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

If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or completely drained from trying to hold everything, and everyone together I get it, I was once there too. The truth is, constantly fixing, managing, and rescuing those around us doesn’t bring peace... it creates more suffering. In this episode, I share what I’ve learned on my own Soul Recovery path about how the compulsion to help and control stems fr...

When someone you love is struggling—emotionally, mentally, or through addiction—it’s natural to want to help, to fix, to make things better. But what happens when trying to save them begins to cost you your own peace? This episode of the Recover Your Soul Podcast explores the powerful Soul Recovery principle of detaching without abandoning yourself. Being okay when others aren’t doesn’t mean disco...

Before Soul Recovery, I didn’t even know what my yes or no was—let alone how to honor it. In this episode, we explore the essential role of boundaries in your healing journey. Through the lens of Soul Recovery, boundaries aren’t rigid walls—they’re living, breathing expressions of self-love. They allow us to protect our energy, express our preferences, and release the need to control others. When...

In this episode I am talking about addiction—not just the big, obvious ones like alcohol, but the subtle, often socially accepted habits like sugar, scrolling, shopping, or constant busyness that keep us disconnected from our wholeness. Even after more than seven years of sobriety from alcohol, I’m still looking at behaviors and uncovering patterns that no longer serve me… and that’s what Soul Rec...

In this heartfelt episode of the Recover Your Soul Podcast, I share one of the most powerful tools of Soul Recovery: learning to step off the emotional battlefield and into peace. Soul Recovery is a spiritual path that teaches us how to shift from reactivity to intentionality—not by bypassing our feelings, but by honoring them and choosing differently. In this episode, I offer real-life stories fr...

Have you noticed that old wounds and limiting beliefs showing up lately? You’re not alone. Many of us on the spiritual path are feeling an intense surfacing of our deepest shadows right now — and although it can feel unsettling, it’s actually a blessing in disguise. In this episode, I invite you to see these resurfacing patterns for what they truly are: an invitation. We’re in a time of energetic...

The greatest power we have is the choice to shift our perception. Before we discover Soul Recovery, so many of us live in a constant loop of “why is this happening to me?” , feeling like victims of our circumstances — whether it’s our family, our health, or the state of the world.  In this heartfelt episode, I share how my own journey taught me that while we’re powerless over what happens outside...

The words we speak and the thoughts we hold aren’t just passing moments—they’re the seeds we plant in the garden of our lives. Whether we realize it or not, we’re always creating. Soul Recovery reminds us that healing begins when we become aware of how we're using our voice, both in the silence of our own mind and in the way we speak to those around us. In this episode, I invite you to take a...

If you’ve ever struggled with codependency, people-pleasing, or the heaviness of wanting to fix what isn’t yours to fix. Have you ever wanted something so badly for someone you love… but knew deep down you couldn’t make them choose it? That ache — the one we feel when we care so deeply — is where Soul Recovery begins. In this episode, I’m reflecting on Mel Robbins’ Let Them Theory and why it reson...

In this episode of the Recover Your Soul Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Christine Lang —a medical intuitive, spirit channel, healer, and now author of the powerful new book Ask Your Spirit: Receiving Life-Changing Wisdom from Your Elevated Intelligence . Our conversation is a heartfelt and honest reflection on what it means to trust the voice of your own spirit and allow your spirit to g...

I’m so happy to share this special episode with you— a full-length sneak peek into the Recover Your Soul Bonus Podcast .  I’ve been recording these bonus episodes since 2022, and there are now over 200 episodes available for Apple Podcasts subscribers and  Patreon Member s . These deeper teachings, book studies, impactful interviews, and heartfelt reflections have been such a meaningful part of my...

Turning the attention to ourselves and our own healing is the greatest gift we can give to anyone who's recovering from addiction or other life challenges. When someone we love enters treatment, it's an opportunity to focus on our own Soul Recovery and allow them to fully embrace their own journey of recovery. • Understanding that our loved ones' readiness for treatment is an openin...

In this episode, we take a deep and compassionate look at the hidden emotion of resentment—the bitterness, hurt, and injustice we carry long after a moment has passed. Resentment can quietly shape our relationships, thoughts, and inner peace without us even realizing it. Through the lens of Soul Recovery, I explore how this emotion often masks deeper wounds like grief, abandonment, and unmet expec...

I know firsthand how hard it is to watch your grown kids struggle with addiction or mental health challenges. In this episode, I open up about my own family’s journey, the real emotions that come with loving someone through their darkest moments, and the Soul Recovery tools that have helped me find peace—one day at a time. No matter where you are on this journey, I’m honored to walk beside you. Li...

What if one simple phrase could shift the way you see yourself—and your entire healing journey? In this episode of the Recover Your Soul Podcast , Rev Rachel introduces a powerful spiritual tool: the phrase “of course.” This gentle, compassionate practice invites you to look at your past behaviors, choices, and patterns through the lens of grace rather than shame. Instead of asking “What’s wrong w...

Are you feeling overwhelmed by emotions, stuck in old patterns, or hard on yourself for not being “further along” on your healing journey? This episode is a gentle reminder that you don’t have to have it all together to be on a spiritual path. In Soul Recovery, we learn that our desire to fix, control, or rush through discomfort only deepens our suffering. This conversation offers tools to help yo...

As we move through life, many of us unconsciously carry mental scorecards—marking every unmet expectation, every imbalance, every moment we don’t feel seen or respected. In this episode, I share how that scorekeeping nearly unraveled my marriage and strained my connection with my children. What I discovered is that it was never really about who did the dishes or picked up the socks—it was about th...

In this deeply personal and heartfelt episode of Recover Your Soul , I have the absolute joy of sitting down with my son, Bodhi, to talk about his journey of choosing sobriety and what that has meant for his life. Many of you know the challenges that come with loving someone who struggles with addiction—I’ve walked this path with both of my sons. Bodhi, now 26, has been navigating his own Soul Rec...

What if true freedom wasn’t about changing others, but about shifting how you see and engage with the world? In this episode, Rev. Rachel Harrison explores the transformative concept of owning your projections —the unconscious ways we attribute our unhealed wounds and limiting beliefs to others. Inspired by The Four Insights by Alberto Villoldo, she walks us through a powerful exercise to recogniz...

Life is filled with challenges, but what if instead of resisting them, we embraced them as opportunities for growth and transformation? In this episode, we explore the deep connection between life’s complexities and our personal healing, especially for those of us recovering from codependence, control addiction, and the need to fix everything around us. I share my own journey of realizing that avo...

After 32 years together, Rich and I open our hearts to share the profound transformation of our relationship—a journey shaped by Soul Recovery, parenting through addiction, and rediscovering true partnership. As we celebrate Rich’s one-year sobriety anniversary, we reflect on the subtle yet powerful shifts that have deepened our connection, moving away from control and quick fixes to create a foun...

This Guided Meditation on Gratitude and Forgiveness by Rev. Rachel Harrison is a powerful tool for healing and transformation. Designed to complement the episode 'Healing Core Wounds from Alcoholic and Dysfunctional Families: A Soul Recovery Journey to Forgiveness,' this meditation can be used after listening to the episode or as a standalone practice to release pain, embrace love, and c...

In this episode of Recover Your Soul, I open up about the journey of healing core wounds from growing up in an alcoholic and dysfunctional family system, reflecting on a heartfelt conversation with my son as he steps into fatherhood. Through my own experiences, I explore how the pain and patterns of the past shape our beliefs, behaviors, and sense of safety, and how Soul Recovery, gratitude, and f...

In this heartfelt episode of the Recover Your Soul podcast, Rev. Rachel shares her journey of learning to let go of control and trust the natural flow of life. By shifting from resistance to acceptance, she discovered a powerful path to healing anxiety and finding peace within. Rev. Rachel opens up about her struggles with loneliness, control addiction, and the constant need to manage everything a...

Is it too late to change? To heal? To detach with love? In this episode of Recover Your Soul , we explore the powerful Al-Anon principle of detachment through the lens of Soul Recovery, reminding you that it's never too late to step into a new way of being. If you've struggled with codependency and people-pleasing , this episode will help you release the need to fix, control, or take res...