The Recovered Therapist

Send us Fan Mail Do you notice those "Yeah, but __” negative people?  Begin to listen for the 'Eeyore people'* as they pass through your day.  Don’t allow them to pull you into their negativity, but be grateful because they can remind you of the fact that you have the ability to choose your own attitude.   *Eeyore people are those like Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh Support the show We&a...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed whether you spend most of your time doing things rather than just being? Our culture today emphasizes that we must perform or be doing something in order to be valuable. This podcast examines how much time you spend in doing things or shaming yourself because you’re not doing enough. It encourages you to spend time to simply be. Support the show We're ea...

Send us Fan Mail When you are unhappy or hurt, apply these three case studies or assessments to see why. The last case or situation is a real showstopper... How did I contribute to my being unhappy and hurt?  Wow. It is so much easier to simply blame someone else for my sadness, but did I put myself in this situation? If so, how do I make changes? Support the show We're eager to hear from you...

Send us Fan Mail As parents and others in authority we send messages we do not intend to send to our children.  They draw conclusions that color their lives and decisions as they live their lives going forward.  Take time to examine what irrational thoughts you have, what messages you told yourself as a child that you keep telling yourself today and what old idea are still driving you. Support the...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been wrongly accused?  Have you assumed the difficulty with another was about you? Well maybe it is not about your actions.  Maybe it is about “THEM”.  If you can assess the situation honestly and still stand grounded in the truth that your behavior was honorable, then your side of the street is clean. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to...

Send us Fan Mail Why do conversations have to include debates, judgments and opinions? Are you one of those people who feels that challenging a point of view is an intellectual exercise?  Do you grow weary with all the debates and want a simple conversation?  Listen up and assess your own stance on this question. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts...

Send us Fan Mail Look around your world and see where you live in the future because you are hooked on hope and longing.  We get hooked on the future in childhood then spend much of our lives waiting for _____.  When _______ then ________ or When _______I’m gonna_________.  Stop waiting for someone else or something else to bring you your good.   Support the show We're eager to hear from you!...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why some families have a lot of addicted people and then another family has only one person who becomes addicted? Or ever wonder why one sibling becomes addicted and the others do not?  In this podcast Jeanie explains what we know about addiction and the brain.     See YouTube clips:   https://youtu.be/kVoYpiiy7jg Dopamine’s Role in Reward https://youtu.be/qfuqf-0VqYs...

Send us Fan Mail More characteristics or traits of Adult Children Of Alcoholics are discussed and the three “rules” children learn in addicted homes are Don’t Talk, Don’t Trust and Don’t Feel are explained. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form or simply write to info@freshouttaplans.com with your topic requests or any burni...

Send us Fan Mail Identification means to observe, share, or relate to similar characteristics, thoughts, feelings of another person or group.  The bond identification builds helps people feel like they are not alone and they are not crazy.  It is the first step in recovery. In this episode Jeanie gives background on how the traits or characteristics of ACOA’s (adult children of alcoholics) discuss...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jeanie tattles on herself by telling two stories of dumb things she has done while not being present where her body was.  Initially when we do something embarrassing we want to hide it, but once we can begin to laugh at ourselves we can learn to be kind to ourselves and not be so serious and unforgiving about our humanity. What dumb thing have you done that you can...

Send us Fan Mail Young children use floaties on their arms in a swimming pool to help keep their heads above water or keep themselves afloat.  Jeanie gives a description of types of floaties one may need in their life to help keep themselves balanced and shares an exercise that will help "keep your head above water” too in this game called life. Support the show We're eager to hear from...

Send us Fan Mail A spiritual mentor of mine used to say, “The Facts Get in the Way of the Truth”.  In this episode Jeanie share an exercise that can help you see what irrational idea might be rattling around in your head and keeping you from moving forward.  This simple formula can be transformative. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our a...

Send us Fan Mail A Shaman or a Shamanic practitioner is someone who uses alternative tools to help transform a person’s view or condition so healing can take place.  In this episode a shamanic poem by Yogesh Kumar describing this process is shared. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form or simply write to info@freshouttaplans...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t Cast Your Pearls Before Swine”?  Jeanie explains what that saying means, provides examples of when you may be doing just that and wondering why You experience relationships that are hurtful. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form or simply write to info@freshouttaplans.co...

Send us Fan Mail Many women between 35 and 50 have say terrible things to themselves, especially about their bodies. Many are beautiful women with healthy bodies that got them through COVID, gave them healthy babies and function in optimum condition yet the woman is disdainful of her body.  Here is a beautiful perspective that I hope helps in changing a listener’s view.   Support the show We'...

Send us Fan Mail Change your thinking and your life will change. We use affirmations to train our thinking. Thoughts alone have no magic. The power of thought can create new outcomes if those thoughts are backed by feelings and intentions. Denials do not mean we are in denial of happenings around us. When we deny the appearance of something negative around us it means we deny its power over us and...

Send us Fan Mail "To see a fellowship grow up around you”...is predicted in one 12 step program.  In this episode I share a few stories of my friend, Lorna Kelly, and her friendship with Mother Teresa. When we surrender to a Higher Power who we meet along our path can be magical. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form or...

Send us Fan Mail Animals are instinct driven. Humans are driven by instinct and my thoughts that can manifest.  How are we able to do that and animals cannot? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself is a decision you were about to make was driven by instinct or by your divinity? Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form or simply...

Send us Fan Mail Solid, Liquid & Gas, Ice, Water and Steam.  These are different forms of the same elements. Inside you is your true essence and while it appears you change on the outside, your true essence never changes. It only changes form just like the water cycle.  Go within and get to know the essence of who you truly are. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to...

Send us Fan Mail We contemplate the “lavish wastefulness of nature” to observe leaves falling off trees. I learn much from nature and one day I wrote my observations down in this poem.  Do you resist letting go?  Do you keep busy so as not to feel? Are you addicted to motion?  I sure was until I became FRESH OUTTA PLANS ® and then I learned to become empty and await refilling...but this time not b...

Send us Fan Mail Discouragement, whether brought on by our own self doubt or the doubt by others, has killed many dreams.  What is in your heart that needs to come forth? Follow your intuition and at least try. Follow that dream. Don’t end up like the woman in this story. Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form or simply write...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 9 Ever felt like you were in an uphill struggle? A woman’s life is hard, as they know, but few others understand.  Here we listen to a letter written by a housewife in 1850.  In her words following her dream was like "rowing against wind and tide” but her “deadly determination” enabled her to follow that inner nagging. Support the show We're eager to hear from yo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 8 is a discussion about the Mystery of Love…not that love portrayed at Valentine’s Day, but the love that springs up on you for someone or something else. This podcast is inspired by a quote from Howard Thurman’s book, For the Inward Journey.  It is utterly impossible for you to keep me from loving you. You are powerless to do anything about it.  It really is none of your...

Send us Fan Mail What is the difference between giving advice and sharing experience?  Train your listening  and requesting skills to get what you want. Don't you love all those advice givers who have no experience?  Get a phrase to use in relationships that will change your life! Support the show We're eager to hear from you! Feel free to share your thoughts through our anonymous form o...