3-21 No Kiddin' Gambling Addiction Recovery Podcast

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 217 [PM96]  Coping While Cooped I just am all over the place today in my thinking. Shared a little about breakthroughs and being vulnerable here.  I hope you enjoy! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recovery messages. -------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 216 [AM96]  Coping While Cooped Today we are reminded to look at our value, our positives, and our good qualities.  This is not an easy adjustment from our old way of thinking at times.  It does take work and practice.  I hope that if you aren't already thinking good thoughts about yourself and your actions, that you begin the process.  Like everything,...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 215 [PM95] Coping While Cooped My bad! I totally digressed from finishing Step 6 and shared a conversation regarding nonalcoholic beverages and non-monetary playing. Curious to your opinion! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recove...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 214 [AM95] Coping While Cooped Do you treat yourself like you would treat your best friend?  This is not the first or last time that I will ask you this.  Recovery gives us the opportunity to love and appreciate ourselves in a new light.  Are we being honest with ourselves and appreciating all our individual beauty and truly loving ourselves on the level we d...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 213 [PM94]  Coping While Cooped Doing a little more digging into my character defect of choice for this exercise, FEAR. There are so many defects I still have and I have to start somewhere.  Thanks as always for helping me get real and do my step work. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review!...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 212 [AM94] Coping While Cooped This topic has been on my radar hot and heavy in the last couple of weeks.  Being present.  I am trying to figure out how to do that now that I know what it means.  It will continue to take practice, but I am glad the addiction voices in my head are getting quieter than they have ever been, so I can enjoy each moment. How are yo...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 211 [PM93]  Coping While Cooped We kicked off Step 6 tonight before June totally escapes.  Before the next episode decide which character defect you would like to work on.  I already have mine picked and it will be FEAR, yuck.   We will start digging in on this tomorrow. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 210 [AM93]  Coping While Cooped We chat about the imperfections of our life and how they have value. It is also important to be aware of the negative self talk so that we can work on changing it. I hope you are spending this last day of the weekend devoting some time to you! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 209 [PM92]  Coping While Cooped All done!   We got to Z everyone and I appreciate you playing along so well!  Tomorrow we will be onto other things... Can't make up my mind what, but something. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hea...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 208 [AM92] Coping While Cooped While today's reading was about faith and higher power, Bobbie got a little sidetracked today.  I hope you enjoy the revelations just spilling out today! Love my peeps!! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 207 [PM91]  Coping While Cooped We are onto "Y"... "Y" did this go by so quick? :) Not a whole lot of Y words for us either, but you guys made the best of it!  We only have one more letter for this round, but there is interest to do another round..  Stay tuned for the next topic. Let's kick off the weekend in a positive way!  Luv &quo...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 206 [AM91] Coping While Cooped What does success look like for you?  Does success look different to you in recovery versus when you were gambling? I know my definition of success continues to evolve.   It isn't measured so much by me and my results, but more about others and their results in my recovery.  My success isn't career-focused anymore.  I...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 205 [PM90]  Coping While Cooped You guys are INCREDIBLE!!  You found some relevant X words as well as got super creative! I appreciate you! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recovery messages. --------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 204 [AM90] Coping While Cooped Today we talk about asking for help.  We have resources such as our higher power, recovery community and people from our everyday life. Do you feel fear when asking for help? Do you ask for help? Can you see the value of asking for help? ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a r...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 203 [PM89] Coping While Cooped "W"e are onto W.  "W"oo hoo!  I am fired up today and not 100% sure why. I am feeling proud of this episode even though I haven't listened or edited it.  Just felt myself sharing like crazy. I hope you enjoy!  I also hope my posse doesn't' let me down for X words for tomorrow! -----------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 202 [AM89] Coping While Cooped HOLY MOLY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!! 200 times we have been together! Thank you for continuing to show up and be part of my recovery journey! I am so flippin GRATEFUL!!! Today's topic is about being comfortable being alone with ourselves and taking care of our hearts and minds.  Are you ok being alone?  Is there a difference for yo...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 201 [PM88] Coping While Cooped Today's letter is V and I cheated and did 4 words!   You guys are giving me too many good ones!  Happy to share my thoughts with you.  Also, apologies for non editing... I do get sleepy in this room... ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us r...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 200 [AM88] Coping While Cooped Today's reading talks about being flexible and strong.  The example is given of characteristics such as joy, surrender, and willingness being woven together to create this strength. Have you begun using tools like these and gratitude to build your woven item? ( I am thinking of it visually as a quilt)  What else would your...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 199 [PM87]  Coping While Cooped You guys are no match for what I thought were tough letters!  I should mention that I am super grateful for your choices as well as how they relate to my recovery journey. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need t...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 198 [AM87] Coping While Cooped Happy Monday all!  If there was any day I would edit on these bonus chats, today would be it.  It sounds and feels like a Monday with my choppy talk this morning. No better way to share the message I suppose.  I am grateful today that I can laugh at myself completely and be ok still. Have a great day everyone! ------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 197 [PM86] Coping While Cooped "T"oday's letter is "T" and I am pleased with today's selections.  So many appropriate "T" recovery words, but some were synonyms for words we have done on earlier shows. I hope you have a good "T"ime listening! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the s...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 196 [AM86] Coping While Cooped Today we talk about being true to ourselves and our recovery.  Ask yourself if you being true to yourself and your values in recovery.  Are you settling in any aspect of your life?  Making ourselves and our ability to stay away from a bet need to be our primary focus in all that we do. -------------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 195 [AM85]  Coping While Cooped Today's reading discusses the journey of recovery.  Are you enjoying the journey?  What could you do to enjoy it more?  The world of not betting has opened so many doors for me and made my journey one that is exceeding any expectations that I could have out of life. I am learning new things, meeting new people, evolving my...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 194 [PM85] Coping While Cooped Honestly, I am "S"ad again. We lost another good one today to cancer.  We love you Uncle Hank! "S" was another letter with lots of amazing positive recovery words.  I hope you approve of he ones I "S"elected. ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 193 [AM84] Coping While Cooped Today's reading discusses how bad days fit into our life and our recovery.  My way of looking at it is to change my "Addictude" to Gratitude.  My personal addictude is when I am acting selfish and foul, bitchy, and short-tempered, basically exhibiting qualities that I show when I am entrenched in the betting versi...