49: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

Incompatibility In Relationships and Seeing Reality

Yup, more relationship talk. It’s a major part of our lives and leads to the most insanity in recovery - in my professional poor dating habited opinion. Here I break down what barriers come along with incompatibility and how it can throw us deep into cycles of non-acceptance and insanity, and ways you might find helpful to get out of it. Follow our Facebook page, join the group, email a Message of Hope, or scroll our videos on TikTok. We have little nuggets of Hope all over the place! Also, check out the main podcast The Recovery Pod returning soon with new guest features and impactful conversations. And my new podcast Therapy Ruined My Life for a more mature take on relationships and self improvement.

Surviving Ending A Relationship and Staying CLEAN

Fresh off a breakup and still got my clean date 💪🏻 Here I share some common struggles with relationships that cause friction and big feelings, as well as some tools to survive the chaos and potential breakup WITHOUT USING SUBSTANCES!! Follow us on our Facebook page, join our group and be a part of the community, leave a comment or email me at therecoverypod@gmail.com to send in your Message of Hope and share your story with the world!

Complacency and the Need for Validation

After a 5 month disappearance, I come back to share my thoughts on complacency and the need for validation- two things that I’ve allowed to contribute to my absence. Hope you are all still living in the solution and making progress in your journey!

49: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

In this episode I share my experience and Hope about dealing with feelings in recovery, and days where it feels difficult to manage those feelings of hopelessness. Sometimes our recovery is dependent on surviving through times that tempt us to escape feelings of hopelessness and pain, but if we can allow ourselves to just be, we can make it through these times with newfound Hope that We Do Recover.

48: Are People Who Take Suboxone “Clean” or in Recovery?

In this episode I share my thoughts about what I feel the considerations are when people ask what is “clean” in recovery. These are my personal views and should not be taken as ultimate truths. There are many things to consider when asking this question, and my hope is to present these views in a way that challenge people to look a bit closer at the behaviors surrounding their actions more than the ingestion of a substance. Different programs will define what is sober or clean in different ways, and it’s important to respect the program you attend IF you intend to receive acknowledgement from that program. Specifically I mean something like AA or NA. When it comes to Suboxone, methadone, medical marijuana or even prescribed medications like Xanax or Morphine even, there are ways to medically follow a doctor’s guidelines and still live in alignment with recovery principles. Just as there are ways to live deep within the grips of our addiction’s disease while abstinent from all substances. Join me on this conversation, and please share your thoughts on this episode. You can contact us via email at therecoverypod@gmail.com or on our Facebook group The Recovery Pod. Appreciate you listening 🙏🏻 please take the time to leave a review and rating.