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by Recovering Amy
Worth Recovery is about dispelling shame and building hope in the lives of women recovering from sex addiction. Amy shares the experiences of women in recovery to help you build hope & recovery!
Episodes
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Episode 148: Compartmentalization
I know you've heard the term: compartmentalize. Maybe you've even heard it glorified and bragged about by people. I'm so good at compartmentalizing my life! And while it can be an effective coping strategy - that is all it is a copying strategy. It helps you survive. However, I'm tired of...
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Episode 147: Minding the Gap
You asked - I'm answering. You wanted to know how I do an evaluation of my life, how I make connections, how I know there is something off and how do I dig deeper into what that is and find clarity. In this episode, I share with you two of tools I use to identify what is off in my life. These…
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Episode 146: The Cycle of Relationships
I'm resurrecting an episode that had gotten lost in the archives. Family relationships are hard! We enter recovery thinking that they will get better - that everything will get better! We don't always realize that things don't get better right away. We have to work through so much of the patterns...
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Episode 145: One Layer Deeper and Family of Origin
Jackie and I are EXCITED about what we are doing with One Layer Deeper (1LD). Are you looking to go one layer deeper in your recovery? Then maybe one of our intensives or webinars is right for you! In this episode we talk about how our family of origin contributes so much to our relational...
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Episode 144: Departure
The first step of connection is departure. - Delta Airlines We change, we have to, or we spend the rest of our lives fighting the same battles!- Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek: Beyond) What do these two quotes have to do with each other? They are two quotes that have resonated as truth with me...
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Episode 143: Gaslighting, Part 2
Let's keep talking gaslighting!! In this episode we will continue our conversation about what gaslighting is, how you know if that is happening to you, and how to get out!! That is the most important - how you get out of this situation.
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Episode 142: Gaslighting, Part 1
Have you heard the term gaslighting? Do you know what it means? Are you currently or have you been a victim? In a recent coaching conversation, I was reminded of just how dangerous this behavior is and how damaging it can be to our lives. In part 1, I share a few examples from my own life of...
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Episode 141: Crab Mentality in Recovery
Do you ever feel like everyone is pulling you down or holding you back? Yeah - crabs do that. Learn what crab mentality is and how it shows up in recovery as Amy shares some of her crab moments. Let's be builders!
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Episode 140: Filling in Your Foundation
Every semester I give the same "speech" to my math students as we begin class together. This fall, as I was sharing it again, it hit me just how recovery minded the whole thing is! Hard to believe I didn't catch that before. I share it with you to help you build hope for the big task that is...
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Episode 139: Getting Current
Getting current is one of the first skills we can gain in recovery. In learning how to share our current reality, we learn how to accept where we are. Once we accept where we are, we can actually make changes. Change can only happen when we accept our current situation. Getting current is how we...
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Episode 138: Step 10 - Promptly Admitted It
Continuing our deep dive into Step 10, Amy discusses the third concept from Step 10 - When we were wrong, we promptly admitted it. Step 10 is the time we really start to focus on the present moment and our present life. We have cleaned up a large portion of our past and are ready to really focus…
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Episode 137: Speaking the Truth
Everyone has a right to speak their truth. If others don't agree with you, that doesn't invalidate your truth. If you don't speak your truth, it becomes toxic sitting inside of you. These are three realities that I've experienced over the last several months. Especially the last one. When I don't...
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Episode 136: Redefining Self-Care
Did you know that Self-Care was finally added to the dictionary? You now have a legitimate resource to help you prioritize taking care of yourself. If it’s in the dictionary – it’s real! Now, we need to look at what the definition of self-care is and what areas of our life we need to maintain and...
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Episode 135: The Implementation Dip
The Implementation Dip is a massive part of the change process. It has been studied in education for decades and is a massive part of the strategic planning. It shows us that when we first start to change and put in maximum effort, we aren’t going to see the result we want right away. In fact, we...
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Episode 134: Step 10 - Personal Inventory
Continuing our look at Step 10, Amy dives into what exactly “Personal Inventory” is and why we need it in our recovery process. The ability accurately self-appraise comes with practice and in time, yet it is a skill that can make the difference in the progress of our recovery.
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Episode 133: Women’s Stories - An interview with Marnie Feree
Marnie Feree is one of the pioneers of sex addiction recovery for women. Having been in addiction recovery for over 20 years - she was one of the first to ever show up in the 12-step circle as a woman. She conintues her work for women at Bethesda Workshops (http://www.bethesdaworkshops.org/), the...
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Episode 132: Courage to Take the Wheel Part 2: Taking Back The Wheel
We need our emotions. They keep us alive. They make the world worth living. If we couldn't feel pain, joy, fear, anger, or love what would we do with ourselves? We need them. AND we need to keep them in perspective and in their proper place. And that place is NOT in the driver's seat! In the...
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Episode 131: Step 10 - We Continued
Picking up the series on the 12 steps of recovery, Amy discusses Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. When we reach step 10 in our journey, we have done A LOT of work! So much work! And there can be a tendency to back down the intensity of...
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Episode 130: Courage to Take The Wheel: Who’s Driving Part 1
We need our emotions. They keep us alive. They make the world worth living. If we couldn't feel pain, joy, fear, anger, or love what would we do with ourselves? We need them. AND we need to keep them in perspective and in their proper place. And that place is NOT in the driver's seat! Listen to…
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Episode 129: Say No to the Drama! Part 3: Getting Out
In the conclusion of our series about the Karpman Drama Triangle we discuss how to GET OUT! There is preventative work we can do so we don't get sucked in. And there are things we can once we get inside to create space and help us navigate out of the triangle. You can change and learn to have...
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Episode 128: The 5 Gifts of Being a Sponsor
According to a recent poll, 9 out of 10 recovering addicts said that having a sponsor was ESSENTIAL to their sobriety and recovery. That was definitely the case for me. And just as important to my recovery has been BEING a sponsor. It has made me grow in ways I didn’t even know I needed to. In…
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Episode 127: Say No To the Drama, Part 2
In the continuation of the drama series, I discuss how amazingly quickly we can shift between roles on the triangle. It is SO CRAZY! We all have our favorite chair, our gateway into the drama. However, we don't stay there. We never stay there. Using several personal and other examples, I share…
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Episode 126: The Courage to Reach Out
I have been so touched recently by how many of you have reached out asking questions or wanting to connect. It is hard to reach out! It is hard to ask for help. In this episode, I share emails from two recent listeners wanting some connection and help. Are you wanting connection and help? Reach...
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Episode 125: Courage to Say NO to the Drama, Part 1
Once in recovery, the unmanageability of our lives slows down, thankfully. Yet, there sometimes remains an element of drama in our relationships. We ask ourselves, why is this happening to me? why do I seem to attract these people into my life? What is going on? Find out why this is happening to...
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Episode 124: Lessons about Grief
Loss is hard. Grieving is hard. So many opinions, so many ideas, so many expectations to navigate. After attending the funeral for my sweet friends mother, my heart was so grateful for the things I've learned about grief. In this episode, I share some of the lessons grief has taught me recently…
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Episode 123: One Layer Deeper - Dating in Recovery
With guests Jackie P. and Jon T. from the Thanks for Sharing Podcast, we announce and disucss new opportunities for those looking to start dating in recovery. While there is a lot of support around those wanting to get sober, when you're ready to start dating, there are a lot of questions. Where…
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Episode 122: Courage to Pay the Price
My mom has always told me: Amy, you have the grades you are willing to pay the price for. Amy, you have the spirituality you are willing to pay the price for. Amy, you have the piano skills you are willing to pay the price for. Everything we have in our lives are things we are paying a price for....
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Episode 121: The Courage to Tell Your Story
Telling our story is hard and scary. Publishing it for anyone to read is a whole different level. In this episode I interview Erica Garza, author of "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction". Her new book tells about her experiences in her own life. You'll love hearing her...
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Episode 120: The Courage to Try Again
I think we've all been there.... the place where we have to start over, again. And we start asking ourselves - is it worth it? I've tried this before and couldn't make it work. Maybe I'm just broken beyond repair? Maybe I just can't get sober, stay sober, date, be successful, have a relationship,...
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Episode 119: The Courage to be Known
When we grow up in dysfunctional systems, we learn to protect ourselves. One of those survival mechanisms is keeping ourselves small, invisible, unknown. At the same time, we often develop a hyper vigilance to thosearound us and feel like we know everything about them. Or we can go the opposite...
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Episode 118: The Courage to Circle Back
Our world is not linear. Yet, many times we think that is how it “should” be. We work through something, trauma, addiction, relationships, mother issues, or whatever it is, we feel some resolution around it, and we think that is over. Then weeks, months, or maybe even years later, something…
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Episode 117: What Courage do you need TODAY?
Using a recent entry from her journal, Amy discusses daily courage. How do we find the daily courage needed to face the overwhelm we sometimes feel? How do we practically find the courage to stay present, say no, trust others and challenge the scarcity mindset we sometimes find ourselves in? In...
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Episode 116: The Courage to Commit
Committing to recovery takes courage. Especially in those early days when you aren’t quite able to stay sober or when every step you take feels like the wrong one. Commitment is needed when you’ve been doing recovery for a while and you realize that it’s not quite working for you anymore. Using…
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Episode 116: The Courage to Commit
Episode 116: The Courage to Commit
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Episode 115: Courage to Slow Down
Recorded on a recent trip to California, Amy shares some of her recent experiences requiring the courage to slow down. In our world, it is easy to give into the break-necking speed of our society and culture. What we really need, in order to be successful in recovery, is the courage to slow down...
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Episode 114: The Year of Courage
Are you ready for 2018? In this episode Amy shares how her current depression has gotten the better of her for planning this next year and how she is finding the courage to start again. Join her in the Year of Courage! Thanks for Sharing Podcast: https://healingpathsrecovery.com/podcast/
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Episode 113: 5 Years Sober
In this episode Amy celebrates her sobriety anniversary of 5 YEARS SOBER! She sha res the three big principles that helped her get this far and why milestones are important to recognize.
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Episode 111: Women’s Stories: Joyce Part 1
Joyce was in sex addiction recovery for years before she ever saw another woman. After a few years, she left recovery and thought she had it all together. When tragedy struck, she came back and was surprised to find and see other women. Listen to part 1 of Amy’s great interview with Joyce.
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Episode 112: Women’s Stories: Joyce Part 2
Joyce was in sex addiction recovery for years before she ever saw another woman. After a few years, she left recovery and thought she had it all together. When tragedy struck, she came back and was surprised to find and see other women. Listen to part 2 of Amy’s great interview with Joyce.
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Episode 110: To the Women Who Came Before Me
After listening to a song from her nieces and nephews, Amy reflects and expresses her gratitude to the women who came before her. Finding gratitude in Recovery is not always an easy feat. Sometimes we use it as a way to bypass our emotions or it is used as a weapon against us. Reclaiming gratitue...
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Episode 108: Letting Go of Expectations
Expectations control our entire life. The way we behave and feel about ourselves is mostly driven by the hidden expectations that run our lives. In the continuation of the Letting Go series, Amy tells about her experiences with understanding expectations and shares three important principles she...
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Episode 107: Broadening Your World View
In this episode, Amy shares some personal news and discusses how our experiences can help to broaden our view and drive us to connect with others. Sometimes, we instead, choose to pull away and isolate from others when things happen. However, allowing our experiences to broaden our view instead…
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Episode 106: Women’s Stories: Sally Part 2
Continuing their interview, Sally shares with Amy what it was like to write and share her 1st step with her support circle. She shares some of her experiences in recovery and her life. We, at Worth Recovery, feel honored to Sally would share with us and through us, all of you.
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Episode 105: Women’s Stories: Sally Part 1
Continuing our Women's Stories series, Sally shares her first written 1st step with us here at Worth Recovery. Her story is one of faith, hope, perseverence, and love.
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Episode 104: The Season of Letting Go
Fall brings changing leaves, cooler temperatures, and everything pumpkin spice. And fall brings many lessons for us to learn. To everything there is a season, and every season brings lessons from nature for all of us to learn. Fall brings the lesson of letting go. Listen as Amy explores the ideas...
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Episode 103: A Few Degrees
I never thought as a child that I wanted to grow up to be a sex addict. That wasn't the course I was on. Life knocked me a few degrees here and there along my journey. Without course corrections, we end up a long way from our original destination. A few degrees can make all the difference on…
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Episode 102: Celebrating Your Independence
During the month of July we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. Amy shares her feelings on declaring her independence from addiction and how that has impacted her life. Celebrating the day you declare independence is just as important as celebrating the day you won your independence,...
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Episode 101: Intentional Recovery Report
We just finished our event in Seattle Washington and I wanted to share with you the three impact moments for me.
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Episode 100: Spiritual Healing Part 2
Continuing from Episode 95, Amy shares more about her spiritual healing process. Recovery is a healing process that requires dedicated effort and time. That healing has to happen physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The second principle of spiritual healing that Amy shares in this episode is...
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Episode 099: Adults are not to be trusted
When my nephew told me, "Adults are not to be trusted", it broke my heart. I hurt for him and his current reality AND I hurt for the feeling of familiarity I felt when he said that. Trust is a difficult thing. Learning to trust ourselves and to keep our word is an essential step in recovery. In...
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