I’m Back: Recovery With Eyes Wide Open

I’m Back: Recovery With Eyes Wide Open

After taking a week away from the podcast to rest during a vestibular flare, I'm back with an update on my health, my birthday, my family, and what's been filling my mind lately. I've been exploring everything from quantum physics to spiritual awakening, and I've realized they have something in common: learning to see beyond what's right in front of us. In recovery, I didn't just stop drinking, I slowly began opening my eyes to a bigger, richer, more meaningful way of living. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779] Visit my Recovery Upcycling Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling]

Health Update

Today I'm just checking in to let you know that I'm taking a week off due to a temporary (hopefully) decline in my condition.

When Your Brain Says, "That's Enough": Living with a Vestibular Disorder

Some days, the best thing I can do is admit that my brain has reached its limit. In this episode, I share what it's really like to live with a vestibular disorder after stroke, how symptoms change from moment to moment, why treating one symptom reveals another, and what brain fog feels like from the inside. I also talk about the frustration of searching for answers, advocating for yourself with doctors, and learning to listen when your body tells you it's time to stop. Coincidentally, by the end of this episode, my brain fog became so overwhelming that I couldn't even remember the point I was trying to make. I left it in so you can see the most honest picture of recovery. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779] Visit my Recovery Upcycling Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling]

Rest Is Productive: The Reward is Quality of Life

Today I'm doing something I don't want to do: nothing. When you live with chronic illness, pain, or disability life can unpredictably erase your entire to-do-list forcing you to invest in tomorrow through rest. Doing less today allows you to do more tomorrow. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779] Visit my Recovery Upcycling Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling]

Recovery Doesn't Take a Day Off: Acceptance Every Single Day

My disability, chronic pain, and alcoholism doesn't take a day off. Invisible illnesses don’t do that. After staying up late to enjoy the Fourth of July celebration, I was reminded that even good choices can have consequences when you're living with a chronic condition. Sometimes I get tired of living a full time recovery life, but even so, I must accept reality and surrender to it, one day at a time. It's okay to get tired of being sick. It's okay to get tired of living with alcoholism. What's important is that we don't stop accepting what is true today and doing the next right thing. It's how we stay free. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779] Visit my Recovery Upcycling Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling [https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling]