E27: Self Worth in Recovery: Discovering and Embracing Your Identity

Today, we're going to dig into self worth, and all of the ways that a lack of self worth can affect our recovery and affect our lives. This one's for you, you've ever struggled with people pleasing, with setting boundaries, with fear of failure, or if you've ever found yourself wondering, "Who am I?"

We have invited fellow sober podcaster Tim (The Sober and Happy Podcast), sober blogger Jessica, and our good friend Christina to talk about their struggles with self worth and how they've faced them in recovery. The conversation turns toward finding and embracing our identity after we put down the bottle, which can be an adventure in itself!

Some of the topics you'll hear about include:

• Understand and setting boundaries
• Facing a fear of failure
• Earning validation from others
• Finding hobbies and activities that increase our self worth
• Taking the time to do things just for us
• Dealing with unsupportive people
• Letting go of limiting beliefs
• Social media and it's effect on self esteem
• Allowing other people to support us
• Authenticity, allowing ourselves to be truly seen
• New ways to look at bad days
• The often over-looked value of introverts
• Learning to work through negative emotions

For more information on things mentioned in this episode:

Tim also recommends the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Julie mentions the book Rewired by Erica Speigelman

Christina talks about social media addicton

Jessica mentions a previous episode she was on about Finding Hope After Addiction

Meet Our Guests:

Tim has over a decade of sobriety and has gone through the journey from rehab to 12-step programs, to finally discovering his own path to recovery and happiness. He has transformed from the daily battle of trying to stay sober to learning to love himself and his life so much that he no longer needs to drink. He hosts the Sober and Happy Podcast, where you will learn how to discover yourself and blaze your own path, methods to help you along your journey to recovery, and motivation to help live a sober and happy life.

My name is Jessica. I’m a married mom of two from Connecticut, and I’ve been sober since August of 2022. I’m the youngest of 3 girls, I married the guy I fell in love with when I was 15 and I’m a huge true crime buff. My highest priority is to be the very best mom to my children that I’m able to be, so I live every day working hard to break unhealthy cycles.

We would love to hear from you!

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