Recovery: The Whole Enchilada

Rising Stronger on the Journey to Wholeness & Healing Recovery: The Whole Enchilada" is a podcast dedicated to exploring the intricate layers of healing and transformation within the recovery community and among individuals seeking personal growth and fulfillment. Inspired by the metaphor of the enchilada's layers, we delve deep into the journey of recovery, unpacking the complexities, challenges, and triumphs that come with seeking holistic wellness. Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of the recovery process, offering insights, guidance, and inspiration for those craving the "whole enchilada" of healing and transformation. And check out our website at https://www.recoverythewholeenchilada.com/

Recovery: The Whole Enchilada is a education podcast hosted by Peg McDermott & Heather Hagaman, with 35 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Peg McDermott & Heather Hagaman hosts Recovery: The Whole Enchilada, a education show with 35 episodes published.

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  From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Transformative Stories

  Aug 28, 202630 min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Recovery: The Whole Enchilada, hosts Peg McDermott and co-host Heather Hageman explore trust as a foundational part of recovery—learning to become trustworthy, rebuilding trust with others, and trusting the process and a higher power. Heather shares how early sobriety began with “putting a plug in the jug,” showing up one day at a time, and recognizing when people aren’t safe, including a story of a friend pushing alcohol on her after she said she wasn’t drinking. Peg reflects on coming from a dysregulated home, struggling with self-trust and broken commitments, and rebuilding trust through small promises, honesty, and noticing bodily signals. They discuss evaluating congruence between words and actions, patterns, boundaries, grace, and making amends through changed behavior, ending with the idea that trust isn’t found—it’s practiced daily. 00:00 Welcome and Topic 00:53 Trust Starts Within 02:50 Boundaries and Triggers 05:22 Rebuilding Self Trust 09:09 Redefining Trust 11:04 Body Signals and Safety 13:32 Words Versus Actions 17:45 Amends and Being Trustworthy 18:55 Police Story Breakthrough 24:38 Trust the Process 28:39 Daily Practice and Closing

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  25 Years Sober—Finding Purpose Through Compassion, Service, and Contentment

  Jul 6, 202629 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Host Peg McDermott and co-host Heather Hageman reflect on sobriety anniversaries, including Peg’s 25 years sober since choosing July 4th in a relapse prevention group, and use the milestone to explore purpose in recovery. Heather connects her trauma work to a shift from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” and finally “What are you going to do with this?”, emphasizing nervous-system dysregulation, self-compassion, and embodied healing. </p><p> </p><p>Both describe how alcohol once soothed self-hatred, loneliness, and chameleon-like coping, and how recovery becomes an evolutionary process of subtracting false...

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  25 Years Sober—Finding Purpose Through Compassion, Service, and Contentment

  Jul 6, 202629 min

  Send us Fan Mail Host Peg McDermott and co-host Heather Hageman reflect on sobriety anniversaries, including Peg’s 25 years sober since choosing July 4th in a relapse prevention group, and use the milestone to explore purpose in recovery. Heather connects her trauma work to a shift from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” and finally “What are you going to do with this?”, emphasizing nervous-system dysregulation, self-compassion, and embodied healing. Both describe how alcohol once soothed self-hatred, loneliness, and chameleon-like coping, and how recovery becomes an evolutionary process of subtracting false layers to reveal love and service. Heather shares yoga’s concept of santosha (contentment) and small daily purposes, while Peg discusses compassion for her alcoholic father, forgiveness, and living sober without using alcohol or people to cope. 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:58 Sobriety Anniversary Story 02:43 From Wrong to What Happened 04:24 Finding Purpose in Recovery 06:49 Peg on Identity and Alcohol 13:54 Self Compassion and Healing 16:07 Embodiment and Contentment 20:32 Living Love and Service 23:38 Forgiveness and Family Patterns 29:12 Purpose Finds Us Closing 29:59 Outro and Subscribe

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  Am I an Alcoholic? Habit vs. Addiction, Denial, and the Questions That Matter

  Jun 21, 202632 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Host Peg McDermott and co-host Heather Hagaman discuss the question “Are you an alcoholic?” prompted by a listener who doesn’t identify as having an addiction but wonders if the podcast applies to them. </p><p>They explore how “habit” and “addiction” differ, how stereotypes and denial can hide problem drinking, and share personal timelines of escalating consequences, cravings, blackouts, DUIs, and minimizing behavior. They describe addiction as a chronic brain disease marked by psychological and physical compulsion, continued use despite negative consequences, and “alcohol noise,” and note that labels must be self-identified. </p><p>They offer self...

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  Experiencing Death in Sobriety: Grief, Relapse Risk, and Staying Connected

  Jun 1, 202632 minS0

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Hosts Peg McDermott and Heather Hagaman discuss experiencing death in sobriety, contrasting sudden losses with expected deaths and how both can dysregulate the body and trigger fear. </p><p>Heather shares the shock of a close friend dying soon after retirement and how she leaned on support, service, and self-care even when attending a celebration of life at a bar. </p><p>Peg recounts losing her mother early in sobriety, restarting smoking but not drinking, and relying on sober community, therapy, and a parent-loss grief group; she also describes being present and making cl...

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