Recover Your Soul: A Spiritual Path to a Happy and Healthy Life

So much of our unhappiness comes from our hurt from the people around us.  We want them to be different, we want them to stop pushing our buttons, we want them to act and behave in a way that will be more comfortable for us. In Soul Recovery we talk a lot about letting go of control of others- not always so easy to do. What we can control is ourselves, our responses, or attitudes, our behaviors. ...

My Mom's home was one of the 1,000 homes that are now ash from the Marshall Fire in Louisville and Superior Colorado on December 30th, 2021.  Her 50 years of Buddhist practice are the foundation she is now using to build a new life for herself.  I am grateful that she was open to sitting down with me to share this experience with the RYS community.  Her wisdom, strength, and allowance of the...

Self-Compassion is a fundamental tool in Soul Recovery, however it is not generally our go-to way of treating ourselves . We can be compassionate to our friends who are having a hard time, we can feel compassion for those who have suffered a tragedy, we can feel empathy for an entire nation- but we are generally very hard on ourselves. In this episode I talk about ways to be kind to yourself, and...

Welcome to 2022 and Season 3 of the Recover Your Soul Podcast.  When I took December off and planned for the upcoming season of Recover Your Soul, I had no idea that it would start off the way it has.  Soul Recovery is about learning how to be okay when there is chaos and hardship in our lives, and to lean on Higher Power and choose happiness.  My family has been given an opportunity to use the pr...

About this episode: Rachel Harrison introduces her self and Recover Your Soul's mission to speak openly and honestly about sobriety and the spiritual journey that is Soul Recovery. This podcast is not just for those who are recovering or want to recover from an addiction- it is for anyone who is looking to let go and follow a spiritual path.  If we are honest, most of us use something to chec...

Al-Anon has been a foundation in my recovery process, reminding me to keep my focus on my own change and spiritual growth and let go of my desire to change the world and people around me.  In this episode, I talk Al-Anon's suggestions found in "Just for Tonight", an offering of 8 simple and yet incredibly wise instructions.  For more information on the Al-Anon program, or to find lo...

We all have self-doubt...it can take us by surprise at times or be a constant voice in the back of our minds.  How do we quiet this negative voice and begin to spend more time building ourselves up than tearing ourselves down.   I believe we were each given unique gifts to offer the world, and our potential is waiting for us if we would just stop allowing the self-doubt to be the loudest voice. Fo...

In this replay episode I am going back to season one to talk about Radical Forgiveness. I had just read the book Radical Forgiveness by Colin Tipping and was inspired by this very different way of looking at the resentments and hurts in our lives.  In the book the idea is not to "forgive", but to allow us to see that this is part of our learning and growing and that we can find peace and...

Season 2 has wrapped up for 2021, but I wanted to replay some of the favorite episodes from our past 2 seasons to hold you over until 2022.  This episode on Detachment from season 1 currently holds the record of highest number of downloads.  I am reading about Detachment from the Al Anon literature and talking about the tools and rules that are offered as a way to let go and find peace.  These les...

2021 has been a year of transformation and growth for so many of us- it is often through the hard times that we see the most change in our lives.  This episode is the wrap up of season 2 and the 62nd episode of the season! I am excited to see what 2022 will bring to Recover Your Soul- and thank you for supporting, listening and sharing this podcast and being part of the Recover Your Soul Community...

Inspired by Thanksgiving this episode is about the practice of gratitude in Soul Recovery.  When we begin to see the blessings in our lives and experience gratitude for the small things we open our lives to even more happiness and abundance.  I have so many things to be grateful for, and Soul Recovery and this community are at the top of that list! Wishing the Soul Recovery community a happy Thank...

When everything went into lock down in March of 2020 it gave me some perspective on how crazy and unbalanced my life was.  I used the 'Great Pause' to find myself and rediscover the importance of balance.  In this episode I talk about putting yourself on the top of your priority list and making space for spiritual growth and recharging.  To be happy and healthy, we need to be balanced- t...

This short morning meditation will bring you into alignment with your Higher Power as you start your day with gratitude and positive affirmations. Check out the evening guided meditation in a previous episode. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website www.recoveryoursoul.net  use the code TRYASESSION for 40% off your first Spiritual Coaching session...

For a long time I wore a badge of honor that read - “I am only as happy as my least happy child”. I took on the responsibility for my children’s happiness, my husband’s happiness and forgot to take responsibility for my own- in this we were all unhappy.  Soul Recovery has been a journey of turning the attention to myself and learning to be okay, even when the people I love around me may not be. So...

When our lives are in crisis it can be almost impossible to stop the obsessive thinking about what is going wrong and fear of what may happen.  When we begin Soul Recovery, we can start to take responsibility for our thoughts and see that we have some power in how things are going in our lives - just by what we decide to think, feel and believe.  If we say that our lives are a 'struggle'...

Rachel's husband Rich shares his recent experience of letting go of control and allowing Higher Power take the wheel in his search for more ways to play music.   Soul Recovery has allowed Rich to be happier and have healthier relationships in his marriage, work environment, with his kids and friends - all because he has decided to let go of needing to be in control.  Rich mentions the two ban...

I have been using the Serenity and Third Step Prayers as part of my Soul Recovery tool box.  These prayers are not just for the rooms of 12 step and Al-Anon- these prayers are for anyone interested in a happier and healthier emotional live, otherwise known as Soul Recovery.   I still say both of these prayers at least once a day, and in early recovery it was a mantra to get me past complete overwh...

Although I have felt happier and mentally healthier since I took the deep dive into Soul Recovery, there are still dark days.  We are here to learn, grow and evolve and that includes leaning into the painful feelings of self doubt and sadness.  I have recently been on a roller coaster of emotions as I let go of old patters and belief systems that have come up again in my life. I am using the tools...

As we scroll through Instagram or Facebook we can get caught up feeling like others have it so much better than we do, or that we are not enough. In this episode I talk about the importance of not comparing ourselves to others- either on social media our in our physical lives. We are all unique and amazing and if we decide to be inspired to be more authentically ourselves over feeling resentment a...

I read the new book The Magic of Surrender by Kute Blackson recently and just loved it!  I am so excited to bring this interview to the Recover Your Soul Community as his teachings about surrender is so aligned with the Soul Recovery message. Kute Blackson is a beloved inspirational speaker and transformational teacher.  He is author of the national bestselling book You. Are. The. One. and The Mag...

While on vacation with Rich in California I had the chance to take a moment on the beach and reflect on the Soul Recovery journey.  Letting go of control and taking responsibility for my own happiness has been quite the process- but it is working and miracles are happening in my life. This includes a road trip to California where I camped on the beach with my Son's and our long time family fr...

Another tool for your Soul Recovery tool box... Stop Talking About What's Not Working.  Our thoughts and words are powerful and when we spend our time complaining about what is not working, we are blocking the new and better things that you are wanting in your life.  It is important to be clear about what is not working so you can be clear about what you do want, so spend your time alone or w...

This short evening meditation is intended to center your heart and offer a kind and compassionate way to end your day.  More meditations can be found in the Bonus episodes for subscribers, and also on the Insight Timer app.  For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website www.recoveryoursoul.net  use the code TRYASESSION for 40% off your first Spiritual Co...

The Al-Anon principles have been a foundation of my Soul Recovery. In this episode I walk through Al-Anon's 'Just For Today' quotes.  Each of these simple messages remind us that just for today we can make different choices in how we relate to those around us, and take better care of ourselves.  This is my take on the quotes from my experiences and the Soul Recovery Journey.  The ep...

Marriage is a very complicated relationship even in  a 'good' one.  My marriage was not always a happy one, and there were years of feeling dissatisfied and full of blame. With the work of Soul Recovery I have let go of the need to control not only the circumstances around my life.... by my husband.  With the work we have both done in the last years, we have fund a new happiness and love...