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This show is a deep dive into recovery, mental health, and passionate stories of overcoming the odds, all from a biblical perspective.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
How to Become More Empathetic - & Why it's Crucial to your Mental Health (Episode 66)
In this episode I'm joined by my husband Aaron. Listen in as we discuss:
- What is empathy
- The three different types of empathy.
- Why empathy is crucial to recovery and good mental health
- Personal experiences about how to develop empathy and use it in healthy ways.
- Why some people struggle with empathy or don't have any at all.
- Anxiety, codependency and empathy
- Personality Disorders like narcissism
- Whole Object Relations and lack of empathy
- How to develop more empathy
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
5 Risk Factors for Addiction (Episode 65)
In this episode we dive into five of the common risk factors for addiction: genetics, age, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Trauma, and co-morbidity. Learn what all these risk factors mean and how they can contribute to a person's risk of developing an addiction. We will also talk about how addiction is often an attempt to treat these underlying conditions, and how certain medications/treatments are available to help a person with these risk factors who suffer from an addiction.
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
Successful Sobriety Through Rewiring Your Brain (Episode 64)
I'm Joined by Erica Spiegelman who is an addiction counselor, motivational speaker, founder of the Rewired recovery program and author of the book Rewired: A Bold New Approach to Addiction & Recovery. Erica will share her own personal journey through addiction, detox and treatment. We will talk about the importance of self-care, establishing routines, and creating non-negotiable habits. You'll also learn the importance of choices and authenticity as sobriety strategies, what that means, how to achieve it, and so much more. Please share this show with anyone you know who is struggling with addiction or codependency.
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Back from the Brink-Surviving Opioid Addiction Part 2 (Episode 63)
Don't miss this powerful episode as author, national speaker, and recovery advocate Michele Zumwalt continues sharing her story of nearly dying from opioid addiction at the beginning of the massive opioid crisis when doctors and big pharma attempted to declare pain as the fifth vital sign, and were saying this stuff wasn't addicting. In the mean time people were becoming addicted, overdosing and dying. Michele nearly lost her life. Today she is thriving and is a chaplain, national speaker, recovery advocate, and author of "Ruby Shoes: Surviving Prescription Drug Addiction." In this episode we will be talking about the instrumental role of family, letting go of shame, isolation vs connection as it relates to recover and more. Please share this powerful episode with anyone you know who struggles with addiction or codependency.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Back from the Brink-Surviving Opioid Addiction Part 1 (Episode 62)
"I was dying. They were saying, we're losing her. I lay in that hospital bed and I begged God to save me. At that moment I felt like God loved me even in my most sinful selfish state" - Michele Zumwalt. Don't miss this powerful episode as Michele shares her story of nearly dying from opioid addiction at the beginning of the massive opioid crisis when doctors and big pharma declared pain the fifth vital sign, and were saying this stuff wasn't addicting. In the mean time people were becoming addicted, overdosing and dying. Michele nearly lost her life. Have you seen Dopesick on Hulu? Yea it was like that! Today she is thriving and is a chaplain, national speaker, recovery advocate, and author of "Ruby Shoes: Surviving Prescription Drug Addiction."
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
From Drug Cartel To Sober Man of God - Part 2 (Episode 61)
John heath continues his powerful life changing story of leaving the drug cartel, fearing for his life, and finally quitting cocaine, gambling, and other drugs. He shares how he detoxed from alcohol and meth and how he finally found the Lord. He shares how his addiction to meth had him housebound. After missing his son’s 2nd birthday, he threw the drugs out and began his journey to sobriety. John had been delivered from drug and alcohol and has been sober for 16 years.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
From the Drug Cartel to Sober Man of God (Episode 60-Part 1)
Don't miss this amazing show! John Heath shares how he became addicted and lived on the wild side from a young age, and how his addiction ultimately led him to the drug cartel. After nearly losing his life he left the cartel but continued using all sorts of dangerous drugs. It got so bad at one point he did not leave the house for year. But then an amazing thing happened! Find out how he got sober, found his faith, and is living a victorious SOBER life today!
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Live Your Best Life Sober-Part 2 (Episode 59)
In part 1 my husband Aaron revealed his amazing and painful journey to sobriety. In part 2, we share when we met and how both our sobriety journeys impact us today. We discuss the challenges of family dynamics in recovery as well as the gift of self-reflection and acceptance. We have a great life today, but it was not always like that. Tune in for a real and honest look at what it takes to get sober and maintain that sobriety. Because of God's amazing grace, recovery, the 12-Steps and more-we share how no matter what happens or how bad things get, there is always a way through. And even after sobriety, no matter what difficulties or tragedies occur, you can stay sober through it all!