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Season 6 Episode 242

Date: 8/6/2024

Title: Imagination Is Preparation 

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Join Andrea as she talks about the importance of imagination. This continued conversation from our recent episode of forecasting. Andrea explains how by utilizing our imagination we allow ourselves to prepare for future struggles and victories. We are allowing ourselves to plan for how we want to prepare and react. 

S6 #240: Tomorrow’s Forecast Calls For: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/1793284/c1e-5o339am0qoktjq9p6-jp4q6783c6q5-x0idhe.mp3 

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Season 6 Episode 241

Date: 8/1/2024

Title: A Shoutout To Our Younger Selves 

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How are you honoring your younger self? Not sure… Then join Andrea and Mary as they share how they honor their inner child. In this discussion they focus on the importance of honoring our younger selves in relation to self-compassion as we go through this 90 day challenge with the Plan To Recover Journal. Ask yourself today what do I need and how I can honor that today. 

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Season 6 Episode 240

Date: 7/30/2024

Title: Tomorrow’s Forecast Calls For… 

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What's tomorrow's forecast? No, we’re not talking about the weather. We’re talking about manifesting and taking note of the positive changes for the next day. No, we’re not talking about pretending. There’s science to this! Check out today’s episode as Andrea teaches us about forecasting as we continue in our 90 day journey with the Plan To Recover Journal. 

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Season 6 Episode 239

Date: 7/25/2024

Title: Imagine Success

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Take a deep breath and release any tension as you exhale. Today, we share with you this Mindful Meditation to help focus on forecasting. During this meditation we will focus on our desired outcomes for the day, within the hour, and throughout the week. Take this time to focus on yourself and how you can achieve and succeed. Just take a deep breathe and enjoy this meditation. 

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Season 6 Episode 238

Date: 7/23/2024

Title: Courage In Your Compassion

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We’re talking about compassion today, specifically self compassion! You may have noticed in your Plan To Recover Journal the self-compassion section. What do we write? Why is this important? In today’s episode, Andrea shares the importance of showing ourselves compassion especially in times when we struggle or become triggered. She encourages us to show compassion especially when we take the time to recognize what parts of ourselves may have been triggered. Take some time today to focus on writing and reframing things to show yourself compassion. 

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Season 6 Episode 237

Date: 7/18/2024

Title: Hop Off the Struggle Bus 

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Join Andrea and Mary to hop off that struggle bus! Today’s candid conversation focuses on the triggers section of the Plan To Recover Journal and how it relates to our struggles. Andrea and Mary share their insight on what makes hopping off the struggle bus so hard for us. They talk about the common triggers that we face (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) and how gaining an understanding and awareness of ourselves helps us with conquering our struggles. Will the struggles ever end? Probably not but at least we can all struggle a little less.  

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Season 6 Episode 236

Date: 7/16/2024

Title: 3 Quick Steps To A Thorough Self-Inventory 

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We’re talking about the importance of self inventory and self reflection. As we work through our  journals, we are given the opportunity to self reflect by following three quick steps. We first take a look at our emotions; what are we feeling today. Second we reflect on our daily victories; what are some of the wins we had today. Third we consider what are the struggles we faced today; what was really difficult for us. In asking ourselves these questions, we are willing to be open and honest.  

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Season 6 Episode 235

Date: 7/11/2024

Title: 30 Day Review What I Discovered 

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YOU DID IT! 30 DAYS COMPLETED! 

Today we’re reflecting on what we have learned in these past 30 days of working with the Plan To Recover Journal. In reflecting, we take a moment to accept the difficulties that come with changing behaviors and patterns. It’s tough and there are many feelings of grief, loss, and resistance. But we thank you for showing up and being honest with yourself. CONGRATULATIONS! 

Call to Action: Look back into these past 30 days and notice any themes, struggles, or victories. Become vulnerable with yourself by writing down your thoughts and feelings. This is an opportunity to tweak and make any necessary adjustments.

EASY Acronym: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/30982/951efdda-fd84-4fc4-b9b5-763b237b6405/S3-easy-acronym-remake.mp3 

WHY Change: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/1726143/c1e-k9jjqtj4n60tx3xgw-04r7846xhj03-fd10tl.mp3 

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Season 6 Episode 234

Date: 7/10/2024

Title: Direct Impact w/ Dana Diaz

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Dana S. Diaz is a wife, mother, and author of the best-selling book GASPING FOR AIR: THE STRANGLEHOLD OF NARCISSISTIC ABUSE. In addition to her life-long experience with narcissistic abuse, Dana's education in journalism and psychology at DePaul University in Chicago gave her the ability to accurately verbalize and express how narcissistic abuse creates confusion and conflict within victims, so that she can help other victims know they are not alone and better understand their own circumstances.

Today, Dana is a proud voice for fellow victims who are unable, afraid, or ashamed to share their experiences. She has been a guest on over a hundred podcasts globally, striving to create awareness and understanding to ensure victims are given the support they need to first understand their situation and then begin the healing process. She has also been a featured speaker in a Summit for healing after trauma and will be featured in two more Summits in 2024.

Her first book, chronicling her own abusive marriage that lasted nearly three decades, started as a journal that she hid under the couch cushion in the 

basement.

Dana lives with her husband in Illinois and is in the process of publishing the prequel and sequel to GASPING FOR AIR.

https://danasdiaz.com/ 

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Season 6 Episode 233

Date: 7/9/2024

Title: Feeling or Fact?

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How do we know the difference between feelings and facts? Is there a difference? Join Andrea today as she explains how feelings are facts. She explains how we can project and verbalize our feelings as factual. But how do we discern our feelings and facts? Being able to allow ourselves to listen to the important information our feelings provide us but remember feelings don’t inform facts. Check out today’s episode to learn more about feelings and facts. 

Call To Action: Take some time to listen to your feelings and notice the information being provided. 

Check out Emotions are Illuminators: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/1533537/S4-EMOTIONS-AAARE-OUT-ILLUMIN.mp3 

Check out Alexithymia: https://episodes.castos.com/61290073104ab3-51509910/30982/71acd86a-a869-4b35-8f98-011bd4efdd7f/alexithymia-bonus-.mp3 

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