Atheists in Recovery

"Never let a good crisis go to waste." Winston Churchill Welcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I list 3 ways to build your resilience in the face of pivotal events. I announce a new project I’m excited about and invite you to join me on my new journey! WHAT WE’LL LEARN What types of events are pivotal (e.g. arrest, loss of a job, divorce/break up, big birthday,

Welcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I talk about how to tell when your pain is protecting you by dialoguing with our emotions. And the pain that I will be referring to is guilt, shame, remorse, maybe judgment, self judgment caused by the inner critic. WHAT WE’LL LEARN What are the types of pain? The pain of guilt or shame, remorse or judgment caused by the inner c

“You had someone to go places with. You had a date on national holidays!” -Marie, When Harry Met Sally, 1989 Welcome to today’s show! Loneliness is a feeling that I know a lot of us try and avoid. And the thing is, we've all felt lonely at different points in our life. So it's an important topic. I've described loneliness as an epidemic in previous shows (and so has the 19t

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own persona. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” -Oliver Wilde Welcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I talk about the masks that do more harm than good. The masks we wear because we are afraid; we are afraid that it anyone see’s how incompetent we are at our job, relationships, parenting, at anything we f

People who are resilient allow themselves to be changed by the experience of adversity. To be resilient is not to avoid difficulty but to play an active role in how difficulty transforms you. -Kelly McGonigal, PhD, health psychologist, Stanford University Welcome to today’s show! I’ve found that if one can focus their attention on resilience in these trying times, it shows t

“Creativity is a basic human response to trauma and a natural emergency defense system,” Louise DeSalvo Welcome to today’s show! I spend some time talking about what writing can do for us and why writing works. I talk about how writing in community can be beneficial and how I will structure my upcoming writing groups based on the literature and personal experience. WHA

Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN What is narcissism really? I discuss the myth of narcissism and how social media gets it terribly wrong. How do you know if you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist? You’ve tried to be who your partner needed and when they are gone, you’ve lost yourself. Now what? How writing helps with healing. I give you a few writing p

Welcome to today’s show! In today’s episode, I list 3 ways writing takes you from hopeless to hopeful:. And I’ve decided to end the Atheists in Recovery podcast so this is the final episode. I thank you all for listening. I announce a new project I’m excited about and invite you to join me on my new journey! WHAT WE’LL LEARN Writing as a coping mechanism. Writing allows

Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: How Johnathan’s early view of religion helped shape his identity in the world. How his southern baptist “angry form of Christianity” messages made him question life. At age 37, Jonathan found himself at a critical crossroads when staring into a garbage can. The three steps to help you overcome your sugar addiction. Why Johnath

Welcome to today’s show! In today’s solo episode, I’m sharing how I use hypnotherapy to treat addiction. Below I outline 5 takeaways hypnotherapy can help you with addiction. WHAT WE’LL LEARN Hypnotherapy is not new. Hypnotherapists have been getting to the root cause of one’s suffering for years Say hello to your future self. You are the storyteller of your present