It takes guts to admit, "It's not you, it's me." Rachel shares in this episode how her sobriety program helped her to get more and more comfortable admitting her wrongs. She says its not about pointing out your failures, it about taking ownership where you were wrong so that you can take ownership of the growth and successes that come from them later.

Consider the idea that people that have difficulty admitting their wrongs also have difficulty with change. Our brains find creative ways to escape from the potential pain and loss from both being wrong and from change.

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In this episode, Rachel talks about how easy it was to talk about her feelings as a child. She wasn't afraid of not being understood or being rejected. She accepted help and sympathy from others.

But, over the years Rachel learned how talking about our feelings makes us accountable for them. She learned that some people are too busy with their own feelings to care about others'. She learned that talking about her feelings was interpreted as a weakness.

Learn tips for how to reintroduce the practice of talking about your feelings.

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Inspired by a TedX Talk by Leana Delle, Rachel talks about how she struggles with the saying "Live Each Day As If It's Your Last." During active alcoholism and right after her stroke, Rachel struggled with thoughts that each day was her last. This is not the way she wants to live.

Lifted by the sentiment shared by Ms. Delle, Rachel shares how this is how it felt to grow in sobriety and celebrate her sobriety birthday with each passing year. This is how Rachel strives to live as a stroke survivor.

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Today Rachel received a call from "Publishers Clearing House" that she won 7 million dollars and a new car. When she immediately didn't fall for such a ridiculous scam call the bad actor threw profanity and vulgarity at her. How does Rachel turn such an experience in to an opportunity for gratitude? Listen to the episode to find out.

The suspense has to be killing you!

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Today Rachel shares about her enlightening visit to the neurologist. She walks us through some trivial cognitive testing and the unexpected reaction she had. She also received some difficult news to hear about her recovery but has every expectation of practicing acceptance when her energy allows.

In this episode, Rachel discusses her challenges in recovery with honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness. She provides some examples of how she defines these traits, what character defects often block her, and that giganto ego she didn't know she had.

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Its the small changes to our routines that create a powerful force towards progress. In this episode, Rachel talks about how it is not the size of the change that matters as much as the consistency of performing it. Anticipate lack of motivation and interruptions, and be kind to yourself when they happen. Be brave enough to give up and give in. Treat yourself with kindness and love. Most importantly, let progress look ugly!

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Consider yourself warned. In this episode, Rachel has to use her creepy inside voice because everyone in the house is sleeping during recording.

If you dare to proceed, you will hear Rachel share about her absolute and total faith that happiness is a choice. The most pivotal moments in her life, or spiritual awakenings, emerged from emotional bottoms. Having pulled herself up from feeling broken, shattered, wrecked, and utterly deflated was not only a miracle, but a clearly awakening of her spirit for life.

Rachel shares about her most recent experience with her Weimaraner. It only takes 90 seconds to chose happy.

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Shifting self-pity into passion poses the question, "what can I do about it?" As a recovering alcoholic and stroke survivor, Rachel must take action daily to transform adversity in to opportunity for growth.

In this episode, Rachel shares that by putting herself in the center of her recovery community she no longer feels alone and a victim of the world. It's hard to be self-absorbed when you are listening and sharing with others.

Megan (Melissa McCarthy) on Bridesmaids said it best when she told Annie (Kristen Wiig), "you're your problem, and you're also your solution."

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In this episode, Rachel shares her experiences with drinking dreams and how she manages the emotions after waking up. Drinking dreams are a normal part of getting sober, and for Rachel, a normal part of staying sober. Most recently she had a vision impairment dream—now THAT's new!

Rachel compares drinking dreams to the stories that we make up in our heads in our day to day lives. Both seem real, and both can elicit extreme emotional reactions. Rachel deals with both the same way.

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What?! Procrastinators are more emotionally invested and often suffer from insecurities, depression, and stress. In this episode, Rachel talks about how these qualities are the cause of procrastination, not the result. Procrastinators can get caught in an emotional loop while one part of their brain battles another.

Rachel shares her techniques for beating procrastination: 1) take a step forward, 2) set low expectations, 3) reward more often (yes please!), 4) make things easier to access. It all starts with putting one foot in front of the other—literally!

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