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

In Celebration for Mother's Day I wanted to share with you my Mother, Lynda.  She is an incredible example of someone who created a life for herself that was very different from her upbringing as she followed her heart.  This is her story. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website www.recoveryoursoul.net  use the code TRYASESSION for 40% off you...

The quote by Anais Nis "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." was the inspiration for this episode. When my life was completely out of control I used denial to survive but it also kept me from seeing my life clearly.  This episode explores  how I began to see things more clearly and was able to get to the other side. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison...

Rich and I sat down after a trip to California to visit our young adult sons recently.  We had almost divorced in the years of raising our boys, and this conversation was one of heart, honesty and awareness. I can hardly believe sometimes how far we have come in from the hardest days, but it is from being willing to do the work to Recover Our Souls that we are where we are today. The episode finis...

The Al-Anon slogans can be used by anyone when we catch ourselves off balance and need a quick reminder to turn the focus back to ourselves and reconnect with our Higher Power.   In this episode I talk about a few of the slogans including “Keep It Simple” “But for the Grace of God” and “Easy Does It”. The simple reminders of these slogans and the tools they offer can be life savers when we are in...

In the last episode we talked about the importance of living your Soul's Purpose. In this episode I talk about co-creating  with your Higher Power and using the tools of visioning to find a path to a new life that is aligned with your Soul's Purpose. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website www.recoveryoursoul.net  use the code TRYASESSION...

Are you living a life that is in alignment with your Soul's purpose? Most of us are living lives that come from other peoples expectations and trying to live up to those expectations.  What can we do to begin to live a fuller, happier and more vibrant life?  Check out Part 2 in the next episode to learn more about visioning your soul's purpose.              For more information about Rev...

Our lives can feel completely unmanageable... how can we change our perceptions, connect to Higher Power and find peace in the chaos. 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 when you book on the website.  Soul Recovery Support Group on Zoom -The 1st...

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...

My husband and I talk about his recovery story and his path to finding a happier and more balanced life - one that has let go of the need to be in control and allowing the flow of life. 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 when you book on the web...

When does our fantasy become insanity? I spent so much time being miserable because I had created a fantasy in my mind of what I wanted my life to be and could not see the beauty of what it was, only what it was not. This fueled my addiction and then I was living a life of insanity... repeating the same behaviors and expecting a different result.  When I was willing to let go of the fantasy, and t...

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...

Soul Recovery is not a 'one size fits all' journey. Each person's journey is their own, however the story after inner work often sounds that same.  Not a fairly tail happy ending, but a life that is happier and more contented.  This is the case for Aaron whom I dated when I was a senior in High School and reached out to have a conversation about his recovery journey...34 years later...

In this episode I explore letting go of the False Self that has tempered my feelings and held me back.  I have allowed that self to control me with fear and doubt. But in Soul Recovery, I am learning to trust my Real Self, one who has faith, and feels all it's feelings- even the difficult ones that that I can finally break open to my full potential. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harr...

Through the spiritual work of Soul Recovery, I have learned to let go of the need to be "perfect" to fit in or be accepted.  As a matter of fact, I am recognizing and taking responsibility for my character defects so that I can let them go and allow the positive assets of my personality to be the ones "driving the bus." For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recove...

I have been working on letting go of the need to be perfect in many aspects of my life, and in this episode I talk abuot letting go of the need to have a perfect body. My struggle with body image and self acceptance has been a complex and often painful one, however, in my soul recovery I am finding the ability to love and accept myself just as I am, and not feel the need to be perfect to be loved...

As we start 2021 and reflect on the past year- are you ready for New Beginnings, are you ready for Transformation? Are you completely willing to follow a path of change in your life that must begin with you? 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 wh...

One of the many great gifts in my journey of recovery has been 'Finding Me', instead of always thinking in terms of 'we' and 'us'.  This healthy detachment has been the foundation of a happier and healthier me.  To learn more about Al-Anon visit alanon.org For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website www.recoveryoursoul.net...

I know that I have a great "forgetter".  I can easily forget that this new and wonderful life that I have created from a lot of hard spiritual work, can be easily lost with poor choices. It has been important for me to take time to remember where I have come from so I find myself back there again. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website w...

A surprise visit from my friend Chris included a honest conversation about his recent relapse. I asked if he would share his story of the moment of Grace that lead him back to himself and the choice of a forever sober life.  It is all too easy to step back into old patterns and behaviors when we fall away from our spiritual program and support system letting our unhealthy self take over.  Chris is...

I have been married for 28 years and my husband and I are in a new and wonderful chapter of our marriage- Soul Recovery. In this vunerable conversation we talk about what it has taken to be willing to make changes in our life and be on a spiritual path which has brought us closer than ever. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison and Recover Your Soul - visit the website www.recoveryoursou...

After a lifetime being uncomfortable and in denial of my reality, Soul Recovery has given me a peace with "What Is."  Soul Recovery has allowed me to stop wanting fix or get back to something from the past, or control the future- just to be okay with this moment and what it is.  This also includes allowing others to be exactly where they are in their life too. For more information about...

I have made a decision to limit how much news I will watch. In Soul Recovery I have become aware of the powerlessness I have of the world around me and there is so much to be overwhelmed by. I want to be part of the positive change in the world, and to do that I must take care of my self and fill up with content that gives me inspiration and hope. For more information about Rev. Rachel Harrison an...

In my Soul Recovery and letting go of control and realizing my powerlessness I am curious about this new space between that feels new and how to embrace all that I am feeling on my journey of healing. 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 when you...

Detachment allows us to let go of another's behavior and our feeling the need to fix or change their behaviors. When we can let go and keep the focus on our selves we can find happiness- even when there is chaos around us.  This episode talks about detachment from my understanding of it from Al-Anon. I have learned so much in the rooms of Al-Anon as they along with my recovery of alcoholism h...

This episode is my first guest- my Son Bodhi.  We talk about being raised in an alcoholic home and how that has effected him as a young man out in the world.  He shares his current journey and connection with his Higher Power, anxiety, and not letting the judge be the voice her listens to.  I am grateful to have had this beautiful conversation that I can share with you. For more information about...