Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery

Send us Fan Mail After years of trying to forgive and reading all kinds of books about WHY, I finally learned HOW to forgive. I share how I learned to forgive, as well as the many reasons why we need to do it (it for US, not them!). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss one of my most insidious defects of character - gossip. I share my journey to stop gossiping and what I learned along the way. This includes why I did it, why it felt so damned good and was so hard to stop, and what I did to stop it. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail If you are someone who is always focused on the pain and the crap of your life this episode could be transformative for you. I talk about my daily gratitude journaling and how it's changed everything for me. I give examples of how it's changed things for me, and how it's helped me get through some extremely difficult times in my life. ★ Support this podcast on Patre...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want peace and serenity? Well, if you are always focused on others, butting into other people's business, blaming others for your problems and not taking good care of yourself (like I used to be), then this episode is for you! I talk about all the ways in which keeping the focus on me has helped bring me to peace. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail If you feel isolated and alone and are sick of feeling that way, this episode is for you! I talk about the power of reaching out to others, including my higher power, and how it's made me feel connected and like I'm not alone any more. It's become an incredibly important tool in my tool shed of recovery tools. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail If you're reactive and want to stop, or if you've been told "count to 10 before responding" and don't know how to even begin doing that, this episode can help! I introduce my top 3 tools of recovery and then discuss, in detail, how I overcame the monumental task of learning to pause before responding. This one tool help me to get rid of my sense of urgency...

Send us Fan Mail If you've always wanted intimacy and have no idea how to get it, this episode is for you! I talk about learning to trust people, be vulnerable with them, and become intimate with them. I also make the distinction between being in an "intense" relationship and an intimate relationship. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail If you are someone who lives in fear all the time, especially fear of being judged by others, this episode is for you! I talk about how this fear was so powerful that it led me to feel fragmented. I share the realization I had about that fear and how I overcame it.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I continue to explore ways to get out of negative thinking by introducing ways to affirm ourselves. I talk about the role of affirmations in getting out of negative thought patterns. By replacing negative thought patterns with positive ones, we can literally change our minds about ourselves, about others, and about the world. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you'll hear about negative thought loops, or ruminating. This will be contrasted with processing, which is a healthy way to deal with the thoughts roaming around in your head. Rather than staying stuck in your head with those negative thoughts, you'll learn how to get out of those loops and get to more productive forms of thinking. ★ Support this podcast...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you will hear how I came to understand I had a victim mentality, which I was completely blind to previously. I  will make the distinction between being an actual victim, and having victim mentality. You'll also hear how this mentality blocks us from moving forward and making the kind of changes we need to make if we want to be happy joyous and free.  ★ Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail This episode describes the process I went through to come to acceptance, which has had a big hand in leading to my peace and serenity. There is also some reflection on emotional acceptance and self acceptance. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan Mail This episode describes the many ways I've tried my whole life to have a better life, how I got into 12 step recovery, and some of the many ways my life has changed as a result of my recovery. This includes both my thinking and my behavior. This podcast targets people in and outside of 12 step recovery who seek healing and solutions for how to create manageable lives. It will...