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TIME TAKES TIME

Time Takes Time: The Courage to Live in Long Term Recovery

Lane KennedyBy Lane KennedyMay 7, 20222 Mins Read
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Recovery is a long and winding road and looks different for everyone. Today I am joined by four friends all in long-term recovery.

  • Tom Gentry of the Path To Authenticity also episode 104 of the Connected Calm Life Podcast
  • Lisa Smith Of The Podcast Recovery Rocks
  • Lauren McLaughlin Of Joyfully Sober (and fellow Sober Curator)
  • Alysse Bryson Of The Sober Curator (and fellow Sober Curator)

Topics We Cover in this Episode:

  • The “Nudge”
  • Mastering Fear
  • “Performing” Recovery
  • Relief from the Twelve Steps
  • AND so much more

Thank you always for listening and sharing the show. You can now join the community for as little as $5.00 a month for exclusive content, meditations, wellness courses, and more! https://members.connectedcalmlife.com/

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#QUITLIT Review: Lisa Smith’s “Girl Walks Out Of A Bar”


TUESDAY TUNES: With Sober Curator Lauren McLaughlin, AKA @joyfullysober, takes us on a weekly journey of songs that have been part of her 16-year recovery journey, as she encourages you to dance like no one is watching.

Need even more music? PLAY IT AGAIN features select songs that represent some part of our journey and serve as sobriety anthems in reminding us to stay the course.


Resources Are Available

If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties surrounding alcoholism, addiction, or mental illness, please reach out and ask for help. People everywhere can and want to help; you just have to know where to look. And continue to look until you find what works for you. Click here for a list of regional and national resources.

Resources are available

Resources Are Available

If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties surrounding alcoholism, addiction, or mental illness, please reach out and ask for help. People everywhere can and want to help; you just have to know where to look. And continue to look until you find what works for you. Click here for a list of regional and national resources.

Resources Are Available

If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties surrounding alcoholism, addiction, or mental illness, please reach out and ask for help. People everywhere can and want to help; you just have to know where to look. And continue to look until you find what works for you. Click here for a list of regional and national resources.

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Lane Kennedy is today’s no-nonsense modern-day, Calm Maker. Not your ordinary Meditation + Mindfulness teacher. She is a holistic health practitioner, DNA nerd, and co-host of The Now What podcast and The Now What Society members area.

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