Worth Recovery

Everything in our physical world around us cycles. Weather, plants, and animals are just a few of the things that cycle. It makes sense then, that our own physical bodies would cycle as well. I'm not just talking about that time of the month, though I am including that. In this episode I share a bit about my own physical cycles and learning the importance of listening to our bodies.

Action Items:

1. Begin tracking your monthly cycle and listening to the clues your body is giving you.

Music has been such a big part of my life. In our world we are surrounded by music. Are you using music intentionally in your recovery? In this episode I share the power music has had in my recovery and share several of the songs that have helped me stay sober. I'm excited to hear from you about how music has helped you and how you connect music to emotion.

Action Items:

1. Eliminate some music from your library. In order for us to use music intentionally, we need to be careful about the music we consume. Find some music that needs to be eliminated from your library and do it today!

In Part 2 with Shannon we discuss children, recovery journeys, daily routines and blogging.  A few months ago, Shannon started blogging for Worth Recovery.  Her words are real, authentic, relatable, inspiring and uplifting.  Her story is the same.  I'm excited to share with you a little bit of Shannon's experiences in recovery.  You can read more about Shannon and her recovery journey at the blog:  Worth Recovery Blog

A few months ago, Shannon started blogging for Worth Recovery.  Her words are real, authentic, relatable, inspiring and uplifting.  Her story is the same.  I'm excited to share with you a little bit of Shannon's experiences in recovery.  You can read more about Shannon and her recovery journey at the blog:  Worth Recovery Blog

After listening (really watching) two friends have a heated argument on Facebook, I started to really pay attention to my usage of the word "but".  I soon became aware of the problems this word was causing in my life.  As I've worked to elliminate the word "but" from my vocabulary I've learned the power of a new word.  The power of the word AND.  I'm excited to share that power with you!!

Finding motivation and inspiration to stay in recovery is important.  Those sources change as our recovery journey changes.  Lately, as I've been working through grief and watching my mother slowing deteriorate, new motivation and inspiration has come from an unexpected source.  Listen as I share my current source of courage and bravery.

In episode 80, I asked the question, are you All In when it comes to recovery?  In episode 81 we discussed some of the distractors that prevent us from being all in.  After a long few weeks and a thorough self-evaluation, in this episode we discuss the 3 major indicators we can use to assess whether or not we are All In when it comes to recovery or any other major area of our life.

Announcements:

Worth Recovery has welcomed Shannon to our team who will be blogging her recovery journey with us.  You can view her thoughts at: www.worthrecovery.com/blog

Intentional Recovery: Healing Happens On Purpose - is happening in Seattle, WA this July!  More information and registration can be found at: www.worthrecovery.com/events

Action Items for Today:

Use the three indicators we discuss today to evaluate your own recovery.  

1.  Are you seeking appropriate accountability?

2.  Are you connecting and staying connected to your own emotions?

3.  Are you learning into the pain of your recovery so that you can fully heal?

Recently, as I've tried to acknowledge my own reality, I've been surprised by the variety of responses I've received. Whether it's friends, family, people in recovery, people out of recovery, as I've acknowledged the reality around me, I've been told to not think about it, ignore it, stop blaming, stop playing the victim. Society really teaches us not to acknowledge the difficult things in our lives. We're told not to dwell on the negative and not to focus on the difficult things. Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk tells us: "As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself... The critical issues is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage." (Found in the Book: The Body Keeps The Score) Until we acknowledge our own reality - the past and the present, we can't heal or change it. In this episode I share four reasons why we don't acknowledgement things in our lives and the power acknowledgement gives us.