Worth Recovery

Free Fall is an opportunity to reorganize your life really quickly. In a matter of moments/days/weeks things can look really different.  At least it has the potential to.  But we must look at falling with intentionality and not fear. In this episode I share one of my first moments of free fall when I got laid off from a job in 2015 and the impact that had on my life.  There was an exercise I did that helped me to be intentional about what I let fall into my life and what I let fall out of my life.  I hope it is as helpful for you as it was for me.

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I'd love to connect with you!  If you want to talk about coaching, the worth circle, online sex addiction groups - OR if you just want to talk to someone who gets it - schedule a time with me here:  https://worthrecovery.com/recovery-coaching/

Interested in learning more about the Worth Circle?  Awesome, I'd love to tell you.  You can either schedule a time to talk to me above or check out the website with more information here: https://worthrecovery.com/worthcircle/

Want to join my sex addiction groups for women starting in May?  I'd love to have you!  You can email me, schedule a time to talk or read more here:  https://www.healingpathsrecovery.com/events/

You can always email me:  amy@worthrecovery.com

 

How many days have you been alone in your house?  Or at least felt alone, whether you actually were or not?  Have you struggled with loneliness during other times in your life?  Me, too.  In this episode, I share my current thoughts on where our world is, and three of the strategies that helped me learn to work through my own loneliness.

In addition - I'd love to connect with you!

Schedule a 30 minute window to talk here:  https://worthrecovery.com/recovery-coaching/
Feel free to schedule - even if you're not interested in coaching - I'd love to just connect with you.

Join the Worth Circle here:  https://worthrecovery.com/worthcircle/

Awesome things are coming here at Worth Recovery!

In the conclusion of Natalie's story, we hear more about her recovery journey, the groups she attended, the problems she has faced in finding help, as well as more about her current relationship.  Each time I hear stories of others a piece of me heals.  I definitely found that to be true with Natalie. I hope you find that to be true for yourself as well.

There are great resources available for women in the UK.  Natalie generously compiled a list of for those seeking help:

Domestic abuse help for woman

Welsh women’s aid https://www.welshwomensaid.org.uk

Womans aid UK https://www.womensaid.org.uk 

Abuse help For men

Men's advice line https://mensadviceline.org.uk

For any gender

Live fear free helpline https://gov.wales/live-fear-free

National abuse helpline https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Safe line https://www.safeline.org.uk

Sexual assault / abuse help

Sexual Assault and Referral Centres https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/

The survivors trust https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org

New pathways http://www.newpathways.org.uk

NHS information and help line https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape-and-sexual-assault/

Addiction recovery support 

CAIS (the living room Cardiff and other centres in wales) https://www.cais.co.uk

24 hr Support 

The Samaritans 24hr support line https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Part 2 of Natalie's Story:  Another brave woman coming forward to share her story!  I'm always so honored when women are willing to share their story with us!  Natalie is from the UK and is an amazing trauma survivor and recovery addict.  I've had the privilege of knowing her for just over three years and am continually impressed with her resilience and engagement in recovery.  In this 3 part story, Natalie shares her family history, trauma story, and her brave recovery journey.  Every time I hear the story of another woman, a new piece of me heals. 

Another brave woman coming forward to share her story!  I'm always so honored when women are willing to share their story with us!  Natalie is from the UK and is an amazing trauma survivor and recovery addict.  I've had the privilege of knowing her for just over three years and am continually impressed with her resilience and engagement in recovery.  In this 3 part story, Natalie shares her family history, trauma story, and her brave recovery journey.  Every time I hear the story of another woman, a new piece of me heals. 

I have a love/hate relationship with boundaries.  At least, I used to. Boundaries are what keep us safe.  Having good boundaries can be life changing.  We never really know just how life-changing until we start to live with good boundaries.  In this episode, I partner with Jackie Pack from the Thanks For Sharing Podcast to discuss boundaries.  Jackie and I work together as One Layer Deeper.  We'd love to spend a year exploring Boundaries with you.  Learn more about the boundary box here:  https://onelayerdeeper.com/the-boundary-box/

It's a new year, it's close to my sobriety anniversary, and it's my birthday!  All these things happen within a few weeks of each other.  This provides a great opportunity to evaluate my "bottom line" behaviors, or my sobriety definition, or my Level 4 behaviors, or whatever it is that you call the things you don't do anymore!

Many times, at the beginning of recovery, we're not sure exactly what we need to do in order to get sober.  We're not sure what counts or doesn't count as a slip or a relapse.  The reality is that you need to make that determination.  As I just celebrated my 7 year sobriety anniversary, I thought it was a good time to evaluate my Level 4 behaviors.  In this episode, I walk you through the tool I've created and use with my coaching clients to define my sobriety and how that has evolved over time.  

Download the worksheet here!

It's a new year and it's my annual time to evaluate my life and decide what the next step looks like for me.  My goal for this year is to be OPEN.  In this episode I share with you how our lives in recovery can end us in isolation and make us feel closed off. To move to our next level of recovery requires us to be OPEN.  Can't wait to share that with you!

As you evolve, everything in your life must evolve.  If your evolution during recovery doesn't flow out to the other areas of your life, you could wake up one day and wonder what is going on?!?!  In this episode, I talk about some of the evolutions I've had to make in recovery and how they have impacted my life.

We recently celebrated Memorial Day here in the USA. This is a day we recognize all those who have made sacrifices for the freedoms we live with and enjoy. This amplified the recent thoughts I've been having about the price of freedom - not political freedom - personal freedom.

In this episode I share some of the prices I've paid for the freedom I have from addiction as well as the current struggle I'm facing to pay the price for the next level of freedom and recovery I want for my life.

How about you? What is the price for your next level of recovery?

All my love,

Amy