Teresa and Jeremy talk about their experience with growing recovery while realizing the difference in their mental health as a result of the changes made in life from addiction to recovery. Also how the holidays play a roll in thier recovery.

 https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2022/12/managing-recovery-during-holidays/

Part 2 Interview with A dear Friend from Kenya, Jajah. 
While internet and technology are a blessing it also adds unique challenges. Periotic technical difficulties will be heard in this podcast. We appologise for this.

His honesty about where he has been and how his recovery has changed his world despite cultural differences is inspiring. His insight is remarkable regarding his journey and how it may be seen differently depending on where you are in the world.

We hope you enjoy it and find hope in the process of listening.

What are you struggling with today? Recovery awaits you. Be where you need to be. Life meetings and such are part of recovery so remember to cherish each moment.

Into and closing is Part of Jim Croce's song "Time In A bottle"

What is the true meaning of "recovery"? Often we think of it being about addiction. Is it really about the addiction or is is something more?

In this short episode I talk about that very question. The idea that becomming more than you were is a process of life. Change is moving forward and to do that we need to learn to shed the past in favor of the present.

The intro song can be found in the link below as can a movie that demonstrates the jopurney all humans travel.

Full song used for the intro.
"Help me to help myself"

:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnTnHzqyAZU

Movie on Tubi to watch:  
"The Healing Garden"

https://tubitv.com/movies/610404/the-healing-garden

In this Podcast we have a conversation with John who lives in yet another part of the world known as Austrailia. More specifically Hobart Tazmainia  Austrailia. Bernie and Teressa take the time to learn more about him and his journey from Pokie Machines (Slots) to Recovery.

We want to thank John for being so willin honest and open to sharing so that PGHR could be blessed with wisdom/

A special note: Intor music as well as the exit music did not come accross so I appologise for the silence at the begining and end. This link is to the song used (50 seconds of it) at the beginnin and end of this podcast. I encourage listeners to listen to it as well.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx7ZXL01LAw&list=PLxj_MdKhoBswDcXSYi2ufLCkbknVCv8Aw&index=28

As America Celebrates Thanksgiving I want to share a little about my Thankfulness after 17 years of working recovery. I'll talk of how it all started with a loss (as did my addictive nature) and how things were for those first 4 years. I will also share a little about how, after 4 years my recovery took a different path than I could have plannned. How Thankfulness for me is not just about the good things in life. They are also for things percieved as bad in life.

In this podcast I had some technical difficulties with the intro and exit as it was a recording of proverbs from different cultures that seems to be too soft speaking to be heard. I guess that's proof that I'm Human. As a result here is the link for those wise provebs from diffent cultures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQLflDq-yU&list=PLxj_MdKhoBswDcXSYi2ufLCkbknVCv8Aw&index=9&t=8s

Today was going to be a conversation with Our Kenyan Leader and long time friend Jajah, However what is reality for some countries became the focus. We who live in countries with reliable systems for our electricity, Phones and such can be thankful as Kenya and other countries don't have as easy a time as most. These comforts can go out without warning. 

Teressa and I discuss this as we look to be thankful for things often taken for granted. As you listen consider being greatful for the simple things in life especialy what we have gained as a result of our recovery each day.

This podcast wraps up the discussion of what recovery looks like with respect to the foundation of life. 
It consists of the Physical, Mental and Spiritual aspects of life. We are all born with a foundation  however an addiction affects that foundation and results in dammage to our life. 

The intro for this Podcast is "Cat's in the Cradle" I encourage you to listen to the entire song found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c 

If you are interested in reading some of the books written by me please email me at [email protected] or Continuedrecovery2@gmail.

You can also find them by Searching Bernard Zeitler or going to the following link for Amazon. https://author.amazon.com/books

Expanding on the idea of foundations in life a discussion of the foundation as it is when solid vs when 1 or more parts of the foudation are out of sorts. Willingness leads to Honsty allowing for an open mind. It is upon the foundation that life is built. Bringing Mental, Physical and spiritual aspects of life together is key to living life in recovery. Recovery is not perfection rather it is woking on being better daily.