Chronic Victory Podcast

The road to recovery.  A road we know well.  Does it ever end?  Remember one thing:  What doesn't transmit light, creates it's own darkness.

Topics:

• Evolution of Recovery.
• "Shelf Life" of a suggested surgery.
• Being Hopeful.
• Can I really hate what I can't control?
• Vulnerable Post-Operative mind.
• PTSD creeps in.
• Bodily functions DON'T define your worth!
• Head games can be worse than the wounds.
• Self-esteem tanking.
• What doesn't transmit light, creates it's own darkness.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

My very good friend and "New" co-host, Bethan Collier officially joins the CVP team!  We discuss how we have grown and how things have changed over the past two years and also delve into some observations and things we're grateful for, like YOU!  Thanks for joining us and allowing us to be your lifeboat at times... which reminds me...

Whenever you're feeling lonely or down, tune in and come hang out with us! We are right here on the web, in your pocket or on your devices, on almost every podcasting platform!

Topics:

• Don't be fooled, you're not alone!
• Sleep is a nice tool.
• Distractions, escapism & biding time.
• "Big feelings".
• Confidence & Humility.
• Building Resilience.
• "Temporary Resignation" to reset yourself.
• Who are you Sharing your "stuff" with?
• Who are you giving your time to?
• Don't minimize yourself, ever.
• Beth's American accent needs work!!!
• Growth, not groth...
• Boxing and other exciting things.

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I explain why you shouldn't kill yourself, a value about yourself that you might not notice, some considerations and things we can do when we feel like giving up.  There is a better way than suicide, we just need to find it!

Topics:

• A new answer to the question:  Why shouldn't I kill myself?
• Weighing options offers a clear answer.
• Death reveals itself to us, Living offers chance and hope and unknown.
• Curiosity plays a part.
• Something you're NOT seeing right now.
• Don't believe the LIE that you are ALONE.
• You're right, I AM EMOTIONAL.
• Concept of Refocusing.
• You've won this battle before, you can do it again.
• From "I have to..." to "I GET to...".
• Go to work as a human being.
• Your gift of perspective.
• Make sure it takes a long time to be killed.

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I discuss some of my personal experiences with supernatural occurrences to share what I learned from them.  You can read and study something as much as you want, but until you go through and experience it, you won't fully understand it, because we don't know what we don't know.

Topics:

• Observational truth VS Personal Truth.
• Unexplained things.
• Blind VS Bold faith.
• Things that exist that we cannot see.
• 4th Dimension.
• We don't know what we don't know!
• No frame of reference and people won't understand you...
• Material world VS Spiritual world.
• Spiritual Warfare.
• Demon story.
• What does it take for something to become real to you?
• Face of Christ story.
• Owl story.
• Acceptance.
• Questions & Realizations.

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Have you ever just felt something or known something to be true just by "feeling it"?  If your brain is just a random collection of chemicals that formed over billions of years, how can you trust your own thoughts and reasoning process?  Let's talk about your soul for a second.

Topics

• I'm not forcing anything on you.
• Accepting Higher Power:  You decide.
• The conversation of two scientists...
• Righteousness = Life. Lust = Death.
• When surrender is necessary.
• Die slower.
• There's something bigger at play.
• Where do emotions come from?
• Stoics and "The Logos".
• Book:  'Stillness is The Key' by Ryan Holiday
• Christians.
• Open your heart.
• Faith.
• Spiritual force - Space, Time, Matter.
• What is your fuel, your source?
• The Atheist or Agnostic.
• Out immediate observational experiences.
• Mind, Heart, Will.

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Those who are driven by anger and bitterness not only tend to fail, but they also tend to be miserable even if they don't.  Today we discuss anger, frustration, rage, division and what we can do when we are under fire.

Topics:

• Anger.
• Division in the Chronically Ill/ Disabled Community.
• Let other peoples fire burn out.
• Perpetual victimhood is UNACCEPTABLE.
• Frustration. What do we do now?
• Tell me something good! :D
• Negativity & Information diet.
• MEN:  Have your emotions!
• My issue with the "But you don't look sick" movement...
• Have a solution or become the problem.
• This doesn't mean we become passive doormats!
• Using physical pain to dull the emotional pain = Bad.
• Anger = Self-destruction.
• Emergent Situations.
• Disengage; Detach; Gain perspective.
• Question:  Does this really matter?
• Turning anger on itself, using it for GOOD.

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Doing what you can, with what you have, is enough.  Just don't do it all alone.  The truth is we need other people, we need good people that we can have relationships and form bonds with.  As with our pain and our joy, we are all connected.

Topics:

• It's all connected.  
• We love people.  That's why it hurts!
• Relatedness off all things past, present and future.
• Forgiving.
• Disappointment in bad and dumb people.
• Lessen the pains.
• Seek others!
• "Stillness is The Key" by Ryan Holiday
• Movement:  Natures best anti-inflammatory!

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We continue discussing the topic of Stillness, discuss what seeking wisdom means, and hit some heavy mental health topics like suicide as well.  Tune in! Let's hang out together!

Topics

• Stillness & Mental Health.
• Book "Stillness is the Key" by Ryan Holiday.
• Overthinking and defeating ourselves.
• Seeking Wisdom.
• Having no opinion.
• Asking BIG questions.
• Break agreement with the lies!
• Be kind.
• Honest truth about suicide.
• Bringing bitterness? Or bringing solutions?
• Archery Master Kenzo

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Stillness is an ability that we all possess.  It leads to better decision making and at it's core, allows us to conserve and redirect our energy.  Whether or not you decide to practice it and how you do that are up to you.

Topics

• CVP Update!
• STILLNESS IS THE KEY (Book by Ryan Holiday).
• Righteous VS Self-Righteousness.
• Being present!
• Our "Information Diet".
• "The Spartan Rule".
• Your outcome is uncertain.
• Be fearless. Be Still.

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Andy Evans is a genuine guy and a relentless spirit.  Given his age, he has already learned A LOT.  He continues to investigate, learn, dissect and do battle against Ulcerative Colitis in an effective way, however, there is so much more going on with chronic disease than most of us realize.  Reasons and causes go much deeper than we think, and Andy's efforts have led him to a realization that every problem may have a cause and in turn, may have a solution.  Therein lies hope.  And hope, is something we cannot afford to lose. 

***Check out Andy's awesome Youtube videos here:  drewvans
You can also find him on Instagram as @drewvans***

Topics:

• Choice remains.
• Ulcerative Colitis battle.
• "drewvans" Youtube Channel.
• Finding Answers.
• Functional Medicine.
• Chemical Toxicity.
• Toxicity and harmful environments.
• UC Detox process.
• "I want to heal this thing".
• Exercise and the long game.
• Setbacks and hard days.
• Passing the torch of knowledge to others.
• Using the tools you have.
• Keeping hope alive.

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