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This is the place for all things recovery, healing, and relationships. We explore a variety of topics with people in recovery and the professionals who help them through personal stories. This podcast will give you a broad look at the aspects of recovery that make a difference.
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Friday Jul 07, 2023
Episode 255: Jackie and Rachel talk Shiny Happy People
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
In this episode, Jackie and Rachel talk about the docu-series Shiny Happy People.

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Episode 254: Finding Your Inner Adult
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Most of us are familiar with the concept of our inner child. In this episode, Jackie talks about the importance of developing a balance between our inner child and our inner adult in order to function properly as our authentic selves.

Wednesday May 31, 2023
Episode 253: Deconstruction continued and with a wider lens
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
In this episode Jackie and Rachel continue talking about spiritual deconstruction and widen the discussion to include deconstruction around many messages we receive.

Wednesday May 24, 2023
Episode 252: Healthy Family Systems
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
In this episode Jackie talks about traits and characteristics of healthy family systems.

Wednesday May 03, 2023
Episode 251: Spiritual Deconstruction
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
In this episode, Jackie is joined by friend and colleague Rachel Allen to talk about the process of spiritual deconstruction. We are seeing higher numbers of clients bring their process of deconstruction into the therapy sessions, and there is little to no training for therapists to learn how to support clients during this process.

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Episode 250: Disengaged Families
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
In this episode, Jackie talks about disengaged family systems. Disengaged family systems have a way of powerful shame around emotional needs our need for love and connection. This family system has a powerful impact on the children raised in them and continues into adulthood until the wounds have been faced and the beliefs that stem from this family system are challenged.

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Episode 249: Enmeshed Families
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
In this episode, Jackie talks about enmeshed family systems. Jackie talks in more detail about what enmeshed families are, what they look like, and what they feel like. The short-term and long-term problems associated with enmeshed families and how to begin the healing journey.

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Episode 248: Structural Family Therapy
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
In this episode, Jackie talks about structural family therapy concepts and the types of families identified by Salvador Mnuchin: healthy/adaptive, disengaged, enmeshed. This episode is an overview of the types of families and structural family therapy concepts.

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Episode 247: Attachment Styles and Issues
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
In this podcast episode, Jackie talks about attachment styles, what they are, how they form and how they can impact us in our adult relationships. This episode is another lens to view ourselves and our relationship patterns in a way that can help us understand and change what needs to change for us to heal our attachment wounds and form secure and healthy relationships.

Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Episode 246: Childhood Emotional Neglect
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
In this episode, Jackie talks about the often hidden and unknown condition of childhood emotional neglect. Our parents may understand the importance of providing for our physical needs as children, but when our emotional needs are neglected and not attuned to, we grow up feeling off. We may question our feelings and our needs, we might struggle with self-esteem, and are unable to take appropriate risks. And we may feel disconnected and empty and not understood.