Dealing With Difficult People : Acceptance Isn't Approval
Difficult people aren't going anywhere. The resentment you carry about them is optional. In this solo episode of Recovering Out Loud, I talk about dealing with difficult people in addiction recovery, ...
15 Okt 20min
Perception vs. Perspective: Why Your Brain Lies in Early Recovery
Perception vs. perspective in addiction recovery: why your gut read isn't the truth — and how to change where you're standing.Someone doesn't text back and your brain has the whole movie written in ha...
13 Okt 22min
Ego in Addiction Recovery: Why "I've Got This" Led to My Relapse
"I've got this" was my problem for years: I've got it under control, I'll figure it out on my own. Before my relapse after seven and a half years sober, it was the same voice: I don't need to tell any...
8 Okt 23min
Sober Isn't the Same as Okay — 10 Hard Truths About Addiction Recovery
Getting sober doesn't fix your life. It gives you a chance to fix it. Ten harsh truths from 11 years in recovery.Nobody really tells you about the hard parts of addiction recovery — or if they do, you...
6 Okt 25min
The Difference Between Me and a Normal Drinker | Borrowed Wisdom: Bob D.
What's the real difference between an alcoholic and a normal drinker? Old-timer Bob D. has an answer.In this Borrowed Wisdom episode, Anthony breaks down a speaker talk from Bob D. on the disease of a...
1 Okt 23min
5 Things Alcoholics Still Do After They Get Sober
Sobriety didn't switch off my alcoholic thinking. 5 things I still do in addiction recovery — and how I catch them.Putting down the drink and the drug was the start, not the finish. My problem was nev...
29 Sep 22min
How to Stay Sober Through Hard Times (While You're Still In It)
Staying sober through adversity while you're still in it — not the highlight reel after.This one's recorded from inside the hard middle. I'm in the middle of something with school right now that could...
24 Sep 17min
The 5 Slow Killers of Sobriety — Why Relapse Is Emotional Before It's Physical
Relapse is emotional before it's physical. The 5 slow killers that take us out — and how to get ahead of each one before it gets ahead of you.None of these five feel like drinking. They feel like norm...
22 Sep 16min
