90 episodios
Detox Podcast Denise Walker
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- Salud y forma física
A deep dive into addiction & recovery by means of Denise Walker's poetry collection, Pick Your Poison. Each episode explores the themes & emotions of one poem from the book, ranging from grief and pain to strength and joy, many of which are found in the face of everyday situations while in recovery. Your own copy of Pick Your Poison is not necessary but is available on Amazon or directly from the Author at www.denisewalkerspeaks.com if you would like to purchase it. Find Denise on Instagram: @denisejwa or Facebook: Denise Walker, Author.
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Ep. 2.12 Bunny
Is it addiction or is it internalized capitalism? Denise shares how when she got sober, she shifted from making art just for her to monetizing every aspect of her life. Productivity, self-worth, time, energy... it's all part of the structure. She lists a bunch of ways to notice internalized capitalism within you and offers ways to cope with it.
Show Notes: Learn to Read Tarot Workshops and Club Steady: www.cityandsoul.ca/workshops -
Ep. 2.11 Us
Sobriety was the ultimate catalyst for co-creating a beautiful life with her Partner. Denise shares the things she has learned about love in her 8+ year relationship as well as tips on how to create living poetry out of differences. Show Notes: Life is a Festival Podcast episode #97 - Healing New Age Narcissism https://open.spotify.com/episode/498AYiusWvA4vQH4YaI3Fe?si=Wh83fi4uSMeyBMP00RwlzQ Join Club Steady: www.cityandsoul.ca/workshops
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Ep. 2.10 Sheep/Sleep
Are people who are still drinking "asleep?" Denise talks about the dangers of "us vs them" mentalities in addition recovery. Show notes: Books mentioned: Red Rising Trilogy by Paul Brown / Succulent Wild Love by S.A.R.K. Podcast mentioned: Rob Bell's Robcast episode South Star. Join Club Steady: www.cityandsoul.ca/workshops
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Ep. 2.9 Transformation
Addiction recovery is rife with discomfort. Oftentimes, step one of recovery is sitting through the discomfort without using. But is discomfort only to be suffered through? What if we explored and honoured it instead of avoiding it? There is incredible data in the discomfort. We can explore it to discover important things about ourselves that will better equip us on our recovery journeys.
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Ep. 2.8 Adopted
Denise shares the emotional personal story of how she was adopted and all the messy events that followed. CW: Self harm, suicide, family shit, physical abuse.
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Ep. 2.7 The Hardware Grill
There has been a lot of talk on social media regarding Self-care vs Community Care especially in a this -or-that kind of way. This episode explores the implications of moving to a Community Care support model from Self-care model for those in addiction recovery while identifying some missing pieces in the discourse as well as prescribing some homework for the audience.