Recovery and The Rest...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word LOVE.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be wel...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word AWARENESS.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to b...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word DISCIPLINE.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word RESPONSIBILITY.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word HUMILITY.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be...

We're back! Again! This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word WILLINGNESS.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discov...

We're back!  This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word INTEGRITY.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word COURAGE.  We will be taking a break due to travel for the both of us, we will be back soon! R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to b...

This week we continue our theme of taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word SURRENDER.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to b...

Continuing with the theme, taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word HOPE.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take...

This week we start a new series of topics, taking a word and discussing it in relation to early sobriety, and how it has changed/remained and developed in the long term. This week we talk about the word HONESTY.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it mean...

Season 2, Episode 1 Happy New Year, we're back! This episode we're checking in on life, and where we are at in the 15th month of January.   R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. Fo...

Episode 12 This is the last episode for season one - we talk about why we started this podcast, what it means to have friends in and outside of recovery and how to navigate these relationships to be healthily interdependent.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover...

Episode 11 This week we talk about triggers and strategies we use to take care of our sobriety. R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone...

Episode 10 This week on the podcast, we talk about recovery being expansive and what that means for us. Resources mentioned: https://susanjeffers.com/books/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=p3JLaF_4Tz8   https://www.sobrietysisterhood.com/post/living-your-whole-life-in-sobriety-expanding-your-grid-of-fulfillment   https://open.substack.com/pub/milliegooch/p/i-think-ive-made-my-wor...

Episode 9 This week on the podcast, we talk about our changing relationship with movement and exercise. Moving away from our old goals based off the toxic messages we had received about our body, to holistic mindful movement. Mandy's fundraiser https://give.sherecovers.org/team/576131   Resources mentioned: https://join.whoop.com/26052B83   R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses reco...

Episode 8 This week on the podcast, we talk about our relationship with others. Resources mentioned: The Drama Triangle - Chris West Attached - Dr Amir Levine and Rachel SF Heller MA The Book of Boundaries - Melissa Urban (The one Mandy couldn’t find on her shelf - Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Glover Tawwab) R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real...

Episode 7 This week on the podcast, we talk about our relationship with ourselves. R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives....

Episode 6 This week on the podcast, we talk about how we talk to our children about drugs and alcohol.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the corn...

This week on the podcast, we talk about recovery hindsight - what we know now, which we didn't know then - dopamine seeking, and cross-addiction.  R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challen...

Episode Four This week we dive into REST… R&R with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of ourselves and grow through life challenges. For both of us being sober is the cornerstone of our lives. This podcast is the anything and everyth...

Episode Three This week we dive into Mandy’s story thus far…How her relationship with sobriety has changed in nearly eight years to broadening into recovery from a multiple of things and her steps to take care of herself. R and R discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long term sobriety, how we have and continue to discover what it means to be well, take care of...

Episode Two This week we dive into Ellen’s story thus far…This is the deeply personal story of a six-year sobriety journey, starting from an early, fun-filled relationship with alcohol in the 90s to the harsh realities of using it to cope with isolation as an expat in France. R and R (Formerly The Rambling Podcast) discusses recovery and the rest. The real story of what it’s like to be in long ter...

Episode One *Spoiler Alert*  We decided to change the name of this podcast from… The Rambling Podcast (Recovery and The Rest…)  with Ellen Woods and Mandy Manners to Recovery and The Rest… after Episode 4 because a) As you will hear Mandy can’t seem to remember the name of the podcast, consistently calling it the wandering podcast fml b) There are actually a lot of The Rambling Podcast’s who knew?...