Recovery Daily Podcast

By Rachel (Miller) Abbassi

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I’m Rachel Abbassi, creator and host of the Recovery Daily Podcast, where I’ve shared more than 1,000 episodes documenting long-term recovery, invisible illness and disability, chronic pain, mental health, and the daily practice of surfacing joy. I’m a stroke survivor and a grateful recovering alcoholic with ten years of sobriety. I have a central vestibular disorder, chronic migraines, and cognitive deficits in language and memory. If you’re recovering from addiction, navigating life after stroke, living with a chronic illness, or simply looking for hope, you’re welcome here. Stay.

Episode Date
The Architect of New Instincts: How Steps 6, 7 & 10 Change My Behavior
Oct 02, 2026
Moving Through Anger, Grief, and Frustration
Oct 01, 2026
Our Ripple Effect: What Are You Putting Into the Water?
Sep 30, 2026
Show-n-Tell Before the Art Show: Recovery Upcycling
Sep 26, 2026
Learning to Laugh Again After Stroke
Sep 24, 2026
When I Feel Like I’m Not Enough
Sep 23, 2026
Staying Active with a Vestibular Disorder and Chronic Pain
Sep 22, 2026
Listen to the Whisper Before It Becomes a Scream
Sep 18, 2026
Let Yourself Be Known: Stop Holding Back What’s Wrong
Sep 17, 2026
I Need to Do Happiness
Sep 16, 2026
Humility: Knowing Where My Job Ends
Sep 14, 2026
When a Hobby Becomes an Obsession: Taming the Creative High
Sep 09, 2026
What Would Make Today 10% Easier?
Sep 08, 2026
Change the Direction of Your Thinking
Sep 04, 2026
Learning to Rest in Stroke Recovery
Sep 03, 2026
Just Because I Can Doesn’t Mean I Should
Sep 01, 2026
Busy Body: Freedom To Do Nothing
Aug 31, 2026
When Your World Gets Smaller: The Hopelessness of Feeling Homebound
Aug 28, 2026
Willingness Is What Changes Us: The Lesson of Step Six
Aug 26, 2026
What Is False Pride? The Fear of Being Fully Seen
Aug 24, 2026
Taking Care of Tomorrow’s Me Today
Aug 21, 2026
Haven Point by Virginia Hume: Alcoholism, Family Secrets, and Generational Recovery
Aug 20, 2026
I Survived
Aug 18, 2026
You Don’t Look Disabled
Aug 17, 2026
When My Enthusiasm Exceeds Capacity
Aug 14, 2026
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Through the Lens of Disability
Aug 13, 2026
What Are the Four Absolutes?
Aug 12, 2026
Don't Wait Until Things Fall Apart
Aug 11, 2026
Giving Yourself Grace: Live the Moment You Have, Not the One You Planned
Aug 06, 2026
What is Sitting on the Throne of Your Life?
Aug 05, 2026
The Gift Hidden in the Wreckage: When Your Past Becomes Someone Else's Hope
Jul 30, 2026
Seeking Faith Without Understanding Can Be Comfortable
Jul 29, 2026
The Joys of Recovery: Rediscovering Me
Jul 28, 2026
Managing Cravings With Willingness
Jul 27, 2026
How to Grieve Sober: Letting Feelings Move
Jul 22, 2026
When I'm Disturbed, What's My Next Right Thing?
Jul 21, 2026
I’m Back: Recovery With Eyes Wide Open
Jul 20, 2026
Health Update
Jul 13, 2026
When Your Brain Says, "That's Enough": Living with a Vestibular Disorder
Jul 09, 2026
Rest Is Productive: The Reward is Quality of Life
Jul 08, 2026
Recovery Doesn't Take a Day Off: Acceptance Every Single Day
Jul 08, 2026
Trusting Others: When Self-Sufficiency Fails Us
Jul 02, 2026
Relief Is In the Seeking, Not the Understanding
Jul 01, 2026
Stop Rehearsing the Worst: Walking Toward Fear Creates New Evidence
Jun 30, 2026
Stay Curious To Stay Present
Jun 30, 2026
Learning How to Stay Instead of Escape
Jun 26, 2026
Relapse: It Takes What It Takes
Jun 26, 2026
Learning How to Stay Instead of Escape
Jun 25, 2026
The More We Give, the More We Get
Jun 24, 2026
Romanticizing the Drink, Romanticizing the Past
Jun 23, 2026
Freedom From Fear and Want: Trust the Future, Accept the Present
Jun 23, 2026
Justified vs. Unjustified Anger: The Cost of Holding On
Jun 19, 2026
The Wisdom of Waiting: Does It Need To Be Said?
Jun 18, 2026
Relieve Me of the Bondage of Self: When Pain Turns Into Self-Centeredness
Jun 18, 2026
Acceptance vs Being Taken Advantage Of: A Path to Gratitude
Jun 16, 2026
Meditation for Stroke Recovery
Jun 11, 2026
Step Two: Becoming Willing to Believe
Jun 10, 2026
Reads and Recovery: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Jun 08, 2026
Living in the Solution of Steps 1, 2, and 3: Control, Help, and Micro-Decisions
Jun 05, 2026
When Protection Becomes a Prison: Is Your Armor Your Weapon?
Jun 04, 2026
Freedom: Fear vs. Want
Jun 03, 2026
Poor Me: Never Too Late to Start Your Day Over
Jun 02, 2026
“I Can Figure This Out Myself”: How To Increase the Frequency of Hope
May 28, 2026
Living Gratefully: Gratitude Forward, Not Backward
May 27, 2026
Admitting Complete Defeat After Stroke: Willingness To Find Better Days
May 26, 2026
Joyful Discoveries In Recovery: Using My Body Instead of Abusing It
May 25, 2026
Growing a Conscience: What’s Your Motivation For That?
May 22, 2026
Untethering Shame From My Past: Using the Steps to Travel Through Life
May 15, 2026
The Program That Changed Everything: Learning How to Live
May 14, 2026
Rebuilding Identity: My Relationship With Myself
May 13, 2026
I Trust Me: Changing My Relationship With the Past
May 12, 2026
Medical Retirement: The Emotional Weight of Forced Change
May 08, 2026
Be The Bridge of Hope: From Demoralization to Liberation
May 06, 2026
Watching Reruns: Get Out Of Your Head
May 05, 2026
Talk to Someone: The Beginning of Everything
May 05, 2026
You Are What You Were: Breaking the Pattern
May 01, 2026
Just Be: The Peace I Was Missing
Apr 30, 2026
Crying for the Moon: But Choosing What’s Within Reach
Apr 29, 2026
Celebrating a Sober Decade: As Happy As I Allow Myself
Apr 29, 2026
It’s Not Okay: But I Am
Apr 25, 2026
Loosen Your Grip: Stepping Out Of Self
Apr 21, 2026
Don’t Let the Past Steal From Today: I’m Not Less Than I Used To Be
Apr 21, 2026
Responsible Free Will: I Had No Choice
Apr 17, 2026
Soundness of Mind: Humble Curiosity
Apr 16, 2026
Patience: Trusting What You Can’t Yet See
Apr 14, 2026
Realignment: Behavior vs. Goals
Apr 13, 2026
Serenity: Directly Proportional to Expectations and Acceptance
Apr 08, 2026
Loneliness: When Invisible Illnesses Are Misunderstood
Apr 07, 2026
Internal Pressure: The Worst Thing That Can Happen Is Nothing
Apr 03, 2026
People Pleasing: The Guide to Saying No
Apr 02, 2026
Easier Said Than Done: The Hard Part of Healing
Apr 01, 2026
Within The Limit of My Fingertips: Surrender and Acceptance In Recovery
Mar 30, 2026
Life On Life’s Terms: Misery Is Optional
Mar 25, 2026
What I’d Say to My Past Self: You’ll Be OK
Mar 24, 2026
Changed in an Instant: Leaving My Job Post-Stroke
Mar 20, 2026
I Work Hard To Be Happy: Intentional Living In Recovery
Mar 19, 2026
Vestibular Recovery and Step One: Acceptance Quiets the Chaos
Mar 18, 2026
From Routine to Thirst: How My Stroke Deepened Faith
Mar 13, 2026
Self-Compassion: Knowing It’s Time to Make a Change
Mar 12, 2026
Conceding to My Innermost Self: I’m Not OK
Mar 11, 2026
When Appointments Become the Illness: When To Say When
Mar 09, 2026
Living With A Vestibular Disorder: Acceptance Unlocks My Morning
Mar 04, 2026
Pain is a process: Catching the Liferaft
Mar 03, 2026
Living With OCD: No One Is Too Far Gone
Feb 27, 2026
Gratitude is Action: The Gifts I Offer Others
Feb 24, 2026
My Vestibular Disorder: Vision Challenges and Daily Migraines
Feb 24, 2026
Should or Shouldn’t: Reclaiming Serenity
Feb 18, 2026
Expectations and Ego: Moving from Prayer to Praise
Feb 18, 2026
Reads and Recovery Q1 Book Review: Unexpected Awakening by Laurie S. Jacobson
Feb 14, 2026
Stroke Recovery Exercises: Day 2 and Fatigue vs Depression
Feb 12, 2026
Stroke Recovery Exercises: Day 1 and the Role of Gratitude
Feb 10, 2026
Listening To the Super Bowl: Checking In
Feb 09, 2026
Step 1 For Stroke Recovery Part 2: Building Our Psychological Immune System
Feb 06, 2026
Step 1 For Stroke Recovery: Accepting Unmanageability
Feb 06, 2026
Step 4 Part 4 of 4: Exposing All My Fears
Feb 04, 2026
Emotional Emergencies: Emotional Time-Travel
Feb 03, 2026
Step 4 Part 3: Admitting My Mistakes
Feb 03, 2026
Step 4 Part 2: Decades of Resentments
Jan 29, 2026
Step 4: Lets Take My Inventory
Jan 28, 2026
Waking Up in Acceptance: Start the Day With Serenity
Jan 24, 2026
Its OK To Be Wrong: Being Wiser Instead of Right
Jan 22, 2026
More On Restraint: When Identity Becomes Performance
Jan 21, 2026
Restraint: What Does It Feel Like?
Jan 20, 2026
Anger is a Choice: And I Cry When I’m Angry
Jan 15, 2026
Stroke Recovery Tools: Emotional and Spiritual Relief
Jan 14, 2026
Belief, Doubt, and Choice: Approaching Each Day
Jan 13, 2026
The End of Wandering: Learning To Not Regret the Past
Jan 09, 2026
Loneliness: State of Mental and Emotional Unwellness
Jan 08, 2026
Recovery in Real Life: Practicing the Program at Work
Jan 07, 2026
Loyal, Not Broken: Teaching My Nervous System It’s Safe
Jan 06, 2026
Living Step 12: Ongoing Spiritual Growth
Jan 02, 2026
Let’s Get Cookin’: Reads and Recovery Is Back
Jan 02, 2026
Making Progress: Bring the Body, the Mind Will Follow
Jan 01, 2026
Wanting Is Not Needing: Turning Maslow’s Heirarchy Right-Side Up
Dec 30, 2025
12 Days of Christmas in Recovery: A Merry, Sober, and Grateful Christmas
Dec 20, 2025
Willingness vs Courage: The First Building Block of Recovery
Dec 18, 2025
Spiritual Progress: When the Destination Disappears
Dec 18, 2025
Emotional Hangovers: Living the Message
Dec 13, 2025
Willfulness vs. Willingness: When the Weeds Pull Me In
Dec 12, 2025
Wisdom From Experience: Afraid To Jump
Dec 03, 2025
Serenity vs Tranquility: Beneath the Noise
Dec 02, 2025
Perspective: Intentionally Leaving Things Out
Nov 26, 2025
Catastrophizing & Cussing: How Small Tasks Become Monsters
Nov 21, 2025
Pushing My Limits: Week One of Peer Support Training
Nov 20, 2025
Right-Sizing Myself: Humility And Accepting Compliments
Nov 15, 2025
The Truth Beneath Judgment: A Peak Under The Covers
Nov 14, 2025
Seeing Life Through a New Lens: When Fear Loosens Its Grip
Nov 12, 2025
The Morning Drink: I Was Silencing Life
Nov 11, 2025
Willing to Change: Noticing Our Hidden Character Defects
Nov 08, 2025
Tripping Over the Past: Escape the Thinking Spiral
Nov 06, 2025
Belonging: A Journey Out of Isolation
Nov 04, 2025
The Ping-Pong Effect: Lesson’s Learned About Emotional Urges
Nov 02, 2025
The Ability To Grieve: Mourning Vs. Grieving
Oct 30, 2025
Savoring Stillness: The Beauty in Moving Slowly
Oct 29, 2025
Wide Awake: Spiritual Awakening In Progress
Oct 28, 2025
Emotions Ignite Change: Desperation, Fear, and Hope
Oct 25, 2025
Honesty Starts Within: Motives, Fears, and Excuses
Oct 24, 2025
Everything Is OK Right Now: Finding Peace in the Present
Oct 22, 2025
Defining Myself: Who Am I, Really?
Oct 21, 2025
The Beauty of Imperfection: Reframing My Character Defects
Oct 17, 2025
The Paradox of Service: Outward Work, Inward Change
Oct 17, 2025
Rebuilding Routines: Self-Awareness Through H.A.L.T.
Oct 16, 2025
The Long Way Home: Walking Through Fear and Anxiety
Oct 14, 2025
This Too Shall Pass: The Work Is In Staying Present
Oct 11, 2025
Decision Maker Vs. Wanter: Not A Victim Of My Thinker
Oct 10, 2025
Rule 62: Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously
Oct 07, 2025
Pruning Character Defects: I Can’t Heal What I Won’t See
Oct 04, 2025
Honesty and Surrender: Unclench Your Jaw
Oct 03, 2025
Breaking the Cycle: Choosing Sobriety Again and Again
Sep 30, 2025
Tuning In To Emotional Sobriety: Learning To Hear The Broadcast
Sep 28, 2025
I Only Have Today: Don’t Borrow Tomorrow’s Courage
Sep 28, 2025
Anatomy Of A Relapse: Answering The Cheerleader
Sep 26, 2025
Caught In The Undertow: One Minute, One Step, One Breath
Sep 24, 2025
The Inch Of Road I’m On: You’re OK Right Now
Sep 23, 2025
Letting Go and Holding On: Folding In Faith Like Chocolate Chips
Sep 21, 2025
Packing Up and Moving Forward: We Deserve To Be Happy
Sep 19, 2025
Finding Home: Meeting-Hopping in Recovery
Sep 18, 2025
Life After Stroke: The Struggles No One Sees
Sep 17, 2025
Unmasking the Mystery: From “Why” to “How”
Sep 16, 2025
Quiet Down: I Can’ Hear Myself Think
Sep 12, 2025
Invisible ≠ Insignificant: Speak Your Hidden Battles
Sep 11, 2025
Through the Glass: Freedom in the 11th Step Prayer
Sep 10, 2025
The Earth Moved Under My Feet: Broken, Afraid, but Willing
Sep 09, 2025
Learning Tolerance: Choosing Serenity Over Resentment
Sep 05, 2025
Faith Saved My Life: Slow Suicide to Surrender
Sep 04, 2025
Roller Skating Dreams: Waking Up With Gratitude
Aug 29, 2025
The Daily Reprieve: Unease Beneath the Surface
Aug 29, 2025
Sobriety at Social Events: Comfortable in My Own Skin
Aug 28, 2025
The Gift of Service: Helping Others Helps Me
Aug 27, 2025
Seasons of Recovery: Tending Your Garden Of Hope
Aug 26, 2025
I’m Learning to Pray: God Isn’t a Genie
Aug 23, 2025
No Loopholes: Sobriety Is Unconditional
Aug 21, 2025
Sick and Tired: Desperation Fuels Change in Recovery
Aug 20, 2025
Keep Coming Back: Hearing My Story
Aug 19, 2025
The Harm In Absence: From Surviving to Living Fully
Aug 16, 2025
Restraint of Tongue and Pen: Building Character Through The Pause
Aug 16, 2025
Abundance of Life: Filling the Empty Spaces in Recovery
Aug 15, 2025
Beyond the Finish Line: Living On The Path Of Recovery
Aug 14, 2025
Momentum in the Monotony: Consistency Builds Stability
Aug 13, 2025
Alcoholism in the Workplace: Employer Support Can Save a Life
Aug 11, 2025
Poopy Days: Pushing Through Recovery Slumps
Aug 09, 2025
Self-Centeredness To Self-Focused: Healing From the Inside Out
Aug 07, 2025
Freedom Through Dependence: Neutralizing Self-Will
Aug 07, 2025
The Gravel Road To Oz: Perseverance On Unexpected Paths
Aug 06, 2025
Sober but Not Spiritually Fit: Why Dry Isn’t Enough
Aug 05, 2025
Pleasant but Not Present: Invisible Harm Done To Others
Aug 02, 2025
One Day At A Time: My Mind Where My Feet Are
Aug 01, 2025
Stroke and Vestibular Recovery: The Cost of Ignoring Limits
Jul 31, 2025
Sobriety Beyond Year One: Staying Through the Storms
Jul 30, 2025
Alcohol Has No Arms: Sobriety and Stroke Parallel Recovery
Jul 29, 2025
Outsmarting the Octopus: The Tentacles of Addiction
Jul 26, 2025
Meditation For Recovery: Staring at Nothing on Purpose
Jul 25, 2025
The Laughing Gas Test: Where Sobriety Meets Medication
Jul 24, 2025
Forever Syndrome: When Overthinking Sobriety Pulls You Back In
Jul 23, 2025
Search No More: Joy Is Already Inside You
Jul 22, 2025
Quiet Strength: Trading My Armor for Humility
Jul 19, 2025
Permanent Energy: Love Fueled Signs of the Universe
Jul 18, 2025
Romanticizing the Drink: Grief Disguised As Craving
Jul 17, 2025
Drop the Hot Coal: Trading Grudges for Serenity
Jul 16, 2025
Ego Deflation: Landing My Balloon At Eye Level
Jul 15, 2025
Entirely Ready: Standing at the Starting Line of Change
Jul 12, 2025
Faith and Connection: When You Don’t Know What To Do
Jul 11, 2025
Zoned Out, Tuned In: Listening to My Body
Jul 10, 2025
We Program: When Meetings Feels Like a Chore
Jul 09, 2025
Restless, Irritable, Discontent: The Spiritual Nudge Behind Restlessness
Jul 07, 2025
Escaping Victim Mentality: From Finger-Pointing to Perseverance
Jul 07, 2025
Willingness Over Willpower: The Freedom to Choose
Jul 06, 2025
Easy Does It: The Line Between Action and Avoidance
Jul 03, 2025
The Truth About Humility: How Ego Slithers In
Jul 01, 2025
Unseen Yet Undeniable: Willingness To Believe In What I Feel
Jun 30, 2025
Nourish Your Mind and Spirit: We Become What We Feed Ourselves
Jun 30, 2025
Fierce Determination: Fueled by Faith or Desperation
Jun 29, 2025
Recovery Upcycling on Etsy: Another Frequency of My Voice
Jun 28, 2025
Recovery Daily POOLcast: Timing is Everything
Jun 27, 2025
Over Elation and Seasonal Triggers: Staying Sober Through the Highs
Jun 26, 2025
The Relapse Before the Relapse: Why I Go To Meetings
Jun 24, 2025
Signs or Coincidences: You Decide
Jun 24, 2025
Fear and Faith: Willingness Is Giving Me Peace
Jun 22, 2025
Furnishing My Spiritual Home: Awakening Is A Lifelong Journey
Jun 21, 2025
A Morning of Serendipity: Choosing to Notice
Jun 19, 2025
Emotional Sobriety: Living the Steps
Jun 17, 2025
Version Updates: Overriding Unmotivated Days
Jun 16, 2025
Discomfort and Adaptability: Bouncing Off the Gutter Guards
Jun 13, 2025
Anger, Grudges, and Resentments: Healthy Detours
Jun 11, 2025
Hiding In Plain Sight: Alcoholism Touches Us All
Jun 11, 2025
Secret Decoder Pen: Setting Thoughts Down Until Morning
Jun 10, 2025
Everyone Has Their Stuff: Ownership, Empathy, and Control
Jun 08, 2025
Open Mind: Letting Go of What I Knew
Jun 07, 2025
The Small Still Voice: Is It Louder Than Your Self-Talk?
Jun 06, 2025
My Old Narrative: Breaking the Loner Mentality
Jun 05, 2025
Intentions Shape Attitudes: Our Common Welfare Comes First
Jun 04, 2025
Darkness Before the Dawn: Spinning Uncertainty Into Chaos
Jun 03, 2025
From Potty-Dancing To Patience: Hopeless Enough to Listen
Jun 02, 2025
Serenity Interrupted: A Lesson From YouTube
May 31, 2025
The Struggle is Real: Scheduling Around Our Priorities
May 30, 2025
Core Values: Learn About Yourself
May 30, 2025
Letting Go: Humility, Ego, Pride, and Control
May 28, 2025
Flow: Living in Your New Normal
May 26, 2025
Flex: Rewiring Confidence Through Practice
May 25, 2025
Framework: Mapping Fear Into Action
May 23, 2025
Friction: Taming the Emotional Pushback
May 21, 2025
Focus: When Reality Snaps Into View
May 20, 2025
Stop Saying I’m Fine: Stage 1 of the Acceptance Framework
May 19, 2025
See It, Own It, Live It: A 6-Stage Framework for Acceptance
May 19, 2025
Practice Loving Behavior: Breaking the Dam of Resentment
May 18, 2025
From Threat To Just a Thing: Reframing Perspective
May 17, 2025
Finding Strength in Weakness: A Shared Journey
May 14, 2025
Self-Care Vs Selfishness: Giving To Your Whole Self
May 13, 2025
The Episode About Nothing: An Empty Tank
May 12, 2025
Pickle Jar of Humility: Pop the Lid with a Little Help
May 11, 2025
Spiritual Vigilance: From Receiving to Giving
May 10, 2025
Slow Down and Observe: Live Like Boris
May 09, 2025
Loop Recorder Implant: What Its Like
May 08, 2025
Mirage of Self-Sufficiency: Filling A Spiritual Void
May 06, 2025
Consistency Defeats Doubt: Turning Fear Into Curiosity
May 05, 2025
Silence Keeps Us Stuck: Say It Out Loud
May 04, 2025
Finding Meaning in the Mundane: Cultivating Joy
May 02, 2025
The Torcher of Perfection: Finding Relief in Imperfection
May 01, 2025
Reclaiming My Time: Saying No to the Noise
Apr 30, 2025
9 Years Sober: Happy Anniversary To Me
Apr 29, 2025
Neuroplastic Upgrade: People Do Change
Apr 27, 2025
Happiness Side-Effect: From Glass Slippers to Recovery Steps
Apr 27, 2025
Grief: In Loving Memory of a Friend
Apr 24, 2025
A One Woman Show: Self-Advocacy with a Side of Humility
Apr 22, 2025
Story Time: Boozy Business Trips Bottom Out
Apr 22, 2025
Check Yourself: Before You Wreck Yourself
Apr 19, 2025
Emotional Housekeeping: Letting Go Before Lights Out
Apr 19, 2025
Daily Deposits: Investing in Emotional Wealth
Apr 18, 2025
Move a Muscle, Change a Thought: How I Outsmarted Myself
Apr 16, 2025
Socializing Through Self-Doubt: Sober or Newly Disabled
Apr 15, 2025
Between Pride and Surrender: Learning To Say Yes
Apr 14, 2025
Insane in the Brain: Training My Thinker
Apr 12, 2025
Grace Given, Grace Received: Forgiveness and Making Amends
Apr 12, 2025
Authentic Expression: Humility, The Heart Of Connection
Apr 11, 2025
The Weight We Carry: To Understand Rather Than Be Understood
Apr 10, 2025
Where Faith and Grief Collide: We’re Not Meant to Grieve Alone
Apr 09, 2025
Becoming Me: How Sobriety Unlocked My Potential
Apr 08, 2025
From Surrender to Action: Loosen Your Grip
Apr 06, 2025
Envy and Ego: Symptoms of Being Human
Apr 06, 2025
Spoon and Cup Theory: Pace Yourself with Purpose
Apr 04, 2025
Filling My Cup: Service, Creativity, and Optimism
Apr 03, 2025
Self-Compassion: The Me I Haven’t Met Yet
Apr 02, 2025
God Help Me: I Couldn’t Escape Myself
Apr 01, 2025
Rewriting My Perception of Time: Live Like You’ll Live Forever
Mar 31, 2025
Keep Coming Back: Finding Ourselves In Others
Mar 28, 2025
Resonant Peace: The Sound That Stayed With Me
Mar 27, 2025
Living Hour by Hour: Freedom from Forever
Mar 26, 2025
Crusting Over: We Create Our Own Emotional Tension
Mar 25, 2025
Restored to Sanity: Sick and Still Showing Up
Mar 24, 2025
A Sign Of Life: I'm Sick
Mar 20, 2025
From Kegs to Clarity: Reminiscing and Reimagining St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 18, 2025
Emotional Turmoil In Recovery: Letting Go While Still Holding On
Mar 17, 2025
Imaginary Horizons: Mental Retreats Through Visualization
Mar 14, 2025
Survivor to Warrior: Stroke Warrior Radio Meets Recovery Daily
Mar 14, 2025
Emotional Balance: Not White-Knuckling Life On Hard Days
Mar 13, 2025
Drinking Dreams to Disability Dreams: Processing Life’s Changes
Mar 10, 2025
Stuckitude and Surrender: Choosing the Happy Path
Mar 10, 2025
Creativity In Vestibular Recovery: From Limitation to Inspiration
Mar 08, 2025
The Heart and Mind Connection: I Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Mar 07, 2025
The Joke’s on Me: Humor in Recovery
Mar 06, 2025
Honoring My Limits: When Experience Isn’t Worth the Pain
Mar 05, 2025
The Playdough Perspective: Molding Joy In Recovery
Mar 04, 2025
Trudging the Road: Overcoming Discouragement
Mar 03, 2025
Keep Coming Back: From Desperation To Hope
Mar 02, 2025
Recovery Compass: I’m Right Where I Need To Be
Feb 28, 2025
Proactive Coping In Recovery: Red Flags and Creative Solutions
Feb 27, 2025
Knowing My Vestibular Limits: Create A Recovery Playbook
Feb 26, 2025
Rest to Recover: The Silent Work of Sleeping
Feb 25, 2025
Recovery Is Possible: When Rock Bottom Has a Basement
Feb 24, 2025
Seeking Guidance: How To Turn Down the Chaos
Feb 23, 2025
Stinking Thinking: From Isolation to Advocacy
Feb 22, 2025
Respecting My Disability: Don’t Yell At the Wind
Feb 20, 2025
Nobody Will Know: Through Consistency I Grew Faith
Feb 19, 2025
Old Mistakes, New Purpose: Making Peace with Who I Was
Feb 18, 2025
Honest and Confident Self-Care: Learning to Listen Without Judgment
Feb 16, 2025
Training My Brain: Turning Emotions Into Healthy Habits
Feb 16, 2025
Emotional Maturity: The Art of the Pause
Feb 14, 2025
Feelings Aren’t Facts: Balancing Emotion and Reality
Feb 13, 2025
Embracing Impermanence: When Fear Steals the Moment
Feb 13, 2025
My Neurotologist Visit: When Doctors Don’t Have Answers
Feb 11, 2025
Accepting My Vestibular Disorder: Listening to the Super Bowl
Feb 09, 2025
Running in Place: When Thoughts Won’t Let Go
Feb 08, 2025
Acceptance, Willingness, and Action: A Dependence That Heals
Feb 07, 2025
Memories That Matter: There’s Beauty in Missing the Past
Feb 07, 2025
Letting Go of Old Ideas: Patching the Hot Air Balloon
Feb 05, 2025
Facing the Dragon: There’s Freedom in Forgiveness
Feb 05, 2025
Facing Depression…Again: When Unresolved Feelings Resurface
Feb 04, 2025
Reframing Goodbyes: Fear of Abandonment Can Create Isolation
Feb 03, 2025
Inner Alignment and Outer Connection: Releasing the Ropes That Hold Us Back
Feb 02, 2025
Conscious Compassion: Balancing Kindness and Self-Care
Jan 31, 2025
Buzzing with Purpose: Quiet Moments of Restoration
Jan 31, 2025
Sober Socializing: My Go-To Game Plan
Jan 29, 2025
Barefaced Recovery: Measuring Success in Honesty and Effort
Jan 29, 2025
Obsessed With Alcohol: Drinking Was Easier Than Succeeding
Jan 28, 2025
Breaking the Silence of Invisible Illnesses: The Quiet Battle
Jan 26, 2025
Managing Thought Spirals: Turning Anxiety into Action
Jan 26, 2025
Setting the Stage for Step 2: Seeing Through the Lens of Faith
Jan 25, 2025
Choosing to Meditate: Learning to Sit with Myself
Jan 24, 2025
No Ifs, Ands, or Buts: Alcoholism Is Unconditional
Jan 22, 2025
Resolving Our Fears: Open The Door To Help
Jan 22, 2025
Carrie Underwood Is My Hero: Acceptance Is The Answer
Jan 21, 2025
A Drink Won’t Help: A Meeting Will
Jan 19, 2025
Step 1: Admitting Powerlessness and Unmanageability
Jan 18, 2025
The Lost Art of Daydreaming: Relaxing Without Alcohol
Jan 17, 2025
Happiness Begins Within: Prioritizing Sobriety Over Relationships
Jan 15, 2025
Pill Bottles to Paintings: Seeing Life in Greater Dimension
Jan 14, 2025
Feeling Like You Don’t Fit In: Are You Comparing Out or Relating In?
Jan 13, 2025
Rewriting the Narrative: You Are Worthy of Happiness
Jan 13, 2025
Mom, It’s Ok To Try Again: How I Define Unmanageability
Jan 12, 2025
Wishful Thinking to Purposeful Living: Appreciating Life’s Subtle Progress
Jan 10, 2025
Have Faith and Act Like It: Belief Must Inspire Action
Jan 09, 2025
Rub Some Dirt on It and Walk It Off: When to Seek Professional Help
Jan 08, 2025
The Pain Beneath the Drink: Emotional Sobriety Is the Real Work
Jan 08, 2025
I Deserve To Be Happy: Doing the Minimum Didn’t Cut It
Jan 07, 2025
Lifting the Cloak Off the World: What Spirituality Means To Me
Jan 06, 2025
There’s a Disturbance In The Force: Calling My Sponsor
Jan 05, 2025
The Balance Power and Hope: Applying 12 Steps To Stroke Recovery
Jan 03, 2025
So, What’s The Plan in 2025: Setting Personal Goals and Success Metrics
Jan 02, 2025
I Woke Up Hangover-Free: Sobriety Powered Back Up My ‘Dreamer’
Jan 02, 2025
Battling Inner Disturbances: Depression Is My Diet Of Choice
Jan 01, 2025
Superpowers of Sobriety: Waking Up to Recovery
Dec 31, 2024
My Recovery Pretzel: A Twist of Philosophy, Spirituality, Religion, and Principles
Dec 29, 2024
Suit Up and Show Up: Participate in Life Enthusiastically
Dec 28, 2024
I Have A Thinking Problem: The Voice Inside Your Head Is Not You
Dec 28, 2024
Gratitude For Past Holidays: Joy In Shaping What Will Be
Dec 25, 2024
Accepting Me The Way I Am: Where the Solution Begins
Dec 23, 2024
The Seasons of Sobriety: How Fortunate We Are
Dec 22, 2024
Shutting Up My Interrupter: Allow Others To Be Wrong
Dec 22, 2024
I’m Never Alone: Imagination is Everything
Dec 21, 2024
In Living Color: Choose Willingness To Face Each Day
Dec 20, 2024
Protecting My ‘Not Yets’: Remember the Drunk, Not the Drink
Dec 18, 2024
What Does It Feel Like: Videonystagmography (VNG) and VEMP Tests
Dec 17, 2024
Make Self-Searching a Habit: Interact With Your Difficult Emotions
Dec 14, 2024
Love and Fear Can’t Coexist: Building Faith To Deconstruct Your Fears
Dec 12, 2024
Catastrophic Thinking: Shutting Down the Crazy
Dec 11, 2024
Never Say Never: Feel All the Feels Just For Today
Dec 10, 2024
I Feel Terrible: Turning Pain into Purpose
Dec 10, 2024
Ambition: Balancing Hard Work and Stroke Recovery
Dec 08, 2024
I Wreak of Sobriety: Practice the Principles in All My Affairs
Dec 06, 2024
Everything Is Alright: Challenging My Old Way of Thinking
Dec 05, 2024
Enjoy the Horizon: Sit Undisturbed Like a Quiet Observer
Dec 05, 2024
The 4 Absolutes: Honesty, Unselfishness, Love, and Purity
Dec 04, 2024
Know the Signs: The Relapse Before the Relapse
Dec 03, 2024
Reads and Recovery: Finding Elevation by Lisa Thompson
Dec 02, 2024
Living Amends: Gratitude in Sobriety
Nov 30, 2024
How To Have Fun Sober: Tips From A Professional Partier
Nov 27, 2024
24 Hour Living: Do Today What You'll Be Proud of Tomorrow
Nov 27, 2024
I Love Me: Nothing Can Replace Self-Love
Nov 26, 2024
"People Don’t Change": or So I Thought
Nov 25, 2024
Winter’s Coming: Hold Your Face To The Light
Nov 24, 2024
The Apology: Start A Living Amends With Yourself
Nov 23, 2024
What I Have Is Enough: In the Absence of Wanting We Find Peace
Nov 21, 2024
Be Good To Yourself: You Deserve To Be Happy
Nov 20, 2024
The World Broke Me: Learning Spirituality From a Child
Nov 19, 2024
From Denial to Acceptance: Learning to Be Where I Am
Nov 19, 2024
Living In the Real World: When Life Gets Hard, Put Slippers On
Nov 17, 2024
Feel Your Emotions: The Tools For Protection, Action, and Growth
Nov 17, 2024
Humility For Character Building: Linking Defects to Fight-or-Flight
Nov 16, 2024
Feeling Judged and Vulnerable: Transcending Fear For Growth
Nov 14, 2024
I’m Pissed And I Love It: Respond To Your Anger Instead Of Acting On It
Nov 13, 2024
Trust Issues: Do You Defend Yourself Against Unpleasant Truths?
Nov 12, 2024
NASA Dream To Drama Queen: Alcohol Spoke Louder Than Ambition
Nov 11, 2024
‘But’ Syndrome: Find Humor In Your Healing
Nov 10, 2024
Ask Yourself: How Bad Do You Want It?
Nov 10, 2024
People Pleasing: You Are Worthy Of Setting Boundaries
Nov 08, 2024
Self-Soothing Resentments: My New Purple Velvet Pillow
Nov 08, 2024
Storytime: Knowing We Belong Somewhere
Nov 06, 2024
Managing Trouble: Serenity Prayer Was My First Tool
Nov 05, 2024
Bedridden to Bright-Eyed: A Lifetime of Daily Living
Nov 04, 2024
Uncomfortable Silence: Allow Space for Thoughtful Responses
Nov 04, 2024
Optimism: Put On Your Rose-Colored Glasses
Nov 03, 2024
First Things First: It Takes Courage To Prioritize Your Well Being
Nov 01, 2024
Game On: Living One Pixel At A Time
Nov 01, 2024
Reads and Recovery: An Anthropologist On Mars
Oct 31, 2024
Today is World Stroke Day: Help Me Raise Stroke Awareness
Oct 29, 2024
Healing Your Insides: Stop Comparing Your Insides To Others’ Outsides
Oct 28, 2024
Be Quiet and Listen: Choosing the Next Right Thing Amid the Wrong
Oct 27, 2024
Self-Absorbed to Self-Aware: Taming 'Herbie' and Learning to Give
Oct 27, 2024
Manage Your Mental Distractions: Featuring Autumn and Boris as the Ultimate Disruptors
Oct 25, 2024
Turn Anxiety into Action: Stop Convincing Yourself That Your Fears Are True
Oct 25, 2024
Staying Up Late to Avoid Tomorrow: Why We Sabotage Ourselves
Oct 24, 2024
Regrets of a Drunk Mom: Momentum For Sobriety
Oct 23, 2024
Today Was Hard: I Choose To Make Tomorrow Better
Oct 22, 2024
Instincts Gone Wrong: Take Ownership of Your Role
Oct 21, 2024
Build Connections: Train Your Eyes On The Horizon Above Yourself
Oct 18, 2024
You're Not Unique, But You Are Special: Stop Making Excuses
Oct 16, 2024
I Can’t Do This Anymore: Surrendering Was My Bravest Act
Oct 16, 2024
Secret Obsession With Alcohol: My Anxiety Was Paralyzing
Oct 14, 2024
More Than You Can Handle: Turn Heavy Thoughts Into Weightless Words
Oct 14, 2024
Pause, Don’t Pounce: Practicing Tolerance of Others
Oct 13, 2024
Self-Insufficiency: Let Go and Ask For Help
Oct 12, 2024
Do You Listen To Respond? Listen With Fluidity
Oct 11, 2024
Break a Negative Thought Cycle: Call Someone
Oct 10, 2024
Sober Ambition: We Must Do The Hard Things
Oct 09, 2024
I Didn’t Fit In: Something Was Fundamentally Wrong
Oct 08, 2024
Raffle Losses, Life Wins: Finding Joy in Disappointment
Oct 06, 2024
Bailey’s Back! Pumpkin Guts, Fall Crafts & Our Live4Lane 5K Fun
Oct 06, 2024
Fight for Recovery: When Health Insurance Gets in the Way
Oct 04, 2024
Don't Get To Hungry or Thirsty: Simple Choices Help Recovery
Oct 02, 2024
Own Your Poopy Mood: Stop Blaming External Factors
Oct 01, 2024
A Little Profanity, Babbling, and Recovery Upcycling Projects
Oct 01, 2024
Reads and Recovery: "The Bell Jar " by Sylvia Plath
Sep 30, 2024
I Don't Have To Like You To Love You
Sep 29, 2024
Hold On for Dear Life: Willingness in Recovery
Sep 28, 2024
Patience and Personal Transformation: Changing Perceptions Over Time
Sep 26, 2024
Changing Old Routines: Fill the Spaces With Enjoyment
Sep 25, 2024
Spiritual Awakening In Sobriety: What Does It Feel Like?
Sep 24, 2024
Stop Arguing With Life: See, Feel, and Listen
Sep 23, 2024
The Fluidity of Awareness: Surrender To Grow
Sep 22, 2024
Helplessness Can Feel Paralyzing: Change In Perspective Starts With Trust
Sep 20, 2024
Serenity Prayer- The Thoughtful Pause It Doesn't Mention
Sep 19, 2024
More Than Just a Slip: Understanding Relapse
Sep 17, 2024
Facing Fear: How We Handle It Shapes Our Lives
Sep 17, 2024
Emily Dickinson: I Can Wade Grief (in Recovery)
Sep 16, 2024
Peace of Mind: Found It, Now How Do You Keep It
Sep 15, 2024
The Sound of Silence: Notice and Accept the Noise
Sep 14, 2024
Let Go and Dance: Just Move Your Body
Sep 13, 2024
Sleepless Nights: I'm Tired and I Don't Feel Good
Sep 10, 2024
Humility: What I Learned From Pita Bread
Sep 10, 2024
Are You Spiritually Fit: Even on a Bad Day
Sep 09, 2024
Emotional Abuse: Believing You're Worth It
Sep 08, 2024
Finding Good in the Bad: Turning Difficulties into Gratitude
Sep 07, 2024
Stop the Search: Serenity and Joy Exist Within You
Sep 06, 2024
Creativity After Stroke: Discovering the New Me
Sep 03, 2024
From the Outside In: Actions Can Change Our Mood
Sep 02, 2024
No Matter What: Don't Drink. Don't Give Up.
Sep 01, 2024
Reads and Recovery: Drunk Mom - A Memoir by Jowita Bydlowska
Aug 31, 2024
Accepting Infinity: The Gifts of Aging
Aug 30, 2024
Get Comfortable: Living With a Chronic, Incurable Condition
Aug 29, 2024
Self-Righteousness Is Stupid: We Need Each Other
Aug 28, 2024
Breaking the Vicious Cycle: From Crazy To Less Crazy
Aug 27, 2024
Rephrasing My Solution: A Guide For Disability Life
Aug 26, 2024
Why Me? Why Not Me?
Aug 25, 2024
Drinking Dreams and Disability Dreams: The Emotional Impact
Aug 23, 2024
Stroke Specialist Appointment: Make Good Use of Suffering
Aug 23, 2024
Give Back: When Sobriety Feels Too Hard
Aug 20, 2024
Depression vs. Self-Pity: Growth and Maintenance of Spirituality
Aug 20, 2024
How Are You: Do You Tell The Truth?
Aug 19, 2024
A Call To Action: Healing the Emotional Harm Within
Aug 18, 2024
Imagination: The Blueprint for Healing
Aug 17, 2024
Training Your Mind: Choosing Your Thoughts
Aug 16, 2024
Cracking Open The Door: Good and Bad Habits
Aug 15, 2024
Uncovering Serenity: Humility, Acceptance, and Letting Go
Aug 14, 2024
The Morning Drink: From Pleasure To Necessity
Aug 13, 2024
Boundaries: When Tolerance Is Stretched To Its Limit
Aug 12, 2024
Steps 8 and 9: Seeing Others As Human Beings
Aug 11, 2024
Brain Fog Alert: Balancing Effort and Rest
Aug 09, 2024
Living Sober is Truly Living: Even On Tough Days Like Today
Aug 08, 2024
Understanding Self-Righteousness: Nobody Can Hurt You on Your High Horse
Aug 07, 2024
Survival Mechanism: Why Do You Drink So Much?
Aug 06, 2024
Practice, Don't Preach: A Program of Attraction
Aug 05, 2024
Your Spiritual Trajectory: Envision a New Way of Life
Aug 04, 2024
Deal With It: Addressing Anger and Grudges
Aug 03, 2024
Relaxing into Focus: Managing Stress and Chronic Pain
Aug 02, 2024
Reads and Recovery: "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
Aug 01, 2024
Humility: The Space Between Self-Pity and Confidence
Jul 31, 2024
Under the Influence: A Drunk or a Disease
Jul 29, 2024
Chasing Serenity: Three Layers of Sobriety
Jul 29, 2024
From Confinement to Freedom: Give It Away To Keep It
Jul 28, 2024
Living on Borrowed Time: Faith, Patience, and Recovery
Jul 26, 2024
Disability Limitations: Mental and Emotional Freedom
Jul 25, 2024
The Inner Conflict: Selfishness, Selflessness, and Self-Care
Jul 24, 2024
From Hiding to Healing: Facing Ourselves
Jul 23, 2024
Prayer: The Bridge To Willingness and Commitment To Do the Work
Jul 21, 2024
The Big Five-Ohhh: Unexpected Gifts of Dual Recovery
Jul 19, 2024
Honesty and Judgment: Decide Who You Want To Be
Jul 19, 2024
Self-Indulgence, Moderation, and Delayed Gratification
Jul 18, 2024
Desire to Change: The Spark That Ignites Recovery
Jul 16, 2024
God’s Will: My Wanter Aligned With the Next Right Thing
Jul 15, 2024
The Aftermath of Our Character Defects: Those We Have Harmed
Jul 13, 2024
Perpetual Pursuit of More: Celebrate Like Napoleon Dynamite
Jul 12, 2024
Lifting the Obsession: Recovery Became My New Obsession
Jul 11, 2024
Emotional Sobriety: My Journey Back From Insanity
Jul 09, 2024
To The Employer: The Impact of Supportive Employers in Early Sobriety
Jul 09, 2024
From Willful to Willing: Understanding and Turning Over Self-Will
Jul 08, 2024
Character Defects: Rooted in Self-Centered Fear
Jul 07, 2024
Stress Less: Clarity in Sobriety and Beyond
Jul 06, 2024
“Nobody Would Know”: Traveling in Sobriety
Jul 04, 2024
Responsibility: Let It Become Choice, Willingness, Passion, and Desire
Jul 03, 2024
How to Respond When Someone Asks, "How Can I Help?
Jul 02, 2024
My Day Is Ruined: The Post-Disappointment Pause
Jul 01, 2024
Ripple Effect: Living An Influential Life
Jun 30, 2024
Reads and Recovery: Drop the Rock
Jun 29, 2024
Spread Hope: Rising Above Disability to Share Blessings
Jun 28, 2024
Learning to Dream Again: Happiness in Sobriety and Stroke Recovery
Jun 26, 2024
Sober Firsts: Rationalization versus Intentional Living
Jun 26, 2024
Family Dynamics Throughout Lifetime Recovery
Jun 25, 2024
Shut Up: The Sound of Silence
Jun 24, 2024
Surrendering to Chronic Pain: Emotional and Physical
Jun 23, 2024
Storytime- My Chiroquackters
Jun 22, 2024
Slow Burning Candle: The Relationship Between Faith, Patience, and Purpose
Jun 21, 2024
If, Then I'll Drink: Closing the Loopholes in Early Sobriety
Jun 20, 2024
Building Something From Nothing: Lessons From Wildflowers
Jun 19, 2024
Evaluating Your Intentions: The Role Of Your Intentions in Recovery
Jun 18, 2024
Quiet Your Mind: Disciplining Your Inner Voice
Jun 17, 2024
Fearless Moral Inventory: Conquering Fear and Pride
Jun 16, 2024
Thought Management: Thy Will, Not Mine Be Done
Jun 14, 2024
Drops of Determination: How Persistence Carves the Path to Recovery
Jun 13, 2024
What Are You Holding On To? Drop It.
Jun 12, 2024
Storytime: My Appendectomy and Relationship With Percocet
Jun 10, 2024
Choosing Happy When Things Suck: It’s Your Decision
Jun 10, 2024
“We Should Talk More”: Follow Through, Guilt, and Empty Promises
Jun 09, 2024
Know the Signs: Responding to Our Own Anger
Jun 08, 2024
Giving Up On Therapy vs. Knowing When To Say When
Jun 07, 2024
Get the Most Out of a Doctors Appointment: Preparing for My New Neurologist
Jun 05, 2024
Giving More: Nurture Your Relationships and Smooth Out the Wrinkles
Jun 04, 2024
Seek and Observe Your Higher Power: Build An Evidence Bag
Jun 03, 2024
How To Train Your Attitude: Taking Consistent Action
Jun 02, 2024
Balancing the "Yes" in AA: The Fear of Public Speaking
Jun 01, 2024
Reads and Recovery- "Man’s Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl
May 31, 2024
Invisible Disabilities: Accepting Today Invites Infinite Tomorrows
May 30, 2024
I’m Sensitive: I’d Like To Stay That Way
May 29, 2024
When Nobody Is Watching: The Importance of Alone Time
May 28, 2024
It's Okay To Not Be Okay: No Really, It Is!
May 27, 2024
Taking Action: Moving Beyond 'Why' To 'What' and 'How'
May 26, 2024
The Intersection of Mental “Unwellness” and Alcoholism
May 25, 2024
Ask Yourself- What Do I Want to Be Today?
May 24, 2024
Principles Before Personalities: A Nightly Inventory
May 22, 2024
Wait For It: Finding Meaning in Our Lives
May 21, 2024
Adaptive Recovery Program: Flexibility For Anyone
May 20, 2024
Disability Guilt: Being Disabled Is Not Your Fault
May 19, 2024
Self-Imposed Expectations: Learn How To Do Less
May 18, 2024
Balancing Act: Shifting from Empathy to Compassion
May 17, 2024
Learn To Say No: Prioritize Your Health in Recovery
May 15, 2024
Learning To Love Better: A Gift Of Recovery
May 15, 2024
Mixed Emotions: Color Wheel of Emotions
May 14, 2024
Better Version of Me: From Actions To Identity
May 12, 2024
Speak with Purpose: True, Necessary, and Overly Kind Communication
May 10, 2024
Easy Does It: Soften Your Gaze and Listen
May 09, 2024
Pride: Knowing Its Invisible Barriers to Recovery
May 08, 2024
Your Trusty Toolbox: Taking Consistent Daily Action in Recovery
May 07, 2024
Seeking Faith: A Broader Context For Life Experiences
May 06, 2024
How To Open a Pickle Jar: Honesty, Openness, and Willingness
May 05, 2024
Finding Sanity: Anchored Through Sobriety
May 04, 2024
Before the Decision: Decoding Pre-Relapse Brain Activity
May 03, 2024
Summer Sobriety: Staying Strong Through Sunshine and Celebrations
May 02, 2024
Faith In Action: The Role of Faith In Stroke Recovery
May 01, 2024
Reads And Recovery "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor
Apr 30, 2024
Eight Years Strong: Celebrating Sobriety
Apr 29, 2024
Endless Growth In Recovery: A New Freedom and Happiness
Apr 28, 2024
Self-Inflicted Suffering: Understanding Emotional Complexities
Apr 26, 2024
The Gift of Imperfection: Keep Stumbling Beautifully Along
Apr 24, 2024
Emotional Jaywalking: Pause and Then Pause Again
Apr 23, 2024
Step 5: The Beginning of the End of Isolation
Apr 23, 2024
Letting Go on the Road: Embracing Acceptance and Powerlessness
Apr 22, 2024
Harnessing Imagination for Healing: A Deep Dive with Special Guest Bailey
Apr 21, 2024
Overconfidence in Recovery: Relapse and Regression Risks
Apr 19, 2024
Break the Silence: Recognizing the Signs of Isolation
Apr 17, 2024
Seasons of Recovery: Each Serves a Purpose
Apr 17, 2024
Control vs. Surrender: Navigating Recovery and Rehabilitation
Apr 16, 2024
The Gift of Desperation: Something Has To Change
Apr 15, 2024
Self-Pity: Joy Can Coexist With Memories Of Past Pain
Apr 13, 2024
The Gifts of Recovery
Apr 12, 2024
A Day in the Life: Creativity, Comforts, and Coping
Apr 12, 2024
HALT For Daily Recovery
Apr 11, 2024
Living In The Past: Emotionally Driven or Spiritually Led
Apr 09, 2024
Admitting Powerlessness: Step 1 For Stroke Recovery and Vestibular Therapy
Apr 09, 2024
Desperation: The Intersection of Pain and Sobriety
Apr 07, 2024
Living Amends: Time Takes Time
Apr 06, 2024
Balancing Act: Recovery, Family, and Communication
Apr 05, 2024
"First Things First": A Boomerang Phrase for Recovery
Apr 04, 2024
The Journey Begins: Welcoming Newcomers to Recovery
Apr 03, 2024
Control and Manageability in Sobriety, Vestibular Therapy, and Stroke Recovery
Apr 02, 2024
Recovery Spot Checks: Staying Balanced Daily
Mar 31, 2024
Reads and Recovery: “Identity Theft” by Debra Meyerson
Mar 30, 2024
Faith and Obedience: How Consistency Feeds Change
Mar 29, 2024
Restorative Rest: Doing Nothing Is Doing Something
Mar 28, 2024
Learning In Silence: Practicing Meditation
Mar 27, 2024
What’s Detox Is Like: Starting Sobriety With Community
Mar 26, 2024
Nurturing Your Network: Sustaining Support Through Recovery
Mar 25, 2024
Strategies to Combat Fatigue
Mar 24, 2024
Prioritizing Z's: A Sleep-Focused Check-In
Mar 23, 2024
Brain Fog: Managing Fatigue with Vestibular Disorders
Mar 21, 2024
Catastrophic Thinking: Keep It Simple Today
Mar 20, 2024
When Love Isn’t Enough: Recalling My Dark Days
Mar 19, 2024
Beyond the Veil- Stretching Towards Freedom
Mar 18, 2024
Echoes of How To Save A Life: Old What-Ifs
Mar 17, 2024
Collision Of Instincts: How To Unlearn Them
Mar 16, 2024
What Would It Take To Get Comfortable Here?
Mar 15, 2024
Leave A Bad Day Between Its Sunsets
Mar 13, 2024
Unsteady: Starting Vestibular Therapy
Mar 12, 2024
One Call Away: Our Shared Storylines Are Lifelines
Mar 12, 2024
Never Say Never: Face Everything And Recover
Mar 11, 2024
Fix You: Losing What You Can’t Replace
Mar 10, 2024
I Am A Miracle, And So Are You
Mar 09, 2024
Left Far Behind, I Couldn't Share The Pain
Mar 09, 2024
Stop Bending Me. I’m Going To Break.
Mar 08, 2024
Diagnosis Of Exclusion: Vestibular Migraine and PPPD
Mar 07, 2024
I Love You, Man
Mar 06, 2024
Conference Day 1: Central Vestibular Disorders, Migraines, and PPPD
Mar 05, 2024
Vision in the Balance: Vestibular Disorder
Mar 04, 2024
The Daily Trip From Discouragement To Hope
Mar 03, 2024
Ready or Not: Life Waits for No One
Mar 02, 2024
Reads and Recovery Review of Dry A Memoir
Mar 01, 2024
From Adaptation to Acceptance: Navigating Life's New Normals
Feb 29, 2024
My Nightlight: A Reflection on the AA Nightly Prayer
Feb 28, 2024
Leading Our Next Generation Through Example
Feb 27, 2024
Leading by Example: The Best Gift You Can Give Your Child
Feb 26, 2024
Guidance For Gratitude In Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs
Feb 24, 2024
Zombie Brains: Your Brain Is Eating Itself, Kids!
Feb 24, 2024
Running Through Grief
Feb 22, 2024
Flipping the Script on the Serenity Prayer
Feb 21, 2024
Chasing Perfection: My Battle Of Inadequacy
Feb 21, 2024
The Promises: My Sobriety Timeline
Feb 20, 2024
I Am A Miracle
Feb 19, 2024
Unchanged at the Core: What Makes You YOU?
Feb 18, 2024
Fortifying Foundations: Understanding and Building Your Recovery Capital
Feb 17, 2024
Breathing New Beginnings: Embracing Each Day with Intention
Feb 16, 2024
Balance in Motion: Embracing Activity and Stillness
Feb 15, 2024
Resources for Apple VoiceOver, Chronic Pain, and My Little Secret
Feb 14, 2024
Second Changes: Turning “Why Me” Into “Yay Me!”
Feb 13, 2024
Making Life Enjoyable: Post-Stroke Vision Impairment and Chronic Daily Migraines
Feb 12, 2024
Surrendering the Control You Never Had
Feb 11, 2024
Navigating the Unseen: Another Neurology Appointment and MRI
Feb 10, 2024
Self-Nurturing: Rediscovering Purpose and Aligning with Values
Feb 09, 2024
Live and Let Live: The Sober Path to Forgiveness and Acceptance
Feb 08, 2024
Parenting Changes: The Gifts of Adversity and Acceptance
Feb 07, 2024
Liquid Courage and the Hangxiety That Follows
Feb 06, 2024
Rebuilding Love: Navigating Sobriety Together
Feb 05, 2024
Feeling Emotions Through Our Bodies
Feb 04, 2024
5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Sooner
Feb 03, 2024
Rebuilding from Scratch: A Game of Life Priorities
Feb 03, 2024
Living In The Past: The Nostalgia Trap
Feb 02, 2024
Finding Balance: the Emotional vs the Rational
Feb 01, 2024
Vulnerability as Virtue: Learning from Brené Brown
Jan 31, 2024
Reads and Recovery: The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
Jan 30, 2024
All Ears on Game Day: NFL Playoffs and Vegan Delights
Jan 29, 2024
Communicating Your Truth: Freedom From Guilt
Jan 28, 2024
Hard Lessons: The Power of Admission in Recovery
Jan 27, 2024
Balancing Act: Finding Presence Beyond the Here and Now
Jan 26, 2024
Avoiding the First Drink: The Key to Controlling Compulsion
Jan 25, 2024
Honesty: Voicing Your Hidden Motives
Jan 24, 2024
The Transformative Power of Daily Gratitude: Three Gratefuls a Day
Jan 23, 2024
Observing Emotions During Personal Revelations
Jan 22, 2024
Self-Care Weekend: Your Host Returns Sunday
Jan 20, 2024
Reacting in Anger: Combatting Instant Gratification
Jan 19, 2024
Prioritizing Your Health During Stress
Jan 18, 2024
Forgiveness: I Only Have Today
Jan 17, 2024
Royal Tea: Hosting a Sober Tea Party
Jan 16, 2024
Transformation: Detox to Flea Market Flipping
Jan 15, 2024
Patience & Work: Healing Doesn’t Happen Overnight
Jan 14, 2024
What I Have Is Enough: An Episode of Reflection
Jan 13, 2024
Dry January Survival Guide: Stay Sober & Enjoy It
Jan 12, 2024
Four Habits That Feed Self-Criticism
Jan 11, 2024
Our Mistakes Can Nurture Holistic Health
Jan 10, 2024
Walking the Path: Choosing Adaptation Over Despair
Jan 09, 2024
Active Surrender: Rise Up and Rebuild
Jan 08, 2024
Surrender to Rise: Building from Defeat
Jan 07, 2024
Navigating the Brain Fog: Strategies for New Learning
Jan 06, 2024
The Results Are In: Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
Jan 05, 2024
Training Your Anxiety: Finding Calm in Your Chaos
Jan 04, 2024
Join the January: Gratitude Journal Challenge
Jan 03, 2024
Battles Within: Confronting My Struggle Food
Jan 02, 2024
Realigning Myself: Selfishness to Reclaiming Life
Dec 31, 2023
The Weight of Secrets: Embracing Honesty
Dec 30, 2023
Trust the Journey: Three Signs You're on the Right Path
Dec 29, 2023
Unveiling Season 2: A Canvas of Recovery
Dec 28, 2023
Rationalization: Confronting the Illusion of Control
Dec 27, 2023
A Sober Christmas with My Higher Power
Dec 26, 2023
The Ebb and Flow of Family Tides: A Christmas Eve Reflection
Dec 25, 2023
A Year of Change and Gratitude
Dec 24, 2023
Supporting Others: How to Help Without Giving Advice
Dec 23, 2023
Finding Balance: Navigating Self-Talk in Sobriety and Stroke Recovery
Dec 22, 2023
Recovery Redefined: Reimagining Step 3 For Stroke Recovery
Dec 21, 2023
My Neuropsychiatric Evaluation Recap
Dec 20, 2023
Breaking the Cycle: Understanding Insanity in Recovery
Dec 19, 2023
Parallel Paths: Sobriety and Stroke Recovery (Steps 1 and 2)
Dec 18, 2023
Conquering Anxiety: Leaning In and Embracing Fear
Dec 17, 2023
I Don't Wanna, But I Will
Dec 16, 2023
Finding Peace: Journey to Your Spiritual Home
Dec 15, 2023
Beyond Willpower: Embracing Lifestyle Choices for Lasting Change
Dec 13, 2023
Setting Sights for Progress: Redefining Growth and Goals
Dec 13, 2023
Behind the Scenes of The Recovery Daily Podcast Interview
Dec 12, 2023
Life's Palette: Navigating the Colors of Recovery
Dec 11, 2023
Recovering Out Loud
Dec 10, 2023
Life In Motion: Redefining Our Path
Dec 09, 2023
Navigating Vision Challenges: Insights from Vestibular Disorders
Dec 08, 2023
Navigating Mental Health Through Shifting Diagnoses
Dec 07, 2023
Neuro-Opthalmologist Appointment Recap
Dec 06, 2023
Exploring Post-Stroke Headaches and Migraines
Dec 05, 2023
Blossoming Recovery: Cultivating Sobriety and Stroke Rehabilitation
Dec 04, 2023
Unexpected Reunion: Friendship Redefined in Sobriety
Dec 03, 2023
Navigating Post-Stroke Anxiety: Overcoming Fears and Finding Balance in Recovery
Dec 02, 2023
Overcoming Challenges: Triumphs and Trials in Daily Life Post-Stroke
Dec 01, 2023
I Don't Know What Happened
Nov 30, 2023
Understanding Neurological Vision Impairment Post-Stroke
Nov 29, 2023
Acknowledging Trauma Together
Nov 28, 2023
Before And After In Recovery
Nov 27, 2023
A Way Out
Nov 26, 2023
Embracing Small Victories
Nov 25, 2023
Thanksgiving- Embracing Each Day's Potential
Nov 24, 2023
Hosting Adult Kids For The Holidays
Nov 23, 2023
Navigating Diverse Personalities
Nov 21, 2023
Adaptability and Preparedness
Nov 20, 2023
Finding Strength In Unexpected Places
Nov 20, 2023
Rebel In Stroke Recovery
Nov 19, 2023
Our Behavior Impacts Others
Nov 18, 2023
Inner Conflict and a Loaf of Sourdough
Nov 17, 2023
Ask For Help - Build Your Team
Nov 16, 2023
From Pride to Authentic Living
Nov 15, 2023
Living In The Solution
Nov 14, 2023
Uncover The Joy Within You
Nov 12, 2023
Arrogance Is Self-Criticism
Nov 11, 2023
Humility Is Strength
Nov 11, 2023
Believing In People
Nov 09, 2023
Self Worth - Don't Get Used To Pain
Nov 08, 2023
Shopping Spree
Nov 08, 2023
Post-Stroke Symptoms Update
Nov 07, 2023
I Don't Like It. I Can't Do It
Nov 06, 2023
Make Self-Discipline Easy
Nov 05, 2023
Sober Grieving
Nov 04, 2023
Act My Way Through The Pain
Nov 02, 2023
Prescription Drugs and Honesty
Nov 01, 2023
My Experience With Prayer
Oct 31, 2023
A Smarter Way To Learn
Oct 31, 2023
My Future Self Starts Now
Oct 30, 2023
Experiencing Sober Firsts
Oct 29, 2023
Being A Part Of Something Bigger Than Yourself
Oct 28, 2023
Sense Of Belonging Is A Choice
Oct 27, 2023
Helping Children Cope With A Parent's Stroke
Oct 26, 2023
Be The Best At Being Imperfect
Oct 25, 2023
Change The Things I Can't Accept
Oct 24, 2023
Waking Up With Negativity
Oct 23, 2023
Admitting You're Wrong
Oct 22, 2023
Talk About Your Feelings
Oct 21, 2023
Live, Like It's Your First Day
Oct 20, 2023
Being Grateful
Oct 19, 2023
Open-mindedness In Stroke Recovery
Oct 18, 2023
Progress Not Perfection
Oct 17, 2023
Happiness is a Choice
Oct 16, 2023
Turn Self Pity Into Action
Oct 15, 2023
Recovering From a Drinking Dream
Oct 14, 2023
Procrastinators Aren't Lazy
Oct 13, 2023
Easy Does It
Oct 12, 2023
It's So Hard To Listen
Oct 11, 2023
Changing I Can't To I Can
Oct 10, 2023
Build Your Habits in Good Times
Oct 09, 2023
Play Nicely With Others
Oct 08, 2023
Thy Will Not Mine
Oct 07, 2023
Cultivating Positivity Bias
Oct 06, 2023
Getting Creative With Emotional Sobriety
Oct 05, 2023
Reminder of Why We're Here
Oct 04, 2023
Wake Up to Possibilities Rather Than Limitations
Oct 03, 2023
My Mission Statement
Oct 02, 2023
What Does Balance Mean To You?
Oct 01, 2023
Happiness is Here and Now
Sep 30, 2023
Why Do We Give Up?
Sep 29, 2023
Is Your Hard Work Healthy?
Sep 28, 2023
Making the Right Decision
Sep 27, 2023
Personality Changes of a Drunk
Sep 26, 2023
Emotional Self-Reliance
Sep 25, 2023
Are You An Exception or Accepting
Sep 24, 2023
Choosing Gratitude
Sep 23, 2023
Face the Facts or Blame Others
Sep 22, 2023
Lessons in Anger
Sep 21, 2023
Loving When It Hurts
Sep 20, 2023
Quit Holding On to the Past
Sep 19, 2023
Rachel's Recovery Résumé
Sep 17, 2023
When You Can't Sleep
Sep 17, 2023
Getting Honest With Yourself
Sep 16, 2023
How To Practice Being Alone
Sep 14, 2023
Loneliness is a Choice
Sep 14, 2023
Building Bridges in Stroke Recovery
Sep 13, 2023
Because I'm an Alcoholic
Sep 11, 2023
Do Not Regret the Past
Sep 11, 2023
Electrode Mom
Sep 10, 2023
Get Present
Sep 08, 2023
Just Take It Easy
Sep 08, 2023
Embrace Full Time Recovery
Sep 07, 2023
Medical Update and Emotional Balance
Sep 06, 2023
Stinking Thinking
Sep 05, 2023
Unhealthy Persistent Illusions
Sep 04, 2023
Fear to Willingness
Sep 03, 2023
Put On Your Oxygen Mask First
Sep 01, 2023
Challenging Negative Thinking
Aug 31, 2023
H.A.L.T.
Aug 30, 2023
Emotional Breakdown or Spiritual Checkpoint?
Aug 30, 2023
Rewarding Myself In Recovery
Aug 28, 2023
Self-Discipline When We're Alone
Aug 28, 2023
Get Comfortable Saying No
Aug 27, 2023
What Do You See In the Mirror?
Aug 25, 2023
All Things Are Possible
Aug 24, 2023
We All Need a Cheerleader
Aug 23, 2023
Who Am I?
Aug 22, 2023
Brain Fog and Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms
Aug 22, 2023
Baking for the Brain
Aug 21, 2023
Grateful for the Pain
Aug 20, 2023
The Seeds of Shame
Aug 19, 2023
Setting Boundaries for Stability
Aug 18, 2023
Communication and Relationships Build Resilience
Aug 17, 2023
Humility - Taming Our Egos
Aug 16, 2023
Managing Irrational Thoughts
Aug 15, 2023
Grounding Techniques for Stroke Recovery
Aug 14, 2023
The Impacts of Trauma
Aug 13, 2023
Continuous Self Appraisal
Aug 12, 2023
Brain Meditation - Piano Building Brain Bridges
Aug 07, 2023
Brain Meditation - Classical Piano Healing
Aug 05, 2023
Introduction to Meditation for Stroke Recovery
Aug 04, 2023
Everything You Are Capable of Becoming - Part 4 of 4
Aug 03, 2023
Everything You Are Capable of Becoming - Part 3 of 4
Aug 01, 2023
Everything You Are Capable of Becoming - Part 2 of 4
Jul 31, 2023
Everything You Are Capable of Becoming - Part 1 of 4
Jul 31, 2023
My Bad Day Leads To Big Changes
Jul 30, 2023
Letting Go Like a Child
Jul 29, 2023
Physical, Chemical, and Emotional Stress
Jul 28, 2023
Coping With Overwhelming Emotions
Jul 27, 2023
Mindful Recovery
Jul 26, 2023
My Bottom - What It Was Like
Jul 25, 2023
Happy Chemicals Boost Recovery
Jul 24, 2023
Growing Through Grief In Recovery
Jul 23, 2023
A Little Self Awareness Math
Jul 22, 2023
An Attitude Adjustment
Jul 21, 2023
Getting Active In Recovery
Jul 20, 2023
Today: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Jul 19, 2023
Depression: The Missing Link
Jul 18, 2023
Forgiving Yourself
Jul 17, 2023
Doing the Work in Recovery
Jul 16, 2023
Practice Making Good Memories
Jul 15, 2023
Shifting Perspective Through Meditation
Jul 14, 2023
Stroke Survivors Support Group
Jul 13, 2023
Growth Requires Change
Jul 12, 2023
Self-Respect and Anger
Jul 11, 2023
The Self-Love Episode
Jul 10, 2023
Ever-Growing Freedom From Self
Jul 09, 2023
Recovery Sleep is Not a Luxury
Jul 08, 2023
Finding Clarity
Jul 07, 2023
When Will Power Won't Work
Jul 06, 2023
If-Then Gratitude Statements
Jul 05, 2023
Where Does Hope Come From?
Jul 04, 2023
Create Your Sense of Belonging
Jul 03, 2023
Embracing Impermanence
Jul 02, 2023
Illnesses Deep Within Us
Jul 01, 2023
When Improvement Can't Be Measured In Days
Jun 30, 2023
Living in Today
Jun 29, 2023
Frustration and Acceptance
Jun 28, 2023
Mastering Fear and Anxiety
Jun 27, 2023
Behind and Between the Words
Jun 26, 2023
From Patient to Student
Jun 25, 2023
Facing the Future With Courage
Jun 24, 2023
A Tormenting Mind
Jun 24, 2023
Staying Away From the First Drink
Jun 23, 2023
Freedom from Dependence
Jun 22, 2023
My Ischemic Stroke
Jun 21, 2023
Sense of Sobriety
Jun 19, 2023
The Deceptive Nature of Comfort
Jun 18, 2023
Acceptance: Walking Through The Only Doorway Out
Jan 01, 1970