Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery and Redemption

Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery and Redemption

By John ClarkEducationSelf-Improvement
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Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery and Redemption episodes

  • Stop Running Away from Life
    In Season 2 Episode 17 of the Forest Fires Addiction, Recovery & Redemption podcast we discuss the cultural obsession with escape. The world that we live in has made escapism easier than ever. We can disappear into a cell phone, a computer, a television, a movie or social media with the click of a button, and we can ignore life and all of its responsibilities and stresses for a while. Taking a break from life isn't necessarily a bad thing but many of us take the desire to get away to an unhealthy level and we become addicted to the feeling of escape. In this episode we will discuss how escapism can negatively impact our life, our relationships and our recovery. 
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    21 min
  • The unintended consequences of a lie
    In season 2, Episode 16 I take a humbling and personal journey down the road of my own dishonesty. In this episode we discuss the power that a single lie can have and in the impact that it can make. 
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    22 min
  • Redefining happiness, success and freedom
    In Season 2, Episode 15 of the Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery & Redemption podcast we discuss how our flawed definitions of happiness, success and freedom can keep us chasing unobtainable goals. We learn that by redefining these goals we are able to reach heights we never knew were possible.
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    28 min
  • Reach up your hand
    In Season 2, Episode 14 of the Forest Fires Podcast we delve into some of our struggles with asking for and accepting help. I share some less than proud realties of my personal recovery and we discuss some simple ways to stop the cycle of our destruction.
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    23 min
  • Extreme independence is a trauma response.
    In season 2 episode 13 of the Forest Fires Addiction, Recovery & Redemption podcast we discuss how extreme independence can impair and sabotage your recovery.
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    21 min
  • A negative view of sobriety will never lead to a positive recovery
    In Season 2, Episode 12 of the Forest Fires Addiction, Recovery & Redemption Podcast we discuss how common mindsets about sobriety can sabotage long term recovery. We discuss how the common belief that getting sober is about removing drugs and alcohol can start us on a negative mindset and how that negativity can derail our success before we even get started. We also discuss the distinct difference between sobriety and recovery and explain how a life of recovery isn't about losing anything, its about gaining more than you can imagine. 
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    17 min
  • Freedom from self defeating patterns.
    In Season 2, Episode 11 of the Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery & Redemption podcast we discuss how patterns of behavior develop, how that impact us and how they can keep us stuck in a cycle of self defeating behaviors. We also discuss how to change these patterns and how to break free from our self destructive habits and behaviors.
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    18 min
  • Toxic Enablers
    In Season 2, Episode 10 of The Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery & Redemption podcast we discuss the most dangerous of all enablers, the Toxic Enabler. We discuss what separates them from other enablers and how to identify them.
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    11 min
  • Is it motivation or manipulation?
    In Season 2, Episode 9 of the Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery & Redemption podcast we talk about the power of influence and the subtle but profound differences between motivation and manipulation.
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    28 min
  • What’s in a name
    In Season 2, Episode 8 of the Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery & Redemption Podcast I explain the origins behind the Forest Fires name.
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    13 min

About Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery and Redemption

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Forest Fires, Addiction, Recovery and Redemption is a podcast where we force the monster of addiction out of the shadows of shame and into the light of hope. I am John Clark, a Certified Peer Recovery…