The One Day At A Time Recovery Podcast

Welcome to a new series called "Meditations with Joy" The intention is to have a topic, a short discussion (or not) and then a guided meditation lead by Joy.  In this episode, we talk a lot about being present, striving toward goals, acceptance and learning to meditate. Joy shares her perspective on how to hold space for the feelings that come up in order to be able to release them.  We also talk...

OC27 Lisa - Eating Disorders, Love, Relationships and Cultivating a Supportive Community

Today's episode is with my dear friend Brian. The story you are about to hear is a perfect example of the power of recovery. Brian embodies what is commonly referred to as the Jekyll and Hyde effect. It was so strange to hear him tell the stories of the past and reconcile what I know of him now. Brian has a powerful and moving message. So grateful to call him my friend. And with that, please enjoy...

OC025 Hayley - From World Traveling Model to Struggling Alcoholic. Finding Hope, Recovery and A Beautiful Life Today's episode is with Hayley Mortison, the owner of Soberissexy.com , the edgy clothing like that celebrates recovery. Hayley was kind enough to share what it was like being a working model, traveling all over the world and getting swept up in the world of drugs and alcohol. Now at over...

Today's episode is with my sweet friend John. This guy is so generous, he gave away his kidney to save his friend Kim! John is really a great guy who has been through so much. From losing his father to cancer and dealing with a mother who is a drug addict to his own struggles with addiction and now, recovery. So with that, please enjoy this conversation with John! Peace & Love, Arlina

OC024 Chris - Sober 29 years, Cocaine, Alcoholism, Losing Sister and Brother, Depression and Sponsorship Today's episode is with Chris, who is currently traveling the country, in his RV called Furtherer. He's documenting his trip by writing on his blog called bigchrisfurtherer.com and providing beautiful images through his photography. We talked about anonymity, sponsorship, and his moment of clar...

Today's episode is my dear friend Maitreya. Over the last 4 years that I have known her and participated in her recovery, I have had the privilege to be witness to her struggles, the work she has executed on and now watch her reap the rewards of all her efforts. My experience with her has ben extraordinary. Every time I have met with her, I have walked away in awe of her willingness and ability to...

ODAAT Chat is a podcast (odaatchat.com) where my guests and I talk about all things recovery. We largely focus on unpacking the issues that cause addiction and how it affects us, but also on solutions, including the 12 steps, and the exercises, teachers and ideas that contribute to recovery. There is a lot of mainstream media exposure of alcoholics and addicts of all kinds that doesn't seem to be...

OC021 Cyndi - From Suicidal Depression and Eating Disorders, to Hope and Love in Recovery Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher so you don't miss out on upcoming episodes. You can also listen directly from the website at odaatchat.com. ODAAT Chat is a podcast where my guests and I talk about all things re...

In today's episode, I'd like to share a book recommendation: "A Course in Miracles" which I learned about through lectures by Marianne Williamson . Her lectures kept me sober my first year in recovery. I wasn't sure how to explain it so I pulled this description off their website https://www.acim.org A Course in Miracles   is a complete self-study spiritual thought system. As a three-volume curric...

Beth - Childhood Trauma, Alcoholism, Therapy & Helping Others Normally I share books, but the resource I'd like to share is actually from today's guest, Beth Killough. If you love animals and specifically horses, you are going to love this one. Beth is the owner of Take a Chance Ranch , and facilitator of the Circle Up Experience which has been profiled on TV shows and many other publications. The...

  You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you is that besides wanting to clear up a lot of misconceptions about addiction and recovery, I also wanted to share the teachers, ideas and exercises that have helped me on my own journey over the last 22 years that fall outside the parameters of 12 step groups.   In my intros I usually review a book or another resource and...

Neil - Atheism, finding your tribe, dealing with death, fun in sobriety Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss out on upcoming episodes. You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you is that besides wanting to...

Michele - Recovery From Alcoholism, Coping with Her Husband's Head Injury, Parenting and Autism I have been sharing a lot of book recommendations, but today I'd like to share a visualization exercise that've done several times to help me get focused on manifesting my goals. Its called a vision board and I first learned about this on Oprah about 15 years ago. John Assaraf also talks about it in the...

Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss out on upcoming episodes.   You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you is that besides wanting to clear up a lot of misconceptions about addiction and recovery, I also...

OC014 Gary - Sponsorship, surgery & medication, planned meds & unexpected, depression OC014 Gary Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss out on upcoming episodes. You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you i...

David - Continuous sobriety after chronic relapse, co parenting, HP, blended family Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss out on upcoming episodes. You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you is that beside...

Caitlin – From abuse, suicide attempts, and alcoholism to recovery love and healing   I'd like to share a book recommendation: "The Language of letting go" by Melody Beattie. It's a daily meditation book for people dealing with codependency. Honestly, it's my opinion that if you are struggling with addiction issues, chances are you are also struggling with things like setting boundaries, powerless...

Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss out on upcoming episodes. You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you is that besides wanting to clear up a lot of misconceptions about addiction and recovery, I also w...

Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, please subscribe and leave a 5 star review, it helps to keep the lights on. The purpose of podcast  is to clear up a lot of misconceptions about addiction and recovery, but to also to share the teachers, ideas and exercises that have helped me on my own...

Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I'll be your host. In case you didn't know, ODAAT stands for "one day at a time". If you haven't yet, please subscribe and leave a review. Also, if you plan to shop on Amazon, please use our affilitate link on Odaatchat.com, it helps to keep the podcast going.   In case you are wondering, the purpose of podcast is to clear up a lot of misconceptions abo...

In this episode, Gabriel shares what he believes to be the origin of his alcoholism, the death of his brother when he was just 13 years old, and what it's like to be a single father among many other topics. I know Gabriel to be an honest hardworking man who does his best to do the right thing for his sobriety and his two young boys and I'm proud to call him my friend. If you have any comments or t...

Jana B - Living with Unresolved Problems, Faith & Family Welcome to Odaat Chat! In this episode I'll be chatting with Jana.  We had a long intimate talk covering a wide range of topics, including the repercussions from a DUI years ago, her moment of clarity, rehab and living in a recovery house. We do talk a lot about God and her religious faith, but don't let that scare you off because we also ta...

Welcome to another episode of ODAAT Chat! Katie O - Growing Up In In Recovery, Death of a Parent, Motherhood in Sobriety Today my guest Katie O will share what it was like to grow up in a sober home, how she is coping with the death of her mother and what it's like living life as a sober mom herself. Katie is the oldest of 5 kids. Her parents got sober when she was 12 but before that she grew up h...