Worth Recovery

Episode 084: The Letter You'll Never Send

Sometimes we just miss our addiction.  We know that the relationships we had and the behaviors we engaged in are unhealthy and they aren't serving us.  However, they did serve a purpose in our life.  They helped us escape and numb out from the chaos and unmanageability of our lives.  Sometimes as we go through withdrawal and start to feel rather than escape, we miss those old relationships and behaviors.  Prompted by a conversation with a friend in recovery, I wanted to share one of the things I did to get past a particularly difficult relationship.  

Homework:  Identify one thing you need to get past in your life.  Maybe it is a relationship and maybe it is a behavior.  Start thinking about the positive and negative aspects of the relationship.  Write a letter you'll never send to help you complete that emotional connection and move past it.

Episode 082: Birthday Blessings

I just celebrated by 41st birthday!! During the day, three seemingly small things added up to an amazing day! As I was reflecting on these things, I wanted to share them with you. I hope you can build the hope that I did from these events. It is definitely the small things in recovery that give us the greatest results!!


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If you have a success story you would like to share with the Worth Recovery community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at amy@worthrecovery.com.

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Homework: What are three of your blessings today? Small things that maybe you aren't necessarily always noticing? By small and simple things, GREAT things happen!

Episode 081: All In Distractors

Continuing our discussion on being ALL IN, I share with you my big three distrator behaviors! These are behaviors that prevent me (and probably you) from being ALL IN in our recovery journeys. These behaviors sneak into our lives, they aren't always exactly apparent. They are hard to see and sometimes the behavior itself prevents us from getting the true reflection of what we are doing. If we aren't making the progress we want in recovery - if we aren't getting the traction we need - we have some distractor behaviors going on in our lives! Let's figure it out!

Distractor #1: Spreading Out The Truth
Distractor #2: Green Grass Syndrome
Distractor #3: The Implementation Dip


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If you have a success story you would like to share with the Worth Recovery community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at amy@worthrecovery.com.

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Homework: List three of your major distraction behaviors that prevent you from being ALL IN in your recovery. Then share that list with one of your recovery partners! And share it with me below!!

Episode 080: All In?

In this episode I share with you a recent revelation I have had about my life. I'm holding back. I'm not ALL IN! Of course, this isn't the case in all areas of my life - but it is in some significant places. This recent realization drove me to consider the areas of my life where I am ALL IN. One of those areas is my recovery. I am ALL IN with my recovery! Are you? Are the 1 in 18 that will stay long term in recovery?

Links mentioned in the episode:
12-Step Statistics
Does AA Really Work?
Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work?
Dr. Patrick Carnes on Sex Addiction


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If you have a success story you would like to share with the Worth Recovery community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at amy@worthrecovery.com.

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Homework: Comment below and let me know where you are listening from and if you are committing to be ALL IN for your recovery!

Episode 078: Help Wanted, Part 1

As we continue to get healthier and upgrade our lives in recovery, it is essential that we upgrade our relationships along with it.  Otherwise, we get stuck.  While Amy helped moved her friend across the country, they discussed their relationship and what makes it work.  Listen to them discuss the help wanted ads they are going to place!

Episode 077: Shame Resilience with Lu Duke

In this preview episode, Amy interviews Lu Duke, one of the presenters at the upcoming Worth Recovery Event: Engaged in the Struggle.  Lu is not only a CSAT therapist, but a Daring Way Facilitator - Consultant, trained in the work of Brene Brown.  In this episode she discusses core and aspirational values and how they play a role in our recovery. 

Episode 073: The Dark Molasses Trenches of Grief

Grief comes to visit all of us on occassion. It is it's own size.  It can feel like a presence in our life.  It manifests in different ways for each of us.  In this episode, Amy discusses some of the grief she is dealing with, some of the ways it manifests, and some of the strategies she is using to get through it in her life.  

Episode 075: Mastering the Trauma Wound with Candice Christiansen

Trauma can be complex and deep.  It brings wounds into our lives that we try desperately to master.  In an interview with Candice Christansen, Amy discusses the correlation between trauma and addiction, some of the ways we act out our trauma, and some of the tools we can use to work through and eventually master our trauma. You can learn more about Candice and the work she is doing by visiting www.namasteadvice.com. 

Episode 074: Stop Objectifying Me! Part 3

In the conclusion of the series on Objectification, Amy discusses two questions:  How am I objectifying myself? and what boundaries do I need to set in objectification by others?

Bonus Episode: The cycle of relationships

While driving to spend some time with her family, Amy shares the cycle and evolution of relationships in her recovery.