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Recovering You
by Cameron Harrison
An Honest and inspiring "What to expect when you're expecting" guide to recovery from addiction. Take a deeper look into what got you here, what you're going to experience, How to find a group or therapist, How to make amends, understanding brain chemistry, establishing boundaries and daily habits, and how to start implementing the tools to help you start winning.
Episodes
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RED FLAGS IN DATING: The Gaslighting Flag
If you have ever been in a relationship, where your partner was gaslighting you, you know just how frustrating and horrible it is to be made to feel like you are crazy and you are the problem all the time. But this is a common technique among abusers and manipulators and red flag individuals.…
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Red Flags In Dating: The Addiction Flag
This one is obvious, or is it? Is addiction a red flag you should run from or work through? Listen in to find out.
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Red Flags In Dating: The Anger Flag
Anger management is a real thing. In this episode, we talk about the emphasis on the management part of anger management. Everyone gets angry, but it’s how we manage and control and utilize that anger that makes it a red flag or not. Tune in to learn more.
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Red Flags In Dating: The Narcissist Flag
Dater beware: Narcissists are toxic, abusive, and do not care about others who do not benefit them. We want to help you avoid this flag at all costs. If you’d like to take the quiz featured in this episode, click the link below. https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/NPI/1.php
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Red Flags in Dating: The Blitz Flag
Have you ever gone shopping for a car? Or any major purchase? Do you know how the salesman will always tell you that you have to act fast or you will lose out on the deal. That is what the blitz flag is all about. It’s all about getting you into a committed relationship as fast as possible so…
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RED FLAGS IN DATING: Pushing Physical Intimacy
Before any sort of physical contact with romantic intentions starts with a dating interest begins, know your line, don’t allow that line to be crossed. And if your date bases the worth of your relationship on what you’ll give them physically, they are toxic and a Red Flag individual who you…
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RED FLAGS IN DATING : The Victimhood Mentality Flag
A person who is always the victim and only sees the world as stacked against them and blames everyone else for their failures, is a toxic and dangerous person to be with. They are poison to the soul and will never be satisfied with their life and will not allow you to be satisfied with yours.
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RED FLAGS IN DATING: The “all good or all bad” flag.
Everyone is human, and everyone makes mistakes. One of the most important attributes we need to look for another’s, and demonstrate within ourselves as the ability to allow grace and forgiveness for others. When we are with someone that puts another person in a box of all they do is bad or all…
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RED FLAGS IN DATING: Are they playfully teasing or making fun?
It’s important for you to understand what makes you laugh and feel free and happy, and what makes you feel embarrassed or vulnerable or exposed or humiliated. And the beginning stages of starting today is the best time to communicate these things as the situation’s arise. You never need to feel…
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RED FLAGS IN DATING: The push for Emotional Intimacy
We have been given emotions to help us navigate through life to help us discern where there might be danger, where we feel most connected, where we feel most safe, where we need to protect ourselves or others. For some reason, so many people think that they need to give their emotions over to the...
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RED FLAGS IN DATING: FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND THE CONSTANT NEED TO APPEAR PERFECT.
Whenever we meet someone we are interested in, we put on our best face. We say, and do, and dress, and act, and smell, exactly how we think will attract that other person. Which is totally normal…Until it’s not.
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Pyramid of Intimacy Pt. 3- Physical Intimacy.
A healthy physically intimate life with your partner is a product of successfully implementing and practicing all the other intimacies in the pyramid. When we can communicate and share our ideas and dreams and align our future desires, and spiritually and psychologically connect with one another,...
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Pyramid Of Intimacy Pt. 2
We step into Psychological and Spritual Intimacy. This is where we begin to join together in our thoughts, our dreams, and with God. It’s no longer just about us and what we think. It’s about making changes to ourselves to align with each other and to meet the expectations of God within the bonds...
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The Pyramid of Intimacy pt. 1
Intimacy is so much more than a honeymoon night, or heated moments of passion. It’s an aspect of relationships to be worked on, cared for, practiced and developed just like anything else we are passionate about. We discuss how it’s more like a pyramid, with the foundation being Verbal intimacy,...
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Effective Spousing
There is a lot of work that goes into being an effective spouse. It’s about adaptation, the ability to change, the recognition and willingness to show up for the other persons needs without being asked. It’s all about clear, communication and a productive responses. This episode is all about how…
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Stepping Back vs Stepping Away and setting boundaries.
There is a big difference between taking a step back and stepping away. As we begin to grow older and learn more and more what our values are, we will find ourselves drawn to certain principles, people, careers, relationships, and pathways of life. And we will find ourselves, pulling away from...
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Supporting Recovery vs Enabling Poor Behavior
It might seem pretty obvious to think about the difference between supporting someone’s recovery from addiction, and being the one who is actually enabling and allowing them to continue in their addictions or poor behaviors. But there is one thing that blurs the lines between these two concepts....
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Recovery Team Building (Support vs Dependance) and How To Be A Safe Space.
In this episode, we take a look at how both Katie and I built our support teams around us. How to weed out the toxic, emotional and unhelpful individuals vs the knowledgeable, non-judge mental and supportive friends. We talk about what the difference is between having someone’s support, and...
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Being Present and Engaged.
In this episode we talk about ways to be present and engaged with our spouses, our children, and ourselves. By doing so we allow connection and environments of trust and safety to flourish. Moral of the story…hugs can fix almost anything! Come listen to how that is, and then some. Email us:...
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Healing through Betrayal Trauma, and utilizing AVR
My new cohost and wonderful wife, Katie Harrison shares some of her journey of how she dealt with her world being shattered by her husband, addicted to pornography and his infidelity. Then What it took in order to piece her world back together little by little and where her priorities needed to...
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Holiday Humbuggery
My very special and very attractive co-host, AKA My wife Katie joins me to talk about the season. Yes, the season of joy and love, well, maybe not so much for some. The Holidays are hard for a lot of people. And that's ok. You don't need to feel guilty about that. and if that's something you are...
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The Worth of Your Story.
Today I am joined by Seth Bowman who talks to us about why its so important to understand our stories. The good and the bad. It all has created who we are. We also talk about why its so important to communicate our thoughts and struggles in order to be heard and understood. If you have questions…
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The Roots In the Storm
I almost quit, till I remembered everything I’m fighting for, and everything I’ve been through. Because I have planted such deep roots into my recovery, even when the storms blow and try to rip me out of my place of peace and control, I stand firm and immovable. I will not quit, and you won’t...
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You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets: With Sam Anthony Lucania
Author of "Just Don't Die" and Public Speaker, Sam Anthony Lucania Joins Me to talk about the events in his life that led him to a place beyond his worst fears and how even that wasn’t enough to keep him from his addictions, out of jail, or from nearly dying. Now he’s a professional speaker, an...
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The Evolution of Change
Luke Gordon, founder of “Choose Recovery”, and LCS affiliate joins us to talk about his journey through multiple rock-bottom‘s and going to places of darkness he never thought possible. Then, taking us through the Evolutionaries changes that needed to take place in his life over multiple years,...
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Finding Balance: Understanding the Roles of Science, Religion, and Breaking Societal Toxicity.
This week we are joined by Dr. Brock Johansen who dives into the dangers of conforming to the norms of societal pressures, lifetime medications, and religous/familial expectations. How do we discern truth amidst so much information? Who do we blame for our current situation? Where do we turn for...
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Gone Too Soon: Overcoming Grief and Loss of Loved Ones.
To find love and lose it, to start a life together and have it torn away, to raise a child who suddenly loses their life, to get that phone call that changes everything, to think that you had more time, only to have it stripped away by illness, tragedy, or any other means, is one of the most...
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Fighting through PPD
You wouldn’t typically think that bringing a child into this world would be something that would cause you to lose a part of yourself. But it is one of the most common things for a woman to experience. Struggling through postpartum depression affects a huge percentage of women every single year....
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Above and Beyond: Overcoming Grooming, Abuse, Addiction, and Illness.
It’s every parents worst fear. To have your child come to you and tell you that someone who they thought was their friend, has been forcing them to do things for them, and to them, all in the name of loyalty and friendship. That kind of trauma leaves some serious scars, and if not dealt with pave...
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Ending Generational Toxicity
What is generational toxicity? What have we carried down from our parents and them from their parents, that is toxic and harmful? How do we change all that? Im joined by fellow warrior Rich, as we discuss these questions and breach the difficult solution to these questions. A special thank you to...
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Faith and Same Sex Attraction.
This week is special. We are joined by Chauncy Brinton who works as a psychologist in the US Army, is a man of Faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and is Openly Gay. Chauncy Talks about his experiences growing up with confusing compulsions, finding himself attracted to other...
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E.W.S. And a Warriors identity.
Cameron is joined by Brandon J. An awesome recovery superstar who talks about his Emergency Warrior System, and the value of understanding his identity. As well as how he fought through multiple divorces and had to completely revamp who he was in order love who he is.
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We Need to talk.
Stephen Joins us to share his story about how his opening up and talking about his problems, picking your closest 5, and using the DPAR system, led to healing and a happier lifestyle.
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Hypnotherapy and Recovery.
As we begin this 3rd season, we want to start it off with a truly unique topic and a truly awesome person Megan. We are joined by Megan Johansen, who teaches us about the benefits and the process of Hypnotherapy. No, it’s not hypnosis, I know because she took me through my own session so I could...
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The Mentors Assemble Pt. 2
As we come to the end of a remarkable journey together, the mentors have come together one more time to offer some final pieces of valuable information and wisdom. A few more key questions are answered and things get emotional as I say goodbye for a season. Not too emotional though, because we…
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The Mentors Assemble (Pt.1)
People love The Avengers. Why? Because of the diversity of super powers coming together in order to vanquish evil. I feel like that is exactly what we did in this episode. We brought together a group of mentors who have incredible stories and have made a huge difference in the world. Join me in...
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Recovering Your Power
You are full of power! And the enemy knows this. And Addiction, Trauma, Grief, Sin…all these things have a very real effect on us. They take away our belief that things can be better. They eliminate our hope. They attack our ability to fight back. And we start to think that we have no power. The...
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Effective communication with Youth: Taking the fear out of hard conversations.
One of the greatest fears of parenting can be when you come to that moment, you know the one. The one about birds and bees. It can be so awkward and challenging. Well, what if I told you it doesn’t have to be? What if it was just another chat over ice cream? What if you as a parent were the…
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Passion Projects
What is a passion project and why is it so important to recovery? There is power in purpose. We have been conditioned to seek and find an instant reward at the touch of a button with smart phones and video games and food delivery apps that have cut us off from the creative juices that give us...
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Lost Battle Analysis (Q5)
When you lose a battle, what comes next? How do you keep from losing again? How do you turn that loss into an opportunity for growth and strength? That’s what a lost battle analysis is all about. It’s an opportunity to reflect on where we went wrong, from the moment we said, “screw it” all the…
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Profound Intimacy: How to have a deeper, healthier, and happier sex life.
I know, It's tough and sometimes awkward to talk about Sex. And I believe that is exactly why we need to talk about it. Because the media does it all the time and in almost all the wrong ways. There are So many people who struggle with intimacy in their relationships and feel afraid or ashamed to...
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The Mind and Body Connection
Beyond the understanding that we have a Problem, and then being able to stop that problem, exists the need for a deeper understanding of who we actually are. To do this we have to slow down and "stop and smell the roses", so to speak. This week we discuss how to connect the brain to all the stuff...
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Eternal Vigilance
Addiction is everywhere, and unfortunately recovery programs, or a good match with a therapist aren’t always accessible. So what do you do? You fight, and research, and practice, ,”and connect, and stay vigilant…eternally vigilant. And there are few better examples of this eternal vigilance than…
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Overcoming Objectification.
We have everyday objects that we use for our benefit, our improvement, even our gratification. However, people are NOT meant to be on this list. In this episode we discuss the powerful persuasion that objectification of others has on the world, and how to fight against it.
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Trigger prep and PTSD Life.
Rarely do we ever get the opportunity to sit down and have discussions with actual heroes. Actual defenders of our freedom‘s. Actual victors over the battles of things like PTSD. To be able to overcome these issues takes an extreme amount of discipline, practice, and rising back up out of the…
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Soft Warrior Chemistry.
Like an amazing meal that lasts you all day or a fond memory that you draw happiness from for years after, soft warrior chemistry is a constant drip from a deep reservoir that feeds our spirits for extended periods of time. How do we identify wheee to get this soft warrior chemistry from? We’ll...
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Hard Warrior Chemistry
Warrior Chemistry is a tool of Power. And I mean real POWER. Because it gives you power back over your mind by using your body. A Way to Shift the scales from craving relapse or feeding deviance, back to remember who you are and what your values are. This week we talk about Hard Warrior…
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B.L.A.S.T. Zones and Body Scans
When we are in a BLAST zone, It means we are feeling: Bored, Lonely or Lazy, Angry or Anxious, Sad or Scared or Stressed, and Tired. Each of these feelings can lead to us being triggered and spiraling down to a lost battle or relapse. So how do we know what we are feeling? How can we prepare...
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Discovering Accountability
Who are you supposed to talk to when impulses and temptations get tough, or you've just relapsed? In this episode we go through the process of finding the RIGHT accountability partner and talk about how they should treat you and help you most effectively. We also breakdown specific questions that...
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Creating Effective Flagpoles
Wanna meet by the flagpole to fight? No, not each other, the adversary. Setting effective and personal flagpoles are a great way to catch yourself from being pulled into a relapse. Its how we fight back. And in this episode, we will help you establish your own goals and become a more self-aware,...
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An Honest and inspiring "What to expect when you're expecting" guide to recovery from addiction. Take a deeper look into what got you here, what you're going to experience, How to find a group or therapist, How to make amends, understanding brain chemistry, establishing boundaries and daily habits, and how to start implementing the tools to help you start winning.
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Cameron Harrison
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