Promptly admitting when we’re wrong is not about shame, humiliation, or self-condemnation. It’s about freedom.

The longer we defend, justify, deny, or explain away our mistakes, the more tangled we become.

Recovery, faith, and emotional maturity all point toward the same truth: freedom lives on the other side of honesty.

Why is it so difficult to simply say, "I was wrong?"

Most of us would rather:

• Explain
• Defend
• Minimize
• Blame circumstances
• Point out what the other person did

Yet those few simple words can stop days, months, or even years of suffering.

No matter what side you are on in any issue...the tools and tips from the Rooms of Recovery are helpful for managing conflict, moments of madness and the need for self-awareness (because dealing with anyone who doesn't have it...isn't fun).

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The Unhooked Podcast! 

"Denial, Dunning-Kruger Effect and Self-Brainwashing"

This week's topic fits well with recovery  - because addiction, dysfunction, and even everyday human behavior all involve blind spots. 

The heart of recovery is recognizing that all of us can fool ourselves. 

When We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Whether dealing with betrayal, back-stabbing, being cheated on, lied to, or stolen from...

Or inflating our role in a situation (Main Character Syndrome!)...

We all have blind spots and every human is capable of deceiving themselves.

Listen to this week's tools and tips from the rooms to consider why people dwell in denial, how to come out of it and what we can do to not ignore reality.

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The Unhooked Podcast!

Sharing experiences and tools and tips from the Rooms of Recovery regarding dealing with fault finders, trouble makers, high conflict situations...

Peace is possible without sacrificing truth, dignity or self-respect!

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In addiction, dysfunction, trauma, or fear, we often spend years running from discomfort.

Healing teaches us to stop fleeing and start becoming steady.

Listen in for tools and tips from the rooms.

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The Unhooked Podcast!

"Conflicts, Amends and Apologies...When Sorry Becomes a Prison"

Life is a series of conflicts, that's just the reality of it…some are battles, others can lead to war. Looking at our side of the street at all times is critical.

Listen in for tools and tips regarding navigating conflict whether you owe, or you are owed an apology or amends... from the rooms of recovery! 

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Sometimes we think we’re failing when really we’re flooded.

Flooding is when we are feeling a rush of inner emotional turmoil…it happens! Many things ignite it.

Listen in to this week's tools and tips from the rooms of recovery!

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Whether dealing with big family, blended family or other people heavy situations…how do we deal with the stress as well as conflict driven people?

I have just come through that.

Listen in for Experience, Strength and Hope from the rooms!

The Unhooked Podcast!

Patterns in friendships and relationships are often repetitive... when we are impacted by someone else's repeated behaviors, how do we handle them, recover from harshness or rude disloyalty?

It happens...to everyone!

Listen to this week's tools and tips from the rooms of recovery!

The Unhooked Podcast!

From a collaboration with the Experts - this episode is all about tools and tips from therapy, counselors and the rooms when it comes to stress, anxiety, panic attacks, C-PTSD and all things related.

I could not WAIT to share the information contributed and gathered. SO many great ideas for dealing with daily stress, family traumas and dramas, financial worries, alcohol and addiction related stressors (whether you're dealing with it, or adjacent to someone who is), long lasting anxiety, panic attacks and more.

Included are some great "Think outside the box" remedies, my favorite part!

Listen all the way through or break it down into portions...either way if you or someone you know needs relief from stress, anxiety, etc., this episode is for you.

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The Unhooked Podcast!

Have you ever felt like the walls are closing in… like you're being roast and your name is being dragged through rooms you’re not even in?

Or maybe it's not just that internal feeling you are getting...maybe it's more direct, personal, in your face.

Whether dealing with a high conflict personality (including those who are active in drug or alcohol abuse), a toxic friend group, a sneaky coworker dynamic, family feuding or it's arising from a divorce or blended family situation...smear campaigns are overwhelming and can make your soul feel sick.

Smear campaigns are:

• Destabilizing
• Confusing
• Overwhelming
• Can like reality is being rewritten
• Are not the move of a healthy, honest person (or group)

Listen in for relatable experiences and thoughts along with tools and tips for navigating and even overcoming smear campaigns from the process of recovery!

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