Have you ever looked in the mirror and been disappointed with who’s looking back, or even worse, horrified by who you’ve become? After awakening in his bathtub, practically dead and not sure how to face another day, Jesse decided he didn’t want to die - he wanted to live differently. From that moment on, he decided to figure out how to do just that, live differently, and to become the person who didn't waste his potential.
In 2017, after two decades of battling addiction, Jesse embarked on a life-altering path toward long-term addiction recovery. This podcast delves into the nuances distinguishing sobriety from long-term recovery and how to handle those pesky emotions active addiction helped keep at bay. Jesse shares his personal experience, transitioning from the depths of addiction to a proactive journey of recovery.
Discover the power of a growth mindset, the art of processing and releasing emotions, the significance of nurturing relationships, the importance of self-forgiveness, and building a fulfilling life beyond addiction - through a powerful Neuro-Linguistic Programming lens of life. Jesse’s story is a testament to the transformative power of recovery, providing insights and support for others on their journey.
Join Jesse as he navigates the complex yet rewarding terrain of long-term recovery, featuring real-life stories, expert recovery coaching advice, and a supportive community. This podcast is a beacon of hope and guidance for anyone seeking to turn the page from addiction to a life of purpose and joy.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
In this week's episode, we dive a little deeper into cross-addiction and open up the conversation about the differences between a reaction, emotionally triggered and driven, and a response, balanced and mindfully driven.
Cross-addictions can come from any aspect of your life. We know there are three spheres in our lives: Work, Self, and Relationships and the cross-addiction occurs when we put more focus on one of those to the detriment of the other two. Addiction is the repeated behavior of something even though it is causing us harm. When a focus in our lives becomes an obsession and begins to harm us then we have crossed over from prioritized and focused to addicted.
An emotional reaction to someone else's actions and behaviors is not a good thing. Reacting comes from the emotional child and is not an appropriate behavior for anyone, least of all those of us focused on a positive, forward-moving addiction recovery program.
A response derives from the emotional adult in us all and is seeded in mindfulness and emotional control. When we respond to other's actions and behaviors from this centered beingness in ourselves we are in control of us, we take full responsibility for ourselves - and we take a huge, positive step forward in our addiction recovery.
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Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
In this week's episode we discuss how our feelings and emotions are a vital component of our addiction recovery and how are addictive behaviors can rear themselves in other areas of our lives besides using and getting intoxicated.
I am diving deep into my emotional well this week to really bring out my vulnerability and the confusion I have inside myself when my actions don't bring about the intended response. We are the leaders of our own addiction recovery journey and prioritizing our own needs and self-care is what will fill ourselves up on the inside, so we can be 100 percent present and selfless when we show up for those important to us.
Some of my thoughts on feelings and emotions:
Feelings are driven by thoughts which are triggered by an event/circumstance/or happening
- we decide how to think about an event that happens to us, around us, etc.
- we decide how to feel about that thought
- we create our world from our thoughts and the feelings we have about those thoughts.
Some of my thoughts on addiction and cross-addiction:
How do you know if you are addicted?
- Do you continue an activity even though it causes negative consequences in your life?
- Has a behavior become uncontrollable - so even when you know what you are about to do will probably not end up well you continue anyway?
What is cross-addiction:
- When the addict turns the addictive behavior toward something besides the preferred vice.
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Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
In this week's episode, we answer some questions from my Instagram post that I think will resonate with many of us.
First, we talk about dating an alcoholic and not blaming yourself for their actions and knowing how to move past it.
Hint - it's all about your boundaries and your thinking.
Second, we dive into when should someone start dating if they are under a year in recovery. Should you wait the year so often recommended? Should they be in recovery too?
Hint - again, it's about your boundaries and your thinking, but this time around there is something you can do to find out what it is your attracted to in a person. What you once found attractive in a partner is definitely going to be different now that you are sober and seeing your world through a new perspective.
If you have a question, please go to my Instagram and drop me a DM or comment in a recent post.
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Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
In this week's episode, we discuss how thoughts cause feelings, which drive actions, which create results, and how understanding this connection has been and will continue to be the foundation of my sobriety and addiction recovery mission.
Three years, 36 months, 156 weeks, 1,095 days, 26,282 hours - my how time flys.
Every day I wake up sober is the best day of my life.
I want all of you to feel that way, but I have no control over your thoughts, feelings, actions, or results. I can be a helpful guide along the way, but you, and only you, control your thoughts, feelings, actions, and results.
You are in charge of your sobriety. You decide to be sober and work on your best life...or you CHOOSE to use because that suffering is what feels comfortable to you.
I desire you all to be on your own journey with the strength of 1000 gods riding along beside you.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Happy New Year and New Decade!!! I am reviving the pilot format for this episode because so many people check out the pilot episode each week, and when I go back and listen to it - while so much is exactly like I said it would be, there is also so much this show evolved into that I couldn't have begun to imagine it - let alone hint to it this time last year.
I launched this podcast because there is so much I have learned, and so much more to learn about my life in sobriety and recovery, that I just had to continue the sharing process on a much bigger platform than just group meetings, community events, and one-on-one conversations.
Whether you are new to addiction recovery or an old-timer there will be a place for you here. All voices are welcome and no one is left out - I am all-inclusive.
From emotional growth and maturity, to living a life of integrity, to how to attend social engagements where addictive substances are present - the information and conversation here will guide all of us through the pitfalls of sobriety and recovery.
I do not know all the answers, no one does, because everyone's journey is unique to them - but there are universal answers and there is a mindset that all of us can relate too.
Join the conversation, be a part of a community, and flourish in a life free from addictive substances while you grow into your "meant to be" in life.
Thank you so much for listening and being a part of this wonderfully supportive community. No longer are we living in the shadows!
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Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
In this week's episode we're gonna talk about the New Year, the New Decade, and why what happens on New Year's Eve isn't the end-all, be-all, to this last year or the year to come.
We've all been a part of some wild nights, I'd be willing to assume, and no doubt there are times of our lives we thought we would never forget that we can not even remember today.
Spend your new year doing what you want to do, being with who you want to be with, and know that whatever you do it is only one night of the year and there are 364 more coming your way.
Journal about what it was you experienced this last year. Journal about what you would like to accomplish in the new year. Write, voice record, video yourself - whatever media you choose, get your thoughts out of your head and out into the real world were thoughts become tangible.
Much love to all of you for your amazing support. I am blessed to have you as a part of my community. Together we are stronger.
No longer are we living in the shadows!
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Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
In this week's episode we discuss the spirituality side of relationships in regards to how our judgments of others affect the relationships we have with them.
Our three pillars of our addiction recovery are gratitude, humility, and integrity.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
In this week's episode, we discuss how your mental limitations are holding you back from achieving your goals in life. With the new year and new decade fast approaching - it's time we look at what is happening in our minds that is holding us back from our best life.
We can't accept responsibility and blame someone else at the same time. That's not how we empower ourselves or take personal responsibility. Even when bad things happen we have the ability to choose how we respond - thus giving us the power over the circumstance/event.
By putting an emphasis on our physical development we learn to break through plateaus and mental barriers we have placed in front of ourselves. When we learn to break through these perceived limitations physically, it actually teaches us to break through them mentally. This works the other way too. If we break through mentally, we learn we can also achieve physically.
It's all mental reinforcement. If you set out to accomplish something, the action of starting is what produces the momentum and the motivation - not the other way around. Motivation will not come until the action is started or the act of not acting brings about consequences that have to be dealt with right then and there.
I imagine many of us got into sobriety because the consequences finally caught up to us and we had no choice but to get into the action of sobering up.
It's time to take back the power. Over our minds, our bodies, our emotions, our spiritual practice - everything. Say it with me..."I have the power!"
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
In this week's episode we discuss why physically going and experiencing events with those closest to you is of the utmost importance. You can't just hide in your house, away from all the triggers, and expect to live any kind of life. Get together with your support system and plan an excursion that will open your mind and eyes to the very real fact that you can go places sober where you once only went wasted.
I just got back from a 3-day Phish run and it was amazing. I spent a lot of time "dipping my toe" back in the scenes where I used to get my most plastered. It takes time to systematically desensitize yourself from thinking you can't go to the events and places you once did without being intoxicated.
Everyone has their own journey, everyone must decide what they can never do again and what they desire to experience again - just in a new state of mind.
Here are some things to ask yourself about the ones you want to experience life with the most:
- Whom do you have in your corner?
- How are you connecting with them?
- What ways do you bond?
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How are you maintaining activity with them?
- How is this a part of your sobriety?
- What is important to you?
- Why are you giving your time?
- What if things go well or sideways?
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Ep #40 - In this week's episode we cover how integrity, humility, and gratitude have become the three pillars of my addiction recovery and how you can step into these wonderfully powerful states of being today and on into the new year and new decade.
My therapist has gently nudged me into the direction of running all of my actions through these three states so I can identify if my actions are congruent with my new found belief structure. I can not always say that they do, but I strive to be the best version of myself every day - so being able to recognize where my actions aren't lining up with the promises I have made to myself is extremely powerful.
Sit down with some paper and ask yourself where you have displayed a great version of integrity, humility, and gratitude this year and where you would like to do better next year and throughout the next decade.
**Integrity**
noun
- adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished:
- to preserve the integrity of the empire.
- a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition:
the integrity of a ship's hull.
**Humility**
noun
- the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
**Gratitude**
noun
- the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful:
He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
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