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SRC 005 - Holding On To What we Want and Neglecting what we Deserve Aug 04, 2020

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In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, we helped Chris navigate the uncomfortable world of boundaries. At home during the COVID-19 quarantine with his two adult sons, Chris has found himself engaging in maladaptive coping mechanisms to handle his frustrations.

Even after nine years of sobriety from addiction, he's fearful that his kids still see him as the "Alcoholic Dad." With strained relationships, unspoken feelings, and living in close quarters, he's forced to take a look at the frayed relationships he doesn't want to lose. He must ask himself if it's worth holding onto them, or if he should begin to set boundaries and risk having his sons in his life to be seen in a light that he undoubtedly deserves.

In this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call, you'll learn:

How to identify negative patterns we've developed to cover up feelings of inadequacy.
How to effectively set boundaries with family members.
How to have deep conversations with loved ones about past addictive behavior
How to get our needs met when we've been neglecting them for years, only to please others

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SP 281: Juggling the Jenkins with Tiffany Jenkins Jul 28, 2020

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"I felt nothing and it was such a glorious experience. I didn't feel anxiety, depression, or out of place." That was Comedian Tiffany Jenkins first experience with alcohol. Years later, her addiction brought her to a desperate place where she prayed for death. Later, diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression, Mild Schizophrenia, and Bipolar Disorder, her inability to cope with these underlying issues kept her stuck in addiction for years. In this weeks SHAIR Podcast, you'll learn about:

The different patterns of codependency
How mental health issues can prevent us from getting sober long-term
Characteristics of empaths and how they can affect recovery
The importance of gratitude and how it can change our perspectives, ultimately changing our life.

Today, Tiffany Jenkins is a person in long-term recovery, a wife, mother, Best-Selling Author, and "funny lady" behind Juggling the Jenkins. Best known for her viral funny YouTube videos, she's passionate about speaking on mental awareness, and substance abuse disorder. She has headlined her own cross-country tour, and speaks in jails, high schools, recovery events, and more.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/281.

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SRC 004 - The Inner Critic - Reframing Negative Self-Talk Jul 21, 2020

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How do we combat the inner critic that tells us we're no good?

Negative self-talk is something we all have, and it's one thing that prevents us from fulfilling our full potential.

It's in the moments of self-doubt, fear, and being uncomfortable with ourselves that we created self-soothing in the first place, and it's in these moments we crave relief. If we're not equipped with the proper tools, we can start to romance a drink, a drug or an unhealthy behavior. Even though we know it's not good for us, when we give in the negative self-talk becomes louder and our inner critic becomes harsher.

There's a window of time in these moments where we can begin to pause, rethink, and reteach ourselves new habits to join the opposing forces of the internal battle inside of us, all while finding relief and self-soothing other ways.

Join Omar Pinto in this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching call as we ask hard questions, learn ways to shred the facade of the inner critic and empower ourselves to live out our full potential and combat negative self-talk

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/004.

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SP 280: Meredith Atwood - The Year of No Nonsense Jul 14, 2020

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With no higher power or 12-step work, Meredith Atwood white-knuckled sobriety. After substance abuse, suicide attempts, and binge eating issues, she had realization that she would be dead within a year, and made the decision to stop drinking cold turkey. Growing up in a religious cult, Meredith couldn't subscribe to the thought of surrendering. After compensating for her behavior with triathlons and Ironman competitions, she came to the point where she had to sit with herself and begin to truly heal.

As a former attorney, Meredith Atwood is a podcaster, speaker, and author of The Year of No Nonsense, and Host of "The Same 24 Hours" podcast. She's been featured in The Boston Globe, The New York Post, the Seattle Times, and recovery advocate and contributing writer for Psychology Today.

Holding onto the belief that we all have our own personal brands of "no nonsense," in this inspiring conversation, Meredith takes us through the exploration of getting out of the way of our own personal happiness.

"Many of us don't know how to process uncomfortable feelings and we want to run. Sitting with yourself is terrifying and the hardest thing I've had to do. I'm alive, I made it another day, and it's really one day at a time."

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/280.

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SRC 003 - Setting Effective Boundaries with a Parent or Loved One Jul 07, 2020

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Setting effective boundaries is hard. In this week's SHAIR recovery coaching call, we helped Brandi navigate boundaries with her Mother.

It's completely normal for all of us to expect our parents or loved ones to be loving people. However, when addiction, trauma, and other issues come into play, we can begin to feel responsible for our loved one's emotional state - fueling codependency. When this happens, many of us find ourselves in that all-or-nothing thinking. Do we sever the relationship for good, or give into unhealthy patterns? Once we do some healing on our end, there may be a middle ground we can learn to find.

Setting effective boundaries gives individuals and family members the chance to get to know one another with mutual respect, form closer bonds, and continue to foster connection. Once we're able to recognize that we're not responsible for our loved one's emotional state, we can begin to set effective boundaries by reframing our relationship, detaching with love, and getting support from those around us we trust.

Setting boundaries is a continuous process but can be extremely effective if we learn how to detach with love, and reframe the way we view these relationships. Don't miss this in depth and emotional SHAIR Recovery Coaching call with Life Coach, Omar Pinto.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/003.

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SP 279: Amberly Lago - True Grit and Grace Jun 30, 2020

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At 38, Amberly Lago was a personal trainer, avid runner, and sponsored by Nike.

However, she never expected her life to turn upside down. Hit by an SUV, she underwent 34 surgeries to save her leg from amputation. Diagnosed with an incurable disease dubbed the "suicide disease" she lost her business, self-confidence, and dealing with chronic-pain in her leg quickly spiraled her into addiction.

Too scared to live, too scared to die, and a flicker of determination left, Amberly asked herself if she was going to sit back and play the victim or choose to be resilient and face unresolved trauma, past sexual abuse, and push forward to heal from chronic pain.

Today, Amberly Lago is a health and wellness coach, TEDx speaker, and a leading expert in the field of resilience and transformation. She is the best-selling author of "True Grit and Grace" and empowers people around the world by sharing how she turned a tragedy into triumph.

Through her book, coaching methods, and workshops she has curated unique tools to teach others how to tap into their superpower of resilience and persevere through any of life's challenges. She offers hope and solutions for anyone living in chronic pain to live life to the fullest. Amberly has most recently been featured on NBC's The Today Show, The Doctors, Hallmark, and contributed to magazines such as Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Health, and Disability Magazine.

Even if circumstances have narrowed life possibilities, Amberly's story shows you can get through with grit and grace.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/279.

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SRC 002 - Social Anxiety, Creative Outlets & Self-Awareness Jun 23, 2020

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On this week's Recovery Coaching call we helped Barbara, Jill, and Frank.

Barbara feels like she's running on low-energy. Wanting to sleep a lot, she is having trouble finding motivation to participate in activities that are conducive to her recovery. However, when she partakes in her favorite craft, she feels more energized. The group helped Barbara come to the realization that our bodies communicate to us through emotions. If we're frustrated in a situation, it's our body's way of telling us the situation is no longer beneficial to our well-being and peace of mind. If we're not energized, it is a good indicator that we need to focus our attention elsewhere. Bringing more self-awareness to our bodies, the group helped Barbara employ practical ways to let go of negative self-talk and put tools into place to shift her energy.

The group also helped Jill. Newly sober, Jill feels like she can't be herself in social situations. Going into something unknown can cause undue stress and anxiety, but there are a few ways we can prepare. By taking on a service opportunity in social situations, we can alleviate social anxiety, help us stay busy, put our guard down, and allow us to have a good time. The group walks Jill through a number of other ways to connect with others and ease social anxiety.

Lastly, the group helped Frank. As a writer, Frank has been having issues getting his creative juices flowing. By taking practical steps and going back to the basics, the group challenges his lack of creativity by giving Frank a simple prompt to begin writing about.

Tune in to this week's Recovery Coaching to gain tools, skills, techniques and a better understanding of recovery to improve our lives.

Omar Pinto is a Certified Life Coach and Recovery Coach with over 17 years in long-term recovery.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/002.

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SP 278: Erica Barnett - Relapse is part of my Story Jun 16, 2020

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This week on the SHAIR Podcast, we're joined by author and advocate, Erica C. Barnett. Erica had tried everything to stop drinking. Detox after detox, and treatment center after treatment center, she continued to find herself in a state of relapse. Stating that rock bottom is a lie, Erica believes that it is always possible to go lower than your lowest point. Tumultuous relationships, and empty vodka bottles hid throughout her apartment defined her life, acting as both her tormentors and closest friends.

After waking up one day, Erica decided that she had enough. Reassessing her values and passions, she was able to transform her pain into purpose to help those in the same position she was once in and shares this inspiring and emotional story with us.

Today, Erica C. Barnett is a veteran Seattle-based reporter covering politics, housing, homelessness and addiction for a variety of local and national publications and her own website, The C Is for Crank. Her book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recover, is available now.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/278.

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SRC 001 - Boundaries, Accountability and Releasing Anger Jun 09, 2020

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There are multiple pathways to recovery, including recovery coaching. In our first Recovery Coaching call, Omar Pinto introduced us to his style of recovery coaching and the concepts behind it. By holding space for others, and using our intuition to guide us, we can help others address struggles, find accountability, and process uncomfortable feelings.

Today, we helped Tori begin to set effective boundaries with a friend. By taking part in self-care, setting effective boundaries can begin. The Recovery Coaching group held space for Tori by asking open-ended questions about her current situation and creating a sense of accountability and support by giving her self-care suggestions.

We also helped Valerie address accountability. Asking herself if she really wants to stay sober, her desire to drink has never been so strong, and she feels recovery is far out of reach. With limited meetings and accountability, Valerie is faced with the fearful decision to walk the unknown path of a sober life. However, with guidance, the group assured that Valerie is not alone. The group also gave her new tools to help her sustain accountability and begin to create a support group around her to kickstart recovery.

Lastly, the recovery coaching group helped Shannon navigate the uncomfortable world of anger. What resists, persists, and unfortunately releasing anger is something many of us were not taught as a child. Agitated, bitter and frustrated, Shannon is struggling to release anger from her past. Using techniques suggested by Omar Pinto, Shannon was guided and challenged with two different ways to release anger in a healthy way.

Tune in to this week's SHAIR Recovery Coaching Call to gain tools, skills, techniques and a better understanding of recovery to improve our lives.

Omar Pinto is a Certified Life Coach and Recovery Coach with over 17 years in long-term recovery.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to theshairpodcast.com/001.

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SP 277: Jeanae White - The Healing Power of Ayahuasca Jun 02, 2020

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After a tumultuous relationship, a five year heroin addiction, and three overdoses, Jeanae White had all but given up.

Trying 12-step support groups, multiple treatment centers, and therapy, Jeanae still struggled, felt sad, unhappy, and unfulfilled.

However, that all changed when Jeanae found plant medicine.

This week on the SHAIR Podcast, we're joined by Jeanae White. As a yoga Instructor, Kambo Practitioner, and co-owner of New Life Ayahuasca, Jeanae's inspiring story is one filled with spirituality, empowerment, and freedom.

From a hopeless state, Jeanae goes on to talk about how one small decision to try plant medicine gave her an eye opening experience that changed the course of her life. She states, "change is possible, happiness is possible, but the choice to get there is ultimately up to you."

Today, Jeanae's life is truly a miracle.

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