Thanks for Sharing | Addiction and Recovery Podcast

How well can we really know ourselves if we’re only willing to rely on our own perspective? We all have blind spots—not because we lack self-awareness, but because there are things we

Some losses don’t come with a funeral. Sometimes we’re grieving what didn’t happen—the nurturing we didn’t receive, the childhood there wasn’t room to have, or the adults who couldn’t be adults. We

In this episode, we explore three relational skills that often get confused: Validation says, “If I am you—with your history, family of origin, and the meaning this held for you—I understand how

For a lot of people, those are surprisingly difficult questions to answer. Sometimes we genuinely don’t know. Sometimes we know, but we’ve learned to keep parts of ourselves private. Sometimes we’ve gotten

There’s a moment almost everyone knows: someone says something, and before you’ve even processed it, you’re already deciding not to react. You smile. You let it go. And somewhere in that quiet

Your “difficult” child might just be determined. Your “too much” might just be someone who hasn’t finished growing into her enthusiasm yet. In this episode, I talk about the difference between adaptation

The deepest injury of narcissistic neglect isn’t what happened to you. It’s what never consistently happened for you. Nobody wondering what you were thinking. Nobody asking what you felt. Nobody staying curious about who you were becoming. And when those

In this episode, Rachel joins Jackie as they dive into the intricacies of early recovery in therapy. In this episode, they discuss the foundational stages of addiction recovery, focusing on the challenges faced by

That question has been on my mind after two clients asked me to record this episode. For some of us, touch meant comfort and safety. For others, it meant obligation, manipulation, or

Changing your patterns doesn’t just change you. It changes the relationships around you.   One of the biggest surprises in healing is that being healthier doesn’t always feel better, at least not