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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are revisiting the idea of being mindful of those traits, those tendencies, we had during active addiction. The thing is, if we really look back on life before and after active addiction, we realize that those traits are part of who we are. We carry them over into life when we are sober in our jobs, exercise and heath, relationships, hobbies, etc. We have to be aware of our mental state and not allow burn out to set in and risk relapse.

In the past, I’ve said that i would recommend someone hire addicts in recovery because of how dedicated they are. Of course that comes with a price to the addict in recovery, you may have higher expectations placed on you to maintain and prove your sobriety. Does that not sound fair? Maybe it isn’t but it’s just the way it is. Unfortunately, addicts do relapse and when they do…well, let’s just not do that.

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we have Kitty back for her 3rd appearance. We are looking into Empathy, Sympathy and Compassion and what are the differences. It is very important to know those differences because it could help to prevent you from being an Enabler. People that we love are sometimes still suffering in Active Addiction and while we want to help, we have to know when we are helping and when we are just perpetuating the addiction. Our goal is always to help people get sober and live a happy, healthy life in Recovery, of course, but we also know that people will not change until they are truly ready to.

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In this week’s episode of My Sober Addiction, we are getting into the topic of belief loops. For real this time! When in active addiction, we fell into a very negative feedback loop and eventually got sober and moved on in a life of recovery. The problem is that so many still carry those same negative belief systems they had while in active addiction. When we finally kicked addiction and got sober we should have also adopted a new and much more positive belief system to go along with our recovery.

When you look at it a little deeper you see that the entire human collective are on a negative feedback loop. That’s not good and what also sucks is that we really can’t do anything about that, the world is on the trajectory that it is on and that’s that. What you can do, though, is remove your individual unit of consciousness from the equation and go your own way. Not unlike when you got sober, you had to leave all your friends still in active addiction to their fate. Of course you hoped for the best for them but most of them stay on that negative path and never find sobriety and recovery. Some do, though, and have your positive example to thank for it. That’s awesome. Let’s not stop there and also show them they can also change the course of their lives by changing their beliefs.

Our Beliefs dictate our Expectations and our Expectations cause Manifestations. Let’s make sure those are Positive!

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we are introducing the concept of belief loops, or feedback loops, as it pertains to addiction, recovery, sober living and just moving on in your life in sobriety in general. However, I must apologize for being woefully unprepared. This week has been insane and I simply did not have time to prepare. I do have a topic, though, and it is a good one and is something that will be a series of episodes. So, for this episode, I am really just introducing this concept of belief loops and will be fully prepared next week.

Until then, check out Clive’s newest podcast, QRious Threads, where he gets into some very interesting talks about miracles among other things. He had me on as a guest very recently, and that episode can be found on my X page or on QRiousThreads.com. Loved ones, keep on keeping on being amazingly awesome and know that I do love ya and can’t wait to get back to it next week.

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are revisiting the topic of how getting sober is more than just starting a new life in recovery. It is an opportunity to completely transform your identity and what exactly being “You” actually is. Most addicts in recovery had been in active addiction and living that lifestyle for so long that they don’t even know who they are any more. One thing we can be certain of is that no longer are you that drug addict who is consumed with constantly chasing drugs. We get to transition into sober living but what exactly does that even look like?

Meditation is key to getting in touch with your Higher Self and discovering your new definition of Self. The exciting thing is that you can allow your imagination to run wild and remake this new you, this sober version of you, into whatever you want to be. Manifesting this new life can be a bit scary, though, and even cause anxiety and panic attacks. So, take a deep breath, express some gratitude and get to reimagining and reinventing yourself.

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction we are joined by my friend, Clive Wilson, who hosts the podcast Breaking My Addictions. Clive is an innovator and approaches addiction and recovery in a totally fresh, new way. In addition to his podcast, he has a very strong presence online through his multiple websites. For example, the Breaking My Addictions website has some features that anyone interested in recovery, relapse prevention and sober living need to check out.

We dig into Clive’s mind a bit and see how he got started and what drives his passion for understanding addiction and all that it entails. He is very straight forward and looks at things in a very practical way that can easily be incorporated into daily life. He is developing new ways, new strategies, to confront addiction and put it in your rear view. I recommend going to the Breaking My Addictions website and exploring some of his ideas. To me, Clive is more of a “roll with it” kind of guy. Meaning, instead of fighting that monster toe to toe, use its own strength against it and allow it to beat itself. With that out of the way, we are left with confronting ourselves and what we need to do with our own lives to make addiction irrelevant…or at least not so dominant. Shifting our focus. When we do that, all we have left to conquer is ourselves. That’s still no easy task but at least we’ve knocked it down to I against I. Much love and respect!

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In this episode of My Sober Addiction, we delve into the memories of active addiction that we sometimes find ourselves reflecting on when we are in recovery. It’s sometimes hard to find understanding and support outside of ourselves. We need to remember that our own stories are inspiring and that we have came so very far and in a surprising short amount of time. The momentum generated just from the act of getting sober and beginning sober living is immense and definitely not something to overlook.

I analyze the bonus episode that dropped midweek and how it shows us how far we have came. Your own story is inspirational, don’t short change yourself. You’ve accomplished so much since the moment you decided once and for all to kick addiction, get into recovery and live a sober lifestyle. That train called Momentum took off like a rocket so, Ride That Wave!

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Maybe this is podcasting career suicide. Maybe it’s not. If you have never heard an episode of My Sober Addiction before then maybe check out a few other episodes before this one. This one is very impromptu, unplanned, not prepared for and completely unedited. I had just reread 4 chapters in my upcoming memoir of my time in active addiction and it really took a heavy toll on me so i recorded this on the fly. This is something I’ve never done before.

In this “episode” of My Sober Addiction…well, it isn’t really an episode but more just me pouring out my feelings after going through and rereading 4 chapters of the upcoming memoir of my time in active addiction. I put those chapters into an AI editor for some feedback and then had to read the chapters. WOW! All those memories came crashing down on me and I just had to vent. So, I grabbed the microphone and…well, this happened. I decided to not edit it at all, I didn’t even add the intro or outro. I hope this isn’t your first experience with My Sober Addiction but if it is, please check out some other episodes before passing judgement.

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