Comical recovery

This is the cycle ABUSERS go through in order to abuse. I wanted to share this very enlightening information because it's something that I hadn't seen before this year and I think it's helpful and relevant information...

On this episode we go through a couple of different perspectives on the two steps of the 12steps and then go through what the steps mean to me for my personal journey of recovery. It's a speed read to help in...

Today we reference the 12 step concept of taking a daily inventory and examining our lives and values like a business. We talk about the importance of discovering our values in order to understand why we choose to make...

Today I share a pamphlet that I found in the rooms of AA. It's titled A merry go round named denial. I apply this to any of us that might be in denial of any problems or behavior. Anyone can be in denial of something...

Today we are going over the stages of change. I use the example of changing my eating and how that decision recently came to be an action rather than a looming thought. There are six stages and we actually start by...

Today we talk specifically about types of grief after narcissistic abuse. There are four types we will cover as usual I will give lovely examples from my own experiences. I get a little lost in a cloud of multiple...

In this episode we cover what gaslighting can sound like. The definition and purpose of gaslighting as well as the intention and more examples for clarity.

Here we talk about the four part cycle that narcissists keep you trapped in when you're in their cycle of abuse. We cover a few examples and talk about the dumpster fire that was an ex or two that I occasionally think...

We listed of and briefly discussed 6 different types of coping skills. Dived deep into the importance of having support and using resources like hotlines to talk to trauma informed people and talked about my favorite...

Today we talk about how a traumatic experience can affect our behavior and emotions. Our coping skills can be negative or positive depending on some important factors like support and previous traumas. I give the...

Today we cover six types of self sabotage. We talk about how they show up in our actions and thinking as well as where they come from. I give a few relatable examples and I get slightly distracted by the unexpected...

Today we review the main trauma responses, flight fight, freeze, and fawn. We discuss how these things can show up and give a few examples of how these things have shown up in my own experiences.

This topic is a struggle for me. I found some material based on building a child's confidence so today we will review that with a dash of dark realities of my own childhood and a sarcastic undertone for comical relief.

Who do we go to when we need accountability?!is it in your personality to need people to keep you on track or can you do that yourself? How do you keep yourself accountable? I'm here to share a few ideas on how to find...

We are talking about breaking things down into small tasks and conquering your dreams or maybe just simple goals. There are some great tools here on how to think about these things from all points of view. Sometimes we...