Sometimes sobriety and recovery can feel overwhelmingly challenging. I’ve been there. In this episode I discuss some simple ways that have helped me maintain my peace of mind over the years. Simple and practical methods to keep yourself emotionally regulated, and handle your stress and emotions in healthy ways.

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In this episode, I connect the dots between substance abuse and self rejection. A lot of us don’t even realize that our use of substances is a band-aid for rejecting different parts of your identity.

If you decided to sit with yourself fully, and accept every single part, what would your life look like ?

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Do you truly know yourself?

Who are you without drugs and alcohol?

In this episode, I rant about how so many of us are using escapism instead of figuring out how to actually accept and love ourselves wholeheartedly.

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The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

It’s about the small steps that are completed consistently over time that will create a radical difference.

“Commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” p. 109

Main Takeaways

Responsibility and Ownership

“You hold the power. Everything is up to you. You’re responsible for everything you do or don’t do, and how you respond to what’s done to you.” p. 29

Inertia and Momentum

Objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, unless something stops their momentum.

Newton’s first law of inertia applied to this concept is about making new choices and then building that momentum over time.

Routines and Action Plans

Set yourself up for success ahead of time.

“The key to becoming world class in your endeavors is to build your performance around world-class routines. It can be difficult, even futile, to predict or control what will show up in the middle of your workday. But you can almost always control how your day starts and ends.” p. 102

Short episode for reflecting on where you could be giving yourself a little more credit.

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How have you gotten over disappointment?
Short answer: Sometimes you don’t.
Long answer: You learn how to integrate it and manage it by building emotional resilience and mental toughness.

Main Takeaways:
Choose to learn what you can from the experience.
Have radical honesty and acceptance about what went wrong.
Know what’s reasonably within your control and understand the difference between disappointing yourself vs disappointing others.
Move forward.

Whatever we’re doing when it relates to New Year resolutions, let’s operate from self awareness and move with intention towards fulfillment.

When you reclaim your resolutions focusing on self love, everything falls into place naturally.

Self love is intentional self care, leading you towards fulfillment.

Recognize the season you’re in and let go of the need for social validation.

When you decide to move forward, intentionally showing up for yourself every day, the action steps, goals, and accomplishments come into alignment.

Focus on alignment more than the reward and results alone.

When you’re in metamorphosis to becoming a better version of yourself, understand the challenges due to your environment and community, which impact your habits and behaviors.

Stick to the decision.

It’s not a linear process to navigate, so give yourself grace in this journey of personal transformation.

Your future self is waiting.

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