Complacency in Recovery: Why I Felt Less Alcoholic as Life Got Better | Borrowed Wisdom
Ever been the person everyone walks on eggshells around? Sober, and still miserable?In this Borrowed Wisdom episode, I read from a recovery talk by Bob D. that I keep coming back to. I share my own li...
12 Nov 16min
Uncover, Discover, Discard: Self-Awareness in Recovery
Everyone has a locked room in the house: the past we don't want to look at. Today we open the door.In this solo episode of Recovering Out Loud, Anthony shares a three-part process from his own addicti...
10 Nov 18min
How to Tell Intuition From Your Addict Brain | Spirituality in Recovery Without Religion
Your gut feeling and your addiction can sound exactly the same. Here's how to tell them apart.That little voice saying "maybe don't go to that party" is intuition. The voice saying "you've earned one,...
5 Nov 24min
Protecting Your Recovery in a Chaotic World (Without Checking Out)
How do you stay sober and at peace when the news, your feed, and the world feel like they're on fire?In this episode of Recovering Out Loud, I talk about what I call the pocket of recovery. That's the...
3 Nov 26min
Why Cravings Get Louder After You Quit : Spotting, Naming & Surviving Triggers in Sobriety
Triggers don't mean you're failing at recovery. They mean you're a person in recovery. At a wedding last night, a table conversation about ADHD meds lit my brain up instantly — and it made me want to ...
29 Okt 26min
Are You Still an Alcoholic or Addict After Years Sober? The Label Question
Do you have to call yourself an addict to stay sober? Here's what the label means to me.A listener sent me a DM that stuck with me: after years sober, calling herself an addict felt like it was keepin...
27 Okt 16min
How Do You Forgive Yourself for What You Did Using and Drinking?
Shame about your past doesn't keep you sober — research says it predicts relapse instead.If you've struggled with addiction or alcoholism, you've probably done things you're not proud of. Drove drunk....
22 Okt 18min
The Skill That Unlocks Every Other Skill in Recovery : Open-Mindedness
Denial is a closed mind pointed inward — and nothing in recovery changes until it cracks. I was absolutely certain I could handle it. Certain I wasn't "as bad as those people." Certain I could take AD...
20 Okt 17min
