One Day I Decided

"One Day I Decided... to become sober" 

Season 5:  Spirituality, Connection & Higher Power

Alex Mccrobs, certified yoga instructor, was born and raised in Toronto, Canada but is self proclaimed digital nomad living part time in Bali, Singapore or anywhere she can lead sober curious women to finding their recovery.

 @alexmcrobs @soberyogagirlpodcast joins ODID with her recovery story and journey to wellness and how she found the power to manifest her dream life. Alex has been sober since April 13th, 2019. Alex shares in the episode how after working as a teacher abroad in Kuwait, a dry country, she was able to recognize her addiction and how abusing alcohol was hindering her life. 

Alex shares how her spirituality began to bloom after her encounter with Dan The Psychic, the psychic who helped kick her intuition into high gear leading her to a recovery life of her dreams. 

Enjoy & Manifest the best!

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" One Day I Decided...  Yes, a twelve step program is for me. "

Ep 1. Spirituality, Connection, & Higher Power - Hurts, Habits, & Hang Ups (Karen's Story)

In the first episode of the season I meet with Karen who shares her story and about early pain she encountered while growing up in the church, struggles with ED, and how discovery of her husbands porn addiction helped her find recovery from alcohol addiction. In her story she discusses how insecurities and codependency added to her addiction and created an unmanageable life but how her ability to keep faith in her spirituality has paved her way to health and happiness. 

Karen's recovery and personal program became her passion and career and forever changed her life. Karen and her husband recently became ministry leaders of Celebrate Recovery a 12 step based christian recovery program that originated out of an Orange County church that’s practices are now present in over 30,000 churches in the US. They launched their program at Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Santa Ana, CA, during the pandemic and have devoted their recovery to others. The program helps people in recovery from addiction (all types), mental illness and codependency heal and recover with the support of 12 step and peer groups led by Karen and her husband. 

Listen, Enjoy, Share & Stay Sober. 

"One Day I Decided.... to help others. "

Jennifer finishes of our Mental Health season by sharing her story and steps to finding her path as a giver professionally. In this episode she dives into growing up in a house very familiar with recovery and how she ended up with a private practice working as a LMFT (previously working for 6 years in the addiction treatment field.) Does helping and compassion run in the family? 

Jennifer shares passionate insight on her chosen topic to discuss understanding the importance of "caring for the giver" in todays world that is focused so much on "suiting up and showing up." Jennifer and I discuss different ways this view has been detrimental to those in healing fields as well as those who are seeking the healing. How can we as a society begin to be more aware of what we give and take to balance it all for a more obtainable mental health balance?

Enjoy!

Check out Jennifers @Vibesnobull podcast on several different platforms. Vibesnobull.com focused on sharing the human experience. 

"One Day I Decided... I was tired of being tired. "

ODID is back!

Megan and I kick off season 4 of One Day I Decided discussing identity in recovery and stigmas of identity in society. Megan shares how identity and mental health diagnosis impacted her decision to become a therapist eventually leading to her path working in the treatment field. Megan deep dives into her past and how it inspired her to find a career in treatment and recovery as an LMFT and Program Director at a facility in Los Angeles County. In this episode we discuss how attachment to identity can hinder our growth and how non-attachment to defining identity may even inspire adaptability and change. Listen to Megan share how she found her purpose through her challenges and working with the recovery community.

Listen, share, rate, review... stay sober! 

For any questions directly to Megan or I email [email protected]

"One day I decided I couldn't live this life anymore."

-Sarah

Meet Sarah a recovering alcoholic from Oregon (IG @Sassy_sobriety32) Sarah is authentically and candidly rewriting the narrative of addiction in todays society in her life through blogs and social media. Sarah shares her story of perfectionism through an honest lens and how in contributed to a challenging existence in active addiction. Sarah discusses how breaking the habits of perfectionism and negative-self image was essential for her growth and healing in sobriety. 

Listen to us discuss the empowerment of living in authentic self and letting go of the need to feel accepted by others before finding true self love and acceptance. We discuss how different transitions throughout sobriety require an immense amount of self compassion, grace and a little laughter and faith go a long way. 

Enjoy! Talk about it, share and continue to fight the great fight of recovery and healing. You're worth it!

<3 Amanda