The 12th Step Podcast

Navigating the Holidays

The holiday season can be a joyous time, but for those in recovery, it can also be a minefield. High expectations, over commitment, and fatigue can lead to heightened emotions and mood swings. Travel and busy schedules increase stress. You might be away from your support network and routines, enhancing a feeling of isolation. But there are ways to prepare for this high-risk season and safeguard the greatest gift you ever gave yourself and those you love: your sobriety. Tune in to see what help we offer for this holiday season.

Thinking Errors

Join us as we talk about thinking errors and how they contribute to addiction. Thinking errors are faulty patterns of thinking that are self-defeating. They occur when the things you are thinking do not match up with reality. This is sometimes also referred to as cognitive distortions. Those who commit thinking errors often don't realize they are doing so. Tune in to find out what tools you can use prevent your thinking errors.

Gratitude

Studies have shown that people who express gratitude increase their happiness levels, lower their blood pressure levels, get better-quality sleep, improve their relationships, have a positive impact on their depression levels and find success in their recovery. Join us as we discuss the amazing recovery tool that is gratitude.

Goals

In Recovery setting goals helps trigger new behaviors, helps guides your focus and helps you sustain that momentum in life. Goals also help align your focus and promote a sense of self-mastery. Find out what our thoughts on goals are, how important to our recovery are they, and how goals can help you.

Do You Have A Problem

Do I really have a problem? Is a question many of us have asked ourselves at one time or another. Most often we justify or minimize our action to ward away the realization that we just might have a problem. Sex addiction can affect your life in many different ways, understanding how can help you to decide if you need to seek help or not. Tune in to this episode to hear what our hosts have to say to help you determine if you do have a problem or not with sex addiction.

First Order vs Second Order Changes

In this episode we go over what the difference is between first order change and second order change. What that means in both your addiction and your everyday life. And how this will help improve your daily interactions in life.

 

My Recovery My Addiction

We have all heard the phrase “willing and ready.” It’s used to describe someone who is both compelled to do something and properly equipped to see it through. The process starts when a person who is struggling with addiction admits that there is a problem. It also requires a willingness on his or her part to get sober, as well as consistent, committed action. They have accepted that they have a problem. They have experienced pain and consequences, and as a result, they have a sincere desire for something different for their lives.

Guilt vs Shame

In this episode we talk about Guilt vs Shame. Although many people use the two words "guilt" and "shame" interchangeably, they actually refer to different experiences. Tune in to this episode to better understand the difference between guilt and shame and how you can use this tool to fortify your recovery.

Belief Systems

Belief systems are the stories we tell ourselves to define our personal sense of Reality. Every human being has a belief system that they utilize, and it is through this mechanism that we individually, “make sense” of the world around us. As humans, we tend to use all these belief systems in varying degrees to cope with events in our lives. Tune in to this episode to learn more about belief systems, both good and negative. And how to challenge those negative belief systems.

Addictive Cycle

There is sometimes a perception that addiction is something that either exists in a person’s character or does not. However, the reality is a bit more complex than that. The process of developing addiction tends to occur over a series of stages and, like other chronic illnesses, often turns into a cycle of addiction. Tune in to learn more about how this cycle affects you and your addiction and how you can break your addictive cycle.