3-21 No Kiddin' Gambling Addiction Recovery Podcast

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 317 [PM 146] Coping While Cooped We start digging into the questions about who we have harmed.   Are blaming others?  Do we look in the mirror at our actions?  How are we treating ourselves on this journey.  Lots to consider. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other g...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 316 [AM 146] Coping While Cooped Has your relationship with your Higher Power changed from before to after you quit gambling? If you are still gambling, do you blame your Higher Power for the turmoil that led you to gamble? In my case, I only found my relationship with my HP, the Universe, after I quit gambling and had a clearer head and heart. --------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 315 [PM 145] Coping While Cooped We are beginning Step 8 tonight, which includes writing our list of people we have harmed.  I invite you to write this down for yourself in a journal, or type  or just make a handwritten list. Be honest with this.  This is a part of the process that will help you gain some closure and healing. We will chat tomorrow in more det...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 314 [AM 145] Coping While Cooped Peace & Joy- these are 2 very important parts of our lives, or they should be.  I am not sure that they were a huge part of my life while in my active addiction.  Ok, so maybe some surface joy, but definitely not the deep joy and peace I feel now.  In recovery, I don't have to bury the good feelings either.  Take noti...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 313 [PM 144] Coping While Cooped My 75 Hard reading has led me to a book by Joel Olsteen.   I am on the chapter on shame and I found it quite relatable to the things we discuss here.  For starters, lets focus on "shame OFF you" instead of "shame ON you".   I hope you find this as interesting as I did and can appreciate the message. -------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 312 [AM 144] Coping While Cooped Do you love yourself?  Are you working on loving yourself?  If you had to be with just yourself, would you be ok with that?  When in recovery, doing the work to nurture the mind, body and spirit, I have found this becomes easier.  How about you? ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please le...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 311 [PM 143] Coping While Cooped While reading Joel Osteen's book  ( part of my daily Hard 75 routine), I stumbled upon the topic of bitterness.  This is one of my biggest flaws to work on eliminating.  I am not sure why I like to keep my bucket having some of this in it.   I have now declared this to you as one of the areas I hope to improve on. Do you...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 310 [AM 143] Coping While Cooped Today's reading chats about humor being part of our lives and part of our recoveries.  It is important to smile and to laugh, both for your body and mind. Are you finding humor in your life?  Make time for a good laugh everyday! You deserve it! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Pleas...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 309 [PM 142} Coping While Cooped After attending a GA meeting recently where the topic was pride, I decided to reflect on this for a bit.   Do you think pride is a dangerous thing or a helpful attribute? My feelings on this are causing me some confusion today. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 308 [AM 142] Coping While Cooped Today's reading discusses our sexuality.  Factors discussed are the ways sexuality can impact our addiction, as well as how this theme is portrayed in the world. Everybody's journey with this topic will be a little different.  Ask yourself how this played a role in your addiction and your recovery. ------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 307 [PM 140] Coping While Cooped I really got a little deep on what is going on in my recovery community lately.  I am sad that heated debates and Covid are tearing apart such a strong group of people in my world.  I miss my people and the way it was before March. Sending love and peace to all my fellows at the Center for Problem Gambling in NY. -------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 306 [AM 141] Coping While Cooped Recovery is not an overnight process.  This reading reminds us of that.  It refers to us being in the race, which I think we should think of it as a relaxing jog.  We should take in the beautiful things that show up along the way and keep pushing forward. Being a winner in gambling recovery is not about finishing first and cra...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 305 [PM 140} Coping While Cooped Not really teaching today.  Just shooting the shit with you about what's been shaking. I hope you are all well and living your lives in a loving way.  Thanks as always for letting me share! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 304 [AM 140] Coping While Cooped Self Care! Self Care! Self Care!!  This is one of my favorite topics and evidently the program's as well. Today's reading reminds of the little things we can and SHOULD do every single day to take care of ourselves. Let's start today!  Do one thing good for yourself today! ---------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 303 [PM 303] Coping While Cooped We wrap up Recovery Dharma tonight with the last piece of the Eightfold Path, Wise Concentration.  I have totally enjoyed going through this literature with you and reflecting on the practices in this space.  I hope you did too! I also hope Mom had a beautiful birthday! ------------------------------------------------ Did you...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 302 [AM 139] Coping While Cooped Applying the 12 steps can be helpful to all facets of our life, not just staying away from gambling.  If we work them to get bet free and then reuse them over and over again to progress in life and accomplish anything we would like to do! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 301 [ PM 138] Coping While Cooped As we explore Wise Mindfulness, I was reminded how hard it is to be mindful.  It is taking a lot of practice for me to integrate this into daily routine.  Some days, honestly, I am not mindful enough to even remember to do it! What are you doing to be more mindful? ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjo...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 300 [AM 138] Coping While Cooped Yay us!!! 300 Episodes together!! Ties in perfectly to today's theme of gratitude!  I am grateful for you being here listening to me and helping me everyday in my recovery!! I love you all and hope you have a beautiful grateful day!! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 299 [PM 137] Coping While Cooped Wise Effort  is our focus of the Eightfold Path today. My take away was that we need to have effort to work on the attributes Recovery Dharma practices such as generosity and kindness. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 298 [AM 137] Coping While Cooped When is the last time you played jump rope or Chinese checkers?  When is the last time you played to play like a child and not because there was money or stakes riding on it? We need to play as part of our recovery and to increase our chances of staying sober in our addictions.  We need the release and joy that comes from play...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 297 [PM 136] Coping While Cooped The final factor in the ethical group of the Eightfold path is Wise Livelihood.  We discuss how we can live our recovery from gambling addiction in our profession as well as our daily life. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamb...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 296 [AM 136] Coping While Cooped Forgiveness is not always be easy.  The important thing to note is that showing & giving forgiveness are ways to heal yourself and help you on your journey to wholeness and growth.  I won't tell you that it is always easy to do, but I will tell you it is worth is. ------------------------------------------------ Did y...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 295 [PM 135] Coping While Cooped We look at our next part of the Eightfold Path tonight, which is Wise Action.  There are 5 precepts involved in this idea.  My short summary would be as follows 1) Don't murder anyone else or commit suicide 2) Don't steal 3) Don't use sex inappropriately 4) Don't lie 5) Don't be intoxiticating They fra...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 294 [AM 135] Coping While Cooped Family!   The reading says 'Family can be the source our greatest joys and our greatest pain".  My question to you to is, how are you handling your family?  Do you show them love even when times or relationships are tough? Do you protect yourself  and your recovery when dealing with family and issues that arise? Love...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 293 [PM 134] Coping While Cooped Wise Speech is the component of the eightfold path we review today.  Lying and listening were the two topics that grabbed me most on this topic.  How dishonest have you been or are you now?  How well do you listen? Do you gossip and slander others? Lots of pieces to this and how we choose to act outside of our gambling addicti...