Worth Recovery

Episode 070: Stop Objectifying Me!!

What does objectification look like?  What are the qualities that define objectification?  How do you identify it, stop it for yourself, and hold boundaries with people that objectify you?  At the request of a listener and in response to Amy's own experiences, she discusses all these questions and more.  

Episode 068: Trauma & Addiction, An Interview With Dr. Aaron Glade, Part Two

In the conclusion of this two part interview with Dr. Aaron Glade, Amy discusses more about Trauma and Addiction, including stabilizing your life, building hope for the future, and the importance of talking about it.  

Bonus Episode: The Dreaded Drive Home

On the way back from visiting with her mom, Amy shares some of the raw emotion around death, addiction, fantasy, and recovery.

Episode 066: Trauma & Addiction, an interview with Dr. Aaron Glade - Part 1

In part one of this two part series, Amy interview Aaron Glade, Ph.D, LMFT, CSAT, about the role of trauma in addiction. They discuss capital T and lowercase t trauma and some of the effective treatment options for for trauma therapy. You can read more about Dr. Glade here.

Episode 065: Step 8 - Letting Go

In the continuation of the series on the 12 steps of recovery, Amy discusses one of the major principles she had to learn and practice while working Step 8:  Letting Go.  After offering examples of some of the things she had to learn to let go of, she offer 6 practical ways to help you begin to let go of things in your life as well. 

Episode 064: Engaged In The Struggle: Maureen, Part 2

During the Worth Recovery event, "Engaged In The Struggle", in Seattle, Washington, Amy sat with Maureen as they discussed their recovery journeys.  Staying engaged in the struggle is not the easy option.  Maureen tells us about some of the struggles she has dealt with during recovery and some of the strategies she has used to stay engaged.  This interview was recorded live as Amy and Maureen presented in Seattle. 

Episode 063: Step 8 - Responsible Ownership

In the continuation of the episodes on Step 8, Amy discusses the principles she learned from actually working this step in her life.  Throughout the process of becoming willing to make amends, many internal shifts have to happen.  Listen to Amy discuss the difference between Ownership and Responsible Ownership.

Episode 062: Engaged in the Struggle: Maureen

During the Worth Recovery event, "Engaged In The Struggle", in Seattle, Washington, Amy sat with Maureen as they discussed their recovery journeys.  Staying engaged in the struggle is not the easy option.  Maureen tells us about some of the struggles she has dealt with during recovery and some of the strategies she has used to stay engaged.  This interview was recorded live as Amy and Maureen presented in Seattle.  

Episode 061: Step 8 - It Works When I Work It

Step 8 has many principles for us to learn, but they aren't always obvious from the beginning.  Approaching this step different from she has in the past, Amy begins the discussion on Step 8 with understanding how we work it in our lives.  She then shares the three principles she learned FROM working this step, even when she didn't want to.  The next three episodes in the 12-step series will discuss each of these principles in detail. 

Episode 060: An Interview with Staci Sprout, Part 3

In the conclusion of an interview with Staci Sprout, Amy discusses shame, therapy, recovered memory and Staci shares her final message to women in recovery everywhere.  Links to Staci's book, website, and newsletter can be found at www.worthrecovery.com.