Work It; You Are Worth It Podcast

I continue to navigate relationships, but when I understood how to have a better relationship with myself I found they got a little bit easier.  Ashlea and I discuss some of the ways to have a better relationship with ourselves. We would love to have your questions, please submit them on the Work It; You Are Worth It website.  www.workityouareworthit.com .

Have you found yourself knowing you need to let go of something or someone, but don't want to?  In this episode, Ashlea and I discuss what that looks like and why it cannot be easy. We would love to have your questions, please submit them on the Work It; You Are Worth It website.  www.workityouareworthit.com

Why can't I just say, "No" or "Thank you"?  Why do I feel the need to over-explain? Please submit your questions, topic ideas, or your story at www.workityouareworthit.com

What does it look like when we try to "fix" people and how does that impact them and us? Please submit your questions, topic ideas, or your story at www.workityouareworthit.com.

I have had an opportunity to sit down with my mom to discuss the evolution of our relationship and how her history has impacted both of us. Please submit your questions, topic ideas, or your story at www.workityouareworthit.com.

This week, we take a listener's question on how you handle silent treatment. Please submit your questions, topic ideas, or your story at www.workityouareworthit.com.

Once we have worked through our character defects, it is to make amends to individuals we have harmed.  We walk through how to make amends and how do we identify those we have harmed. Please submit your questions, topic ideas, or your story at www.workityouareworthit.com.

Dawn had a situation with her mom this week which made her think she went to the hardware store for milk, but through our conversation, she realized something different.   Submit your topic ideas, and questions, or share your story at www.workityouareworthit.com.

One of the first things we need to identify how our lives need to change is by understanding how our lives have been unmanageable.  We look at our lives and discuss unmanageable areas, how we identified them, what we need to change, and how those things impacted us.    Submit your topic ideas, questions, or share your story with us at www.workityouareworthit.com.

In this podcast, Ashlea and I open up and share our stories; about our childhoods, what brought us to recovery, and how working CoDA has changed our lives. To keep this podcast authentic, no editting has been made. If you would like to share your story and how recovery has changed your life, have any questions or topic suggestions, please reach out via the website  www.workityouareworthit.com  

Navigating through feelings can be difficult.  In the next two episodes, Ashlea and I will be discussing feelings.  In Part 2, we will examine what it means to feel other people's feelings or to be an empath.  We will discuss 10 traits of an empath and evaluate if each of us has any of those characteristics.  We would love to hear if you fall into any of those traits and if you identify as an empa...

Navigating through feelings can be difficult.  In the next two episodes, Ashlea and I will be discussing feelings.  In Part 1, we will look at how to work through feeling my feelings; what that means, and how that work.  A great tool to use when understanding the root of a feeling is using a feelings wheel.  There are many versions available, so the easiest way to find one is to google it. Check o...

As I continue to work on myself and consider what I want in a partner, intimacy is a big part of that.  But, what is intimacy?  Is it sex or something more?  Ashlea and I dive deep into what Intimacy can look like in a relationship. In this episode, Ashlea mentions a website that has games for couples.  The link is:  Couples Edition – The Adventure Challenge Check out our website and submit your q...

As we navigate relationships, it is sometimes difficult to not take things personally.  Is it about me or the other person, why do I feel this way, and can I change?  Ashlea and I will discuss this and more in the podcast. Check out our website and submit your questions or topic ideas at www.workityouareworthit.com

When are finally living a life of recovery, we can still find ourselves waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Whether it is bad or good, the control we are feeling; waiting for it, can get in our way of living out best life.  Ashlea and I discuss how that has controlled our lives and what our lives look like now that we have let go of the waiting.

Thanks to a listener for suggesting a great topic.  Hypervigilance has been a struggle for both of us and in this discussion, we better understood how it has impacted our lives.  We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.

Adjusting to change can be challenging, but when we let go and trust it can become a little easier.  In this podcast, we are discussing how change has impacted us and how we have learned to be grateful for the changes in our lives.  We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and hea...

Self-doubt can continue to be a struggle no matter where we are in our journey, but learning to understand ourselves, give ourselves grace, and ask for help; can be effective ways to improve self-doubt. We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.  In this podcast, we are answering a listener's question.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.  Ashlea and I have some revelations on our need for a safe place; what that was in the past and what it looks like today.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships. In this podcast, one of Ashlea's sponsees allows us to share a letter they wrote to their inner child; so we could evaluate it and share our thoughts with our listeners.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships. For most of my life, I have lived in a place of denial to the extreme I was in denial about my denial.  In this episode, we talk about how denial has shown itself in our lives.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.  In this episode, we talk about what relationship growth looks like.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.  In this episode, we discuss the difference between logic and feelings, what that looks like, and how we need to work to intertwine the two.

We are Dawn and Ashlea, we would like to welcome you to the Work It; You Are Worth It podcast. Where a couple of friends sit around and discuss healing, growth, and healthy relationships.  In this episode, we will discuss how to find gratitude.