“I believe a big part of who we are comes from that intersection between our deepest roots of the background of our childhood.” The podcast is nearing it’s 1 year anniversary. I am equal parts excited and exhausted! This podcast has, I feel, made me into a better therapist and has given me an […]
It’s not that I think there’s some God out there that’s listening to me and giving me anything but…the words help me, and comfort me. And there’s a lot of truth in that prayer, of seeking the serenity to accept things I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom […]
It helps us to remember that we got sober by being vulnerable, we got sober by reaching out, by asking for help, when we just couldn’t do it anymore, and we were just were so tired of fighting the good fight. And we got into a street fight with vulnerability, and vulnerability won. Thank god […]
And so my belief is that without radical acceptance, people never feel safe enough to venture into any kind of change. And in order for me to get well, I had to change a lot. So I swim against the tide of non radical acceptance. ❤️ -Teresa McBean on the Atheists in Recovery podcast
Embrace, don’t fight the duality of human nature but embrace the duality of human nature…you have to be hard on yourself. You have to be generous towards yourself…it’s a balancing of those two things.❤️
Allow whatever it is you’re feeling to just happen. Just be with the emotions, be with the feelings. Ask yourself, “Can I be with this? Is this okay?”❤️
