Bookends of Recovery
I share tools & support so others don’t learn the hard way like I did. | Clean from my DOC for 30+ years | Healed from betrayal trauma after husband’s PA disclosure. | You’re not alone. Recovery is possible. I believe in you 🌻
Episodes
80 episodes
Quick Guided Meditation for Releasing Stress, Worry, and Regret
In this guided meditation, you’re invited to slow down, breathe deeply, and release the weight you’ve been carrying.I use gentle imagery and intentional breathing to help you exhale stress, let go of worries about the future, and loosen ...
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Season 2
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Episode 75
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12:09
Compartmentalization in Recovery and Healing: Understanding the Survival Strategy
If you’ve ever felt like you’re living as different versions of yourself, this one’s for you. In this episode, I'm talking about compartmentalization and how it shows up in addiction and healing for both the person in recovery and the people wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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33:06
Part Two Workbook Walkthrough: Tools to Handle Stress, The Ultimate Workbook
Stress sucks! Let's talk about ways to relieve it. This is part two of the walkthrough of my workbook, but don't worry, you do not need it in f...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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45:30
Workbook Walkthrough Part One: Tools to Handle Stress, The Ultimate Workbook
Dealing with stress? Who isn't right? This is part one of the walkthrough of my workbook, but don't worry, you do not need it in front of you t...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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37:07
Gratitude Rewires Our Brain: Perfect for Addiction Recovery & Healing
Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything’s fine. It’s about retraining your brain to notice what’s also true. It’s also about understanding, “Yes, this is hard, but look at all the good that’s still around me.” And...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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27:58
The Gray Area in Recovery and Healing: Why There Are No Absolutes
Black-and-white thinking brings us comfort in a chaotic world. When life gets challenging, like it does in addiction or betrayal, gray feels like quicksand. It means we might have to sit in discomfort, hold conflicting truths, or accept that we...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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19:50
Beating Boredom in Recovery and Healing
Boredom is the time to experiment, to rediscover what excites you when you’re not chasing a dopamine hit. And no offense to workout routines or organizing your junk drawer (again), but there’s a whole world beyond the usual “healthy hobbies” we...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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27:11
Breathe Through It: Simple Breathwork Tools for Calm and Focus
When stress hits, our bodies often go into fight, flight, fawn, or freeze mode. It can show up as a tight chest, racing thoughts, or shallow breathing. In this episode, we’ll slow it all down and practice three powerful breathwork tools: be...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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20:06
From Fear to Freedom: Simple Tools to Calm Your Mind
Fear can stop us in our tracks, keeping us stuck in anxiety, overthinking, or avoidance. In this episode, I share two simple techniques: Play the Script to the End and Stop Sign methods. They help you quiet fear, calm your min...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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21:33
Core Boundaries That Remind You of Your Strength and Worth During Recovery & Healing
Boundaries aren’t about pushing people away, they’re about protecting your healing and recovery and honoring your worth. In this episode, I share core personal boundaries, why they matter, and reflection prompts you can use today. If you strugg...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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23:09
Stuck? Need Motivation? These Two Tools Will Help Motivate Your Recovery and Healing Journey
Two simple tools to remind you why you’re showing up and where you want to go in your recovery and healing journey and keep you motivated. In this episode, I share my
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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20:40
Workbook Walkthrough: Mapping Your Window of Tolerance
Ready to take what you learned about the Window of Tolerance and put it into practice? In this episode, I’ll walk you through the
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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28:09
Finding Your Emotional Balance: The Window of Tolerance in Recovery & Healing
Ever feel like you’re bouncing between too much anxiety and total shutdown? That’s your nervous system leaving its “just right” zone. That's what therapists call the
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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32:01
Guided Meditation for Addiction Recovery
This guided meditation is created to support you in your recovery journey. Through simple breathing, grounding, and calming techniques, I help you release tension, quiet racing thoughts, and reconnect with your inner strength. Whether you’re ne...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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9:40
Guided Meditation for Healing Betrayal Trauma
This calming guided meditation is designed to support anyone navigating betrayal trauma. I gently lead you through breath, grounding, and self-compassion practices to ease overwhelm, release tension, and reconnect with your inner strength. Whet...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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10:22
Boring but Powerful: The Mental Health Tools That Actually Work
In addiction recovery and healing, the small, consistent habits matter more than the big breakthroughs. In this episode I share the underrated “boring” tools, like sleep routines, hydration, movement, breathing, and daily check-ins, that k...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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22:48
Why Humor Belongs in Healing, Mental Health, and Recovery
Healing doesn’t have to be all tears and heavy talks. In this episode, I discuss why humor is a powerful tool in recovery, healing, and mental health, how laughter resets the nervous system, and why it’s okay to crack a smile even during challe...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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25:59
Announcement: I'm hosting an AMA on Reddit...today! Let's talk about addiction, betrayal trauma, healing!
Just like the title says, I'm hosting an AMA today.I’ll be there 12:00 p.m.–2:00 PM EST to answer your questio...
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3:00
Unique Grounding Techniques for Anxiety and Triggers in Recovery and Healing
Anxiety and triggers can hit fast, but you don’t have to get swept away. In this episode, I’m sharing unique, next-level grounding tools you can use anywhere to stay anchored in the present. From sensory tricks and vocal grounding to body-based...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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28:42
What Your Body’s Telling You: Triggers, Trauma & Addiction Recovery
Ever wonder why you suddenly shut down, spiral, or snap, seemingly out of nowhere? In this episode, we unpack the difference between a trigger and a response, what your nervous system is trying to tell you, and how to ground yourself when you f...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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30:59
How Trauma Gets Stored in the Body (and What You Can Do)
Ever feel like you’re overreacting to something small, but deep down, you know it’s not about just that moment? You’re not broken. You’re wired that way because of what you’ve lived through. In this episode, I explain the real roots of emotiona...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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15:35
Addiction, Trauma & the Urge to Escape Ourselves
Ever wonder why numbing out, whether with substances, scrolling, or people-pleasing, feels like the only way to survive? In this episode, I share how my own addiction began with a need for relief, not rebellion, and why so many of us learn to e...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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14:14
Self-Care that Sticks: Five Unique Tools for Healing & Recovery
Tired of self-care tips that don’t actually help when you're deep in recovery or healing from betrayal trauma? In this episode, I share five real-life self-care tools that go beyond the basics and actually stick. Because staying emotionally sob...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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24:57
When Urges Hit: PAUSE & BOOKENDS: Recovery Tools and Healing Tools
Feeling triggered or overwhelmed? In this episode, I walk you through two super easy-to-use recovery tools, PAUSE and BOOKENDS. One to help you slow down in the moment, check in, and the other to evaluate and prepare for another trigger.
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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20:07