Step Two: Becoming Willing to Believe

Meditation for Stroke Recovery

Meditation became an unexpected but essential part of my stroke recovery journey. What began as an uncomfortable practice I learned in sobriety became a powerful tool for navigating grief, uncertainty, disability, and acceptance. From learning how to think about nothing to visualizing my brain healing, I’m gaining patience, serenity, resilience, and hope. Whether you're recovering from a stroke, living with a chronic condition, or struggling with life's uncertainties, this episode explores how meditation helps us stop fighting reality, trust the wisdom of our bodies, and find peace in the present moment. Healing requires us to sit willingly with who we are today and trust that growth is still happening beneath the surface. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube.  Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 #strokerecovery  #strokesurvivor  #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery  #recovery  #vestibular  #disabilityawareness  #soberlifestyle  #recoverypodcast

Step Two: Becoming Willing to Believe

Step Two introduced me to the willingness to believe that change is possible. We are exhausted from trying to manage life on our own and want proof that things will get better before we're willing to trust the process. But Step Two helps us keep an open mind, borrow hope from those who have gone before us, and consider the possibility that a power greater than ourselves can offer us hope. In this episode, I explore how willingness, faith, and hope work together in recovery. We talk about the difference between willpower and a Higher Power, why open-mindedness is essential for faith, and how Step Two teaches us to trust the next right step even when we can't see the whole path ahead. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube.  Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779   Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling] #strokerecovery  #strokesurvivor  #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery  #recovery  #vestibular  #disabilityawareness  #soberlifestyle  #recoverypodcast

Reads and Recovery: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

While many readers know it as a psychological thriller, I experienced it as a powerful story about resilience, emotional abuse, identity, and the courage it takes to reclaim a life that has slowly been slipping away. As a recovering alcoholic and stroke survivor, I found myself relating to the main character's journey in unexpected ways. Her struggle to trust herself, her battle with self-worth, and her gradual awakening felt remarkably familiar. In this episode, I share how the book parallels many of the lessons I've learned in recovery: the danger of living disconnected from ourselves, the psychological toll of emotional abuse, the uncomfortable process of healing, and the hope that emerges when we finally stop running from reality.  Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube.  Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779   Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling] #strokerecovery  #strokesurvivor  #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery  #recovery  #vestibular  #disabilityawareness  #soberlifestyle  #recoverypodcast

Living in the Solution of Steps 1, 2, and 3: Control, Help, and Micro-Decisions

Step One taught me that I am not in control of people, places, things, symptoms, timelines, or outcomes. Step Two taught me that I don't have to figure everything out by myself. Step Three taught me how to make hundreds of small decisions each day based on the wisdom I've gained about what I can control, what I can't, what I need to let go of, and what action I need to take. In this episode, I explore how the first three steps became a roadmap life in stroke recovery. I talk about acceptance, asking for help, taking the next right action, and seeking the solution instead of getting stuck in the struggle. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube.  Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779   Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling] #strokerecovery  #strokesurvivor  #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery  #recovery  #vestibular  #disabilityawareness  #soberlifestyle  #recoverypodcast

When Protection Becomes a Prison: Is Your Armor Your Weapon?

We all develop armor. Sometimes it's alcohol, anger, perfectionism, control, people-pleasing, or isolation. At some point, these behaviors may have helped us survive difficult seasons of life. The problem is that what protects us during a crisis can eventually hurt us and keep us from healing when we don’t recognize the danger is gone. Is your armor helping you heal, or has it become your weapon? Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube.  Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779   Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling] #strokerecovery  #strokesurvivor  #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery  #recovery  #vestibular  #disabilityawareness  #soberlifestyle  #recoverypodcast