Recovered Podcast
Chapters Intro 00:00 Topic 3:29 This Week in Recovery 52:19 Phone Calls 58:31 We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making yearly donations. Benefits include access to our back catalog of over 1300 episodes and periodic bonus episodes like open talks. - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive recovered podcast merchandise, like tee shirts, coffee mugs, and water bottles. Your name will also be announced each month you donate. Join by making a one-time donation. Your name will...
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Chapters Intro 00:00 Topic 03:14 This Week in Recovery 45:34 Phone Calls 53:09 We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making yearly donations. Benefits include access to our back catalog of over 1300 episodes and periodic bonus episodes like open talks. - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive recovered podcast merchandise, like tee shirts, coffee mugs, and water bottles. Your name will also be announced each month you donate. Join by making a one-time donation. Your name will...
info_outline Anonymity - Recovered 1398Recovered Podcast
Chapters Intro 00:00 Topic 03:45 This Week in Recovery 51:45 Phone Calls 57:26 We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making yearly donations. Benefits include access to our back catalog of over 1300 episodes and periodic bonus episodes like open talks. - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive recovered podcast merchandise, like tee shirts, coffee mugs, and water bottles. Your name will also be announced each month you donate. Join by making a one-time donation. Your name will...
info_outline Expectations - Recovered 1397Recovered Podcast
Chapters Intro 00:00 Topic 04:03 This Week in Recovery 47:50 Survey Phone Calls 56:25 We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making yearly donations. Benefits include access to our back catalog of over 1300 episodes and periodic bonus episodes like open talks. - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive recovered podcast merchandise, like tee shirts, coffee mugs, and water bottles. Your name will also be announced each month you donate. Join by making a one-time donation. Your name will...
info_outline Service Opportunities - Recovered 1396Recovered Podcast
Chapters Intro 00:00 Topic 04:15 This Week in Recovery 42:50 Survey 53:04 Phone Calls 52:35 We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making yearly donations. Benefits include access to our back catalog of over 1300 episodes and periodic bonus episodes like open talks. - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive recovered podcast merchandise, like tee shirts, coffee mugs, and water bottles. Your name will also be announced each month you donate. Join by making a one-time donation. Your name will...
info_outline Spiritual Experience - Recovered 1395Recovered Podcast
Chapters Intro 00:00 Topic: 03:30 This Week in Recovery 48:49 Survey 53:04 Phone Calls 54:55 We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making yearly donations. Benefits include access to our back catalog of over 1300 episodes and periodic bonus episodes like open talks. - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive recovered podcast merchandise, like tee shirts, coffee mugs, and water bottles. Your name will also be announced each month you donate. Join by making a one-time donation....
info_outline The Home Group - Recovered 1394Recovered Podcast
To skip the intro, tap 3:25 A home group plays an important role in recovery, offering a safe and supportive environment where individuals can connect with others who share similar experiences and learn about the steps. This sense of community and understanding fosters a sense of belonging, which is crucial for combating the isolation that often accompanies addiction. Within a home group, members can openly discuss their struggles, fears, and triumphs without judgment. This shared understanding creates a space where individuals feel heard and validated, promoting healing and personal...
info_outline Service - Recovered 1393Recovered Podcast
To skip the intro, tap 3:25 Service plays a pivotal role in the recovery journey for individuals battling addiction. Engaging in acts of service fosters a sense of purpose and meaning. It shifts the focus from self-centered concerns to the well-being of others, promoting empathy and compassion. By contributing to something greater than themselves, individuals in recovery build self-esteem, confidence, and a renewed sense of value. Service provides an opportunity to connect with others facing similar struggles, forging supportive relationships crucial for sustained recovery. ...
info_outline The Pink Cloud - Recovered 1392Recovered Podcast
To skip the intro, tap 3:25 The "pink cloud" phenomenon in recovery, characterized by feelings of euphoria and heightened optimism, can be both a blessing and a potential hazard. During this phase, individuals often feel an overwhelming sense of relief and happiness, believing that they have conquered their addiction once and for all. While this positive outlook can be motivating, it can also create unrealistic expectations about the recovery process. This overconfidence might lead individuals to underestimate the challenges ahead and neglect essential recovery activities such as...
info_outline Sadness Vs Depression - Recovered 1390Recovered Podcast
To skip the intro, tap 3:25 Understanding the difference between being clinically depressed and experiencing sadness is important for effective self-care. Sadness is a natural, often transient emotion in response to life’s challenges, disappointments, or losses. It can feel overwhelming at times, but typically, sadness is manageable and diminishes with time. Sadness might arise due to changes in relationships, or the challenges of adapting to a new way of life. While sadness can be intense, it usually doesn’t persist or significantly impair daily functioning once the immediate...
info_outlineWhen we were first trying to achieve sobriety, many of us found
ourselves taking a drink without planning to. Sometimes, it seemed to happen practically without our knowing it. There was no conscious decision to drink, and there was no real thought about possible consequences. We had not intended to set off an entire drinking
episode.
Now we have learned that simply postponing that first drink, putting something else in its place, provides us with a chance to think about our drinking history, to think about the disease of alcoholism, and to think about the probable results of starting to drink. Fortunately, we can do more than just think about it, and we do. We can contact someone using our smartphone.
Tonight, we talk about Smartphone Therapy