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My 5 Day Sea Salt Water Fast

I’m sitting here right now, and I’m drinking my cup of coffee and about to record my experience with my five day water fast. Before I get started, I just want to say that I’m not endorsing, promoting, suggesting in any way, shape, or form that anybody listening to this should run out and do a five day water fast. There’s a lot of controversy around fasting, and so what I want to do here is just share my personal experience and what I discovered by doing a five day water fast or detox or cleanse. There’s a bunch of different ways to look at it. The first thing is […]

By |2021-02-17T15:29:51+00:00February 16th, 2018|Eating Disorders, Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 10 – Unworthy?

Are you still punishing yourself for your past? How has your addiction contributed to your feelings of unworthiness? Why is it difficult to feel deserving of compliments and kindness after addiction? Find out this and more in this episode of Recovery Talk.  Today we’re going to be discussing unworthiness, and this is a topic that plagues us all. I see it come up in the Facebook private accountability group all the time, and in many cases it’s always this epiphany that comes after the fact, where you realize that you’re having feelings of being unworthy, of not deserving, of continuing to punish yourself for all of the wrongs that you […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:20+00:00September 28th, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 09 – The God Thing

How can you define your own higher power in recovery? How can you move past negative feelings about religion? Why is believing in a higher power essential to recovery? Find out this and more in this episode of Recovery Talk.  Today, we’re going to be talking about the God thing. By far, this is one of the most touchy subjects that there is in early recovery. Discussing God and the idea of a higher power carries with it almost as much stigma as being an addict does. Why is that? Why is it so difficult to embrace the idea of a higher power? Most recently, I got an email from […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:23+00:00September 21st, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 08 – What is your motive for making amends?

What is your motive for making amends? Is it to truly right the wrongs that you have done, or is it to relieve yourself of the burden of guilt? Find out the difference in this episode of Recovery Talk.

By |2021-02-17T15:30:26+00:00September 14th, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 07 – Forgiveness

Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the Share Podcast. Today, we’re going to be talking about forgiveness, which seems to be a very tough or controversial topic when it comes to the idea of forgiving. When the topic has been brought up in the Facebook group or posts or memes that discuss forgiveness, inevitably there’s going to be someone who posts in there that says something along the lines of, “I wish I could do that,” or, “I’m never going to do that,” or, “Sounds good but that’s not where I’m at, at this moment. Maybe I’ll get there some day.” It’s such […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:29+00:00September 7th, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|2 Comments
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Recovery Talk 06 – Leaving a Legacy

Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the SHAIR Podcast. Today we’re going to be talking about leaving a legacy. How many of you have actually thought or given time to what you will leave behind? The reason why I bring this up is because now that I work at Costa Rica Recovery as an addictions counselor and I have an opportunity to teach classes and get feedback from the patients one of the questions that I had asked them when we were talking about core values and core belief systems about themselves and about the world around them is what is the legacy […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:31+00:00August 31st, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 05 – Comparing Ourselves to Others

Hey everybody. Welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk brought to you by The SHAIR Podcast. Today we’re going to be talking about comparing ourselves to other. Do you ever find yourself comparing yourself to somebody else and then do you ever stop to think about the feelings and the emotions that are going on inside your body as you’re doing this. When you compare yourself to someone else, then you’re really setting yourself up for some unrealistic expectations, for resentment, for sadness, depression, anger, depending on who it is you’re comparing yourself to. Now, there’s the other side of the coin of course, where you’re feeling better than, superior. […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:34+00:00August 24th, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 04 – The Codependent Drama Triangle

Today’s topic is the drama triangle, also known as the victim triangle. And this triangle was formulated by Stephen Karpman, a well-respected psychiatrist, where he states the victimhood can be defined by the three positions beautifully outlined in the diagram that he developed. Today’s topic also comes from The SHAIR Facebook private group, where one of our members posted this recently: “I’m reaching out for the first time in here, not because I want to use or drink, I need strength. I have to get through this weekend with my narcissistic ex, and we just had a disagreement. I’m proud I didn’t stoop to his level, and I kept my […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:37+00:00August 17th, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 03 – Helping Others and Being of Service

  Hey, everybody, and welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk, brought to you by the SHAIR podcast. Today’s topic is going to be on helping others and being of service. The reason why I bring up this topic is because I think that this is one of the most important topics in recovery. Helping others and being of service is the reason why I started the podcast in the first place. I’m sure you’ve all heard the cliché that states, “You can’t keep what you have without giving it away.” I remember when I was early in recovery and I couldn’t wait to do service. That first year was […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:40+00:00August 10th, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Recovery Talk 02 – Relapse Prevention

Welcome to another episode of Recovery Talk brought to you by The SHAIR Podcast. The purpose of these episodes is to provide actionable steps on one topic that will empower you to take action immediately. Our topic today is relapse prevention. Today’s topic comes once again from The SHAIR Podcast Facebook private group. This is what our member posted. “Something not so great happened to me this morning. I wanted to go to the liquor store for a few bottles of wine. I had the sense of not wanting to wake up in a hospital again. I took a Valium, my dog’s prescription. It calmed me down enough. I’m not going […]

By |2021-02-17T15:30:42+00:00August 3rd, 2017|Podcast, Recovery Talk, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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