Bookends of Recovery and Healing: Addiction, Betrayal Trauma & Healing

Before we get started, I wanted to add a quick update to this episode.

When I originally recorded this, I was still in my marriage. Since then, my husband and I have decided to separate.

I still agree that there isn't a single right answer to the question, "Should I stay?" Each person has to decide what they need to feel safe, healthy, and at peace.

What has become even clearer to me over time is the importance of emotional sobriety and personal boundaries. Recovery isn't just about abstinence. It's also about growth, honesty, accountability, and a willingness to keep doing the work. And boundaries require us to pay attention to what we're observing and honor our own needs, even when it's difficult.

As you listen, I hope this episode helps you reflect on your own situation with compassion, honesty, and respect for yourself and your healing.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

Slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the healthy pathways within you.

This guided meditation uses the symbolism of a garden to explore awareness, emotional well-being, self-care, emotional sobriety, and personal growth. Together, we’ll gently tend to the spaces within ourselves that may need a little more nurturing, attention, and care.

Perfect for moments when you feel emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck on autopilot, or simply in need of a calming reset.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

Sometimes recovery and healing don’t unravel all at once. Sometimes it whispers.

In this episode, we talk about stagnation and complacency in recovery and healing, emotional sobriety, unhealthy patterns that quietly return over time, and the importance of continuing to tend to our growth, relationships, and well-being…even years later.

I also share part of my personal journey, along with gentle tools and reflections to help you reconnect with yourself and your recovery or healing path. 

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

If you have ever felt overwhelmed or anxious, or had your thoughts spiral out of control, you are not alone. I’ve been there. Today I’m resharing some mindfulness techniques that you can use when things feel overwhelming, a trigger hits, or you need a moment to pause and regroup.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

What do you do when the tools that used to help no longer do? In this episode, we explore the brick wall in recovery and healing, and how to figure out whether it’s time for a change or time to give yourself a break.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

Not every thought is a fact, but when you’re in the middle of a spiral, it can feel like it is.

In this episode, we walk through simple, real-life tools to help you pause, challenge unhelpful thinking, and respond differently in the moment. From cognitive distortions to the ABC model, opposite action, and reframing, these are tools you can actually use when it matters most. 

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

If you’ve been swinging between trying to fix everything and wanting to shut down, this guided meditation will help you find your way back to balance using detaching with love.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

I thought I had detaching with love figured out… until I realized I was just pulling away. In this episode, I share my mistakes, the shift that changed everything, and what it really looks like in real life. Including a worksheet walkthrough.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

When we find out our partner is an addict, one of the first questions we ask ourselves is do we stay or do we go? Especially if our partner is pornography and/or sex addict. In this episode, I share questions to consider beyond the question of whether to leave or stay.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.

I think something that’s important to talk about is what happens after addiction disclosure. It was something I wasn’t even remotely prepared to experience. I didn’t expect the emotional chaos that happened in the weeks and months afterward. It was beyond overwhelming and confusing...but there was also hope. 

If you have any questions, please let me know.  If links aren't working, please try searching my new website and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive tips and tools delivered right to your inbox.

Sending everyone happy and healthy vibes,

Laura

Please note: This podcast is for education only and is not a replacement for therapy. I suggest you seek the help of a trained professional for your specific situation. Here are some resources to help you get started.