: How can I love myself more? This is a must listen, if you have been looking at your family sideways and quietly imploding. We share the realistic ways to putting yourself first in the thick of it all. About our guest: Lauren is a mum of three l...

This week I take you on a drive as I reflect on my journey with neurodivergence, trauma, masking and being a high functioning girl and woman within the context of my experience of sex abuse and how it shaped my experiences in my day to day. I also share 2 accommodations since discovering the added layer of AuDHD and learning to release myself of the guilt of not doing things the neurotypical way....

This week we have guest Christina talking about energy healing and mentorship. She takes us behind the curtain of her on energy healing journey and how her reality reshaped once she brought energy work into her every day life. Christina also shares the power of her mentorship containers and how she's been able to pay forward the work that helped her turn her life around. Christina is a spiritual m...

This week I am discussing sexual grooming. What it is and who it affects. This information took me years to understand this is what happened to me. I'm here to shine a light on the manipulation tactics groomers employ and they're not just used on their victims. I reference 2 articles I found to be useful in having the language to describe what happened to me in an efficient way. I've linked the 2...

Protect your Peace private episode here This week I take you through the process of going no contact with my mother. I share my thought process and what I needed to move through to get to the point of being o with this decision. It's not something I took lightly. My intention with this episode is to shine a light on how I went no contact so if you are also in the same boat of oscillating between "...

This is that point where there's no turning back. This week I share with you what I've been dancing around for the last year on this podcast. The truth is I had been censoring myself into a watered down version of what I'm here to bring. Tune in and find out where we're headed in our solo episodes and how our guests are here to support your journey. See you inside. Connect with me @the_recovery_ro...

In today's episode, we dive into the powerful practice of sound healing, what it really is, how it works, and why it can be such a profound tool for mind, body, and soul. Renae also shares some key insights on how to find the right sound healing facilitator for you so you can feel safe, supported, and deeply nourished on your healing journey. Renae is a sound healer, wellness and embodiment coach,...

What started as a personal reading turned into holey whacamole this is collective and it needs to be heard like NOW. I channel the shifts happening right now; how they're showing up in your world; and what forward momentum looks like. If part one of this week's episode activated you then this will propel you forward & by the end of this episode you'll know exactly what your next step is. See y...

This episode came through me like a lightning bolt. I channeled why you've had this deep seated fear about being seen and heard when that's what you've been craving your entire life. Time for your voice to come out of the shadows! Join me inside The Recovery Room and get activated to express yourself in ways you've been dreaming of but froze before you did it. Check out how to connect and get your...

This week we have wellness advocate and business mentor Hannah, sharing a super transparent look into network marketing. What I loved about this episode was how community driven Hannah is. Her desire to feel safe, supported and seen in her own business led her to leave her first network marketing experience and manifest being part her dream community led company, as a leader in the wellness indust...

If you've ever felt like you’re pushing against your body’s natural rhythm — this episode will feel like a homecoming. I’m joined by Sarah for a rich, practical conversation on cyclical living — and how tuning into your menstrual cycle, the moon, and the seasons can completely shift how you plan, create, rest, and show up. We break down the four inner seasons, how they relate to the Earth’s cycles...

What if every failure was just success in its first form? In this episode, I’m expanding on a card from the Embodied Mantras deck — and the truth it revealed: Failure is never final. It’s feedback. It’s redirection. It’s expansion in progress. We’ll explore how your hardest moments are often the portal to the very thing you’re calling in. Because even when you feel off track — you’re still on path...