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Recovery Wednesday

by Talk 4 Podcasting

Dr. Linda Salvin & Candy Finnigan Recovery Wednesday Dr Linda Salvin and Candy Finnigan talk about how everyone is recovering from something. We will be discussing different options for recovery and the various problems people deal with to let them know there is hope and help. Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com). Recovery Wednesday Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (<a href="https://talk4media.com" target="_blank"

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Episodes

  1. Grief

    Grief is a serious emotion. We feel the loss and depth of despair after we lose an animal, loved one, job, relationship, money, home, marriage or possession. There are phases including emotional shock, denial, sadness, fear, anger; our immunity and weight can change as well as our sleep habits.…

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  2. Don't Quit 5 Minutes Before the Miracle

    In 12 step programs the slogan 'don't quite 5 minutes before the miracle' gives person the hope and incentive to not quit, give up believing or trusting ro giving in to a craving or desire once healing has begun. Whether sober from alcohol, off drugs, porn, gambling, food addiction, to moving...

  3. One Day at a TIme

    Linda and Candy have 38 years of recovery each & help others achieve sobriety. One of the slogans we learn is "one day at a time'. This is overwhelming to a newcomer and to people with long term sobriety. It means take it step by step, minute by minute, while dealing with withdrawal, emotions...

  4. All you need is a desire to stop

    Today Linda & Candy discuss the only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop...drinking, smoking, using drugs, etc. DIscussions of rehab programs that include intense activities, meetings, psych evals, relapse intervention; that only 7% stay sober. Life can be lead without abusing the...

  5. The Powerful Force of Denial

    YouTuber Storm Monroe joins the show to discuss the powerful force of denial. We socialize around food, drink, smoke and other addictive and hedonistic behaviors but also deny how true thoughts and feelings in those settings. Storm and Linda shared about food and obesity in his family, an another...

  6. What is the Difference Between a Slip and Relapse?

    Slipping is a moment, day or two usage of a substance or behaviour after long time abstinence. Relapse is the continuation of indulging into the substance and behavior non stop, becoming destructive to the mind, body and spirit. A 3-fold disease, we discuss family, churchs, love and God do not…

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  7. The Road Gets Narrower

    The road gets narrow the more we take action and responsibility for our own actions; Candy and Linda discussed example of one in jail 3 times, addicted, abusive, destructive yet unwilling to get sober and another who was sober but no won't get help after relapse. Co-dependency & enabling is…

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  8. If You Are at the Crossroads of Your Life

    If You Are at the Crossroads of Your Life Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET. Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com). Recovery Wednesday Radio Show is broadcast on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio...

  9. Qualities of Being Grateful

    Qualities of Being Grateful. Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET. Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com). Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday Radio Show is broadcast on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network...

  10. Why Do People Relapse

    Candy and Dr Linda discuss the process of getting and staying sober. Some people may slip for a day or two and get dry, sober, stop their substance usage, etc. Others relapse for days, weeks, months and cannot find a way to stop. There are legitimate inner struggles to change behavior, stop using...

  11. What is a Higher Power

    12 Step programs suggest finding a power greater than yourself to assist in achieving sobriety, dealing with life's issues and to find something to believe in to assist in recovery from addiction. Once working the steps, the journey in healing leads to trusting that higher power as or God to lead...

  12. LIfe is in Session

    Candy and Dr Linda are in recovery nearly 40 years; life has many ups and downs, twists and turns but by taking action and responsibility for addiction, recovery, spiritual growth, one's relationships, jobs, future is more fulfilling without the substance. Vaping is addictive and destructive due…

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  13. LIfe on Life's Terms

    Candy and Linda discuss daily life circumstances that we have learned to deal with as they happen vs how we avoid or over reacted while drinking, using or being active in addiction, people pleasing, competing or doing something that did not make us feel ok within ourselves. Storm Monroe was...

  14. Recovery is a New Beginning, Not the End

    People think getting sober, stopping substance abuse, smoking cessation, eliminating addictive behaviors like food, gambling, porn, internet, will be the end of the good times. We discuss the beauty of spiritual growth, finding one's true essence in being yourself without needing a crutch or...

  15. What is defines Co -Dependency vs Enabling?

    Welcome to my channel! I'm Dr. Linda Salvin, veteran radio talk show host who started in 1994, a world-renowned psychic, healer, and metaphysician, AND creator of Wicks of Wisdom candle magic line. With an MPH degree in Public Health Epidemiology and a PhD in Metaphysics, I switched from Science…

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  16. Staying Safe n Sober Over the Holidays

    Holidays are trigger points for most people. Drugs, alcohol, personalities, food, parties, gatherings, compatibility, non-compatible environments, anger, resentment, judgment, how to say no, how to feel vulnerable and stay sober with the use of out reach programs and sober friends vs the toxicity...

  17. How To Participate in Your Own Recovery

    Recovery is a process; we need to show up at meetings, be patient, listen to others share their own experience to give strength and hope to the alcoholic or addict to identify they are not alone. Holidays can be more challenging with the festivities as a family holiday and make us feel we do not...

  18. The Family During the Holidays

    Dr Linda Salvin and Candy Finnigan discuss families and addiction during the holidays. Some people may be in denial, others uncomfortable around large amounts of alcohol, drug or even food consumption. It is ok to ask the problem drinker to arrive at a certain time or to please refrain from...

  19. Families in Recovery

    WIth Thanksgiving this week Candy and Linda offer advice to the addict attending a function. As a family disease, Alanon ss a group for family members to depend on to assist in their own recovery when dealing with an addict. Suggested were made as to the best time to indulge during the gathering....

  20. Families Living with Addiction

    Dr Linda and Candy discuss the families living with an addicted person; whether the parent or child, another relative, alcoholic and drug addiction behavior is not always noticed or recognized, dealt with or confronted. There are many issues and characteristics to confront as a family comes to...

  21. What is a Sober Companion and Their Role?

    In this episode, Dr Linda and Candy discuss the option of a sober companion for a person in recover who may need help staying on course after being in a treatment center or who does not want to be alone. Sobriety is the state of being sober and the companion, also sober, helps encourage the…

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  22. How the Road Narrows in Sobriety

    Dr Linda Salvin hosted the show today on How the Road Gets Narrow in Sobriety. This means that the further away from an addictive behavior or substance, such as alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, food, gambling, porn, etc., a person is they are likely to become more clear, responsible, grateful…

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  23. Love Yourself Back To Health

    Candy Finnigan and Dr Linda Salvin discuss unconditional form of communication, spiritual practices, prayer, meditation, sharing experiences to help others out of their pain, whether abused, confused, resentful, broken from previous experiences, substance abuse and the pitfalls from addiction,...

  24. Recovery, Support and Community

    Metaphysical healer and psychic, Dr. Linda Salvin and addiction specialist, Candy Finnigan, discuss recovery, support groups, 12 Step, apps, groups such as Women for Sobriety, Celebrate Recovery, Jewish sober groups and many others; Dean Piper guest to discuss the drug abuse explosion through the...

  25. Holiday Gratitude and Gratefulness

    As the tensions and dysfunction, pressures and anxiety of the holidays affect everyone differently, Dr Linda Salvin and Candy Finnigan offer simple solutions, tools and behavioral options to me some of the discomfort we may experience a bit more tolerable. Substance abuse, alcohol, food binging,...

  26. Relapse and Restart

    Linda & Candy discuss conditions regarding a relapse from being sober or abstinent from a substance. Whether alcohol, drugs, cocaine, pills, cigarettes, sugar, carbs, compulsive sex or love addiction, we are all recovering from something. Tools to use to restart once there has been a relapse are...

  27. Religion vs Spirituality

    Religion vs Spirituality is a concept many do not understand. Religion is manmade whereas spirituality can be as simple as seeing a butterfly glide through the air. Opening ourselves to the beauty and wonders of the universe, the stars, plants, waters, seas, live stock, insects, etc. has meaning…

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  28. What Does Gratitude Mean & How Do We Get It?

    Candy Finnigan and Dr Linda Salvin discuss 12 steps, sobriety and finding gratitude in life. How to become grateful for even the smallest things in life, finding hope, making a grateful list, the half full half empty glass, spirituality, helping others, to give without expectation and self...

  29. Stages of Recovery

    Candy Finnigan and Dr. Linda Salvin discuss the stages of recovery from alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, sex, pornography, social media, smoking and other substances from the transition of the addiction, early, middle and late phases and how to maintain that newfound lifestyle through emotional,...

  30. Co-dependency vs. Enabling

    Candy Finnigan, Dr Linda Salvin and Dean Piper define co-dependent and enabling behaviors, addictions, defenses, denial, personal experiences and solutions to heal Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET. Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on…

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  31. Addiction is a Family Disease

    We discussed the family communication issues with substance abuse, alcoholism, co-dependency, enabling, denial, pain, fear, anxiety, childhood trauma, adult trauma intervention and solutions to heal. Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET. Dr Linda Salvin…

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  32. Life After Rehab

    recovery #treatment centers #sober livinghouse #life after rehab #healing #growth #relapse #hope Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET. Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com). Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday Radio...

  33. Introduction and Basic Facts of Recovery

    addiction #recovery #alcohol #drugs #food #shopping #gambling #sex #family #dysfunction #blame #guilt #healing #solutions Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET. Dr Linda Salvin Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com). Dr Linda Salvin...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Dr. Linda Salvin & Candy Finnigan Recovery Wednesday

Dr Linda Salvin and Candy Finnigan talk about how everyone is recovering from something. We will be discussing different options for recovery and the various problems people deal with to let them know there is hope and help.

Recovery Wednesday is broadcast live Wednesdays at 4PM ET on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Recovery Wednesday TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).

Recovery Wednesday Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (<a href="https://talk4media.com" target="_blank"

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