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From weeknight dinners and homework sessions to Christmas card photos and vacations, Nikki and Ben created a tight-knit, enviable family. From the smallest daily tasks to the biggest life events, they both work well together. However, it only took a divorce to get them there. At 12 years sober, Ben was what some might call a “dry drunk.” Searching for something other than a spiritual solution, he would place blame on his wife, not take any responsibility for his faults, and felt flat in his marriage. “I had a strong foundation of recovery, but I stopped doing the things I needed to do on a daily basis for [...]

“I’m not good enough, I’m not pretty enough, I’m not smart enough, period.”  We’ve all told ourselves this at one point or another. When these limited belief systems interfere with our daily lives, they prevent us from living in the present and fulfilling our true potential. These beliefs can get triggered by family, friends, and facing fear from the outer chaos that’s going on in our world when things become uncertain. In this week’s SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, we helped Liz. In fear about her job, her kids, and the social injustice happening in the world today, we uncovered the root cause of her fear and helped her [...]

When we get sober, we prioritize healing our mental, emotional, and spiritual health, but what about our physical health? Stress, anxiety, and unprocessed trauma can leave an imprint on the body and affect our health for years to come. Using Hanna Somatics as a pathway to empowerment, this form of body healing is a type of mind-body training that encourages physical and mental control over muscles to reduce pain and teach the brain to re-learn movements. Different from massage. On today’s Podcast, you’ll learn: What a Hanna Somatic session consists of  How Hanna Somatics can be a quick way to work through unresolved trauma Where to find a [...]

In this week’s SHAIR Recovery Coaching call with Omar Pinto, we helped Chris navigate the uncomfortable world of boundaries. At home during the quarantine with his two adult sons, Chris has found himself engaging in maladaptive coping mechanisms to handle his frustrations. Even after nine years of sobriety, he's fearful that his kids still see him as the "alcoholic Dad." With strained relationships, unspoken feelings, and living in close quarters, he's forced to take a look at the frayed relationships he doesn't want to lose. He must ask himself if it's worth holding onto them, or if he should begin to set boundaries and risk having his sons [...]

“I wasn't anxious, depressed, or out of place.” That was Comedian Tiffany Jenkins first experience with alcohol. After getting sober, Tiffany was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder , Depression, Mild Schizophrenia, and Bipolar Disorder. It took an intervention by law enforcement to realize that she needed help. After attending treatment and finding a beautiful life of sobriety, Tiffany got pregnant while living in a sober living home and was married five months later. In this SHAIR Podcast episode, you’ll learn about: The different patterns of codependency How mental health issues can affect us from getting sober long-term Characteristics of empaths and how it can affect recovery The importance [...]