Addiction and Recovery Podcast 10 - New Year Resolution

It is nearly 2010. In this podcast I discuss my future hopes and explain why every new year is great in recovery.

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Happy New Year

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Healthy Smile; The Benefits of Smiling and How it Can Make You Live Longer and Better

Studies have shown that there are definite mental and physical benefits of smiling. It is claimed that not only will a healthy smile make life easier to deal with, but it could even mean that you live longer. I must admit that this all sounds really impressive. On the other hand, if I were to walk around with a big smile on my face all the time people might think I was a bit mad; I also come from a culture where doing too much of this type of thing is viewed as just begging the gods to smite you. So before I risk upsetting the puppet masters and ruining my reputation it would be nice to learn a bit more about the benefits of smiling.

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Addiction and Recovery Podcast 9 - The drunk at Christmas

In this episode I will talk a bit about why life can be so hard for a drunk at Christmas

Have a happy and sober Christmas

Paul


The music for today’s podcast was written by Doug and Judy Smith and was called “Crest of a revolution”. You can find out more about them here;http://www.dougsmithguitar.com/

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Recovery Health; The Mental Health Benefit of Sober Fitness

Why is recovery health important?

I have learnt that feeling physically out of shape is not a good way to be in recovery. Health is something that has become increasing important to me since getting sober. Fitness can be taken to extremes like anything else, but I have discovered just how much mental health is connected to aerobic fitness. If my body does not feel good then my thoughts tend to be sluggish and my mood low. I can get into a vicious cycle where the less I do the less I want to do. This can lead to my recovery beginning to feel unsatisfying and then we are on dangerous ground

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Addiction and Recovery podcast 8 - letting go

In this episode I discuss a little about the importance of letting go in recovery. It really is my belief that much of our misery in life is optional.

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Why Do Drunks like to Ruin Christmas for Everyone?

Christmas is a time when families come together. It is a time for great joy; especially if there are children in the house. One thing that can completely destroy this occasion is having a drunk in the family. You would think that these people would be able to control themselves for just this one day; the reality is that drunks tend to display their worst behavior at this time of year. I know because that drunk was once me.

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Addiction and Recovery Podcast 7 – the risk of memories

In this episode I discuss the dangers of memories to the addict; it is easy for this to lead to ‘romancing the drink’. Memories are tricky and can be really misleading.


The music for today’s podcast was written by Doug and Judy Smith and was called “Crest of a revolution”. You can find out more about them here;http://www.dougsmithguitar.com/


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How to Deal with a Drunk in Your Life

This is something that I have wanted to talk about for a while, but I've always found it hard to figure out what it is I want to say. I've never really had to deal with a drunk in my life; it was always me who was the drunk. This is what makes it so difficult for me; it's so personal. This is a question that I get asked a lot; how to deal with a drunk. I try to think about what would have been the best thing to help me during the midst of my addiction, and there is no easy answer to this.

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