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Addiction Unlimited Angela Pugh
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Have you ever wished you had a personal Coach with more than a decade of experience giving you all the secrets to living a happy life? You're in the right place with the top-ranked Addiction Unlimited podcast with Professional Coach, ex party-girl turned savvy sober entrepreneur, Angela Pugh. Her expertise? Giving you simple, actionable steps to turn your life around with a no BS approach. Can you *really* change your life, get sober, have a healthy relationship, and the job of your dreams? Absolutely. Week after week you'll get quick tips, coping strategies, life hacks, and inspiring stories that can help you create the life you deserve.
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Creating A Recovery Lifestyle With A 90-Day Plan
If you are sitting in early sobriety, or feeling “stuck” in your recovery, this conversation is for you.
In the beginning, motivation is high because there is some event that makes you stop and analyze what you’re doing, ie. you embarrassed yourself at a party, you fell down drunk and hurt yourself, got in a fight with your partner, or got a DUI.
There is something that makes you wake up and think, “Holy crap, I’ve got to get it together.”
But, as you’ve heard me say before, you can’t depend on motivation because it comes… and it goes.
When motivation goes down, staying sober is a challenge.
Life strikes, throws you a curveball, emotions are triggered and you find yourself wanting a drink more than ever.
There are a few key skills you can start focusing on to set yourself up for success and we are doing a deep dive in this episode.
You wouldn't start a road trip without using GPS so why would you start your sober lifestyle without a loose plan of what the heck you're going to do?
This is an inside view of what it looks like to start your sobriety with the right mindset and a plan to get farther than you've ever gotten before.
Peace of mind and sober freedom are within your grasp, starting now.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Is Angela the right Coach for you? Book A Call Here to find out : addictionunlimited.com/call
Episode #104: Sober Day One
Episode #178: How I'd Grow My Recovery If I Were Starting From Day One (again)
Episode #319: 3 Things I Would Do If I Was Starting Sobriety Today
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Is Relapse A Part of Recovery or A Decision You're Making?
At the end of my drinking career, it was not fun anymore.
I hated it.
I felt like its hostage, and I despised it.
At the same time, I couldn’t survive without it.
At that stage, I didn’t have a choice.
Alcohol had me brainwashed, and that bear was fully in control.
But here’s the catch- once we have some time without alcohol, the physical withdrawal is over, the mental fog starts to clear, and that bear is starting to lose control.
He’s losing his grip on you and you are making your own choices now.
Once you get a few weeks, a few months- you have made the choice a million times to not take a drink- so you know you’re capable.
You have also made a million other choices like seeking out podcasts, going to meetings, reading books, getting a Coach- you are making choices every day.
And this is where I get confused when people say they ‘hope’ they don’t relapse.
You don’t ‘hope’, you DECIDE.
And this episode will tell you what to do and how to do it so relapse doesn't have to be an ongoing part of your recovery.
Links mentioned in this episode:
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Interesting Analogy You Need For Managing Your Control Issues
What would it feel like to continue NOT having a plan and wake up six months from now in exactly the same place- hungover again, feeling terrible, hating life?
I know that moment all too well.
My sponsor said to me once, “I want you to think about holding a hula hoop”,
“Okay”, I said.
“What all fits inside your hula hoop”?
And I was like, what the hell is this dude talking about?
And I looked at him and said, “Me”.
To which he responded, “Exactly. And that’s everything you have control of. So if it doesn’t fit inside your hula hoop, leave it alone”!
It was a moment that was equally frustrating and life-changing all at the same time, lol.
But if it doesn’t fit in my hula hoop, I can’t control it and I don’t need to expend a lot of time and energy TRYING to control it.
Listen in to hear more...
Links mentioned in this episode:
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Mindset Makeover: https://www.myrecoverytoolbox.com/mindset-makeover-opt-in -
My Letter to Relapse and the Raw Truth About How to Stay Sober
Getting sober is hard and it sometimes feels like you are in the battle alone.
You feel like no one understands your struggle, you feel uncomfortable, lonely, and wonder if it will ever get easier.
But it only gets easier if you STAY sober.
Not going back and forth with one foot in the sober door and one foot in the ‘I still want to drink a little’ door.
In a raw moment of heartbreak and anger over a friend's relapse I'm giving it to you straight.
I wrote a short letter to relapse to let it know exactly how I feel.
And it’s not warm and fuzzy.
If you want direct and easy action steps to take, stay tuned. I give you 3 very specific actions to start RIGHT NOW to strengthen your sobriety whether you have 10 hours or 10 years.
Start here.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Is Angela the right Coach for you? Book A Call Here to find out : addictionunlimited.com/call
Is Relapse a Choice? Episode #79: https://addictionunlimited.com/is-relapse-a-choice/
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This Is Why You're Anxious: What's Happening Under the Surface
You may think you just have anxiety, alcoholism or ADD, but wait ’til you hear what’s going on under the surface and how to heal it.
My special guest, Dr. Don Wood is an inspired leader in the field of trauma, healing, and how our brain controls us. This isn’t only a field of interest for him, but a personal crusade that began with a desire to support his wife in her healing, and to unravel his daughter’s illness from the inside out.
He has worked with some of the world’s top athletes, is a renowned author, and has a special offer for Addiction Unlimited listeners!
Dr. Wood reveals how we’ve created codes in our brains that dictate our behaviors, like addiction, AND the way to re-write the code. You won’t want to miss this.
Links mentioned in this episode:
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Want to work with Angela? Book A Call Here : addictionunlimited.com/call
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Does Your Attachment Style Play A Role In Your Addiction?
There are many theories about the causes of addiction and many of us are curious about what our underlying issues are, that lead us to an unhealthy relationship with substances and behaviors.
What we know for sure is it’s a combination of factors – biological, psychological, social, and environmental.
This is also what makes addiction more challenging to treat because it isn’t an illness that can be approached with a single solution.
It’s not a matter of just putting down the drink and moving on with your life.
Even if there was a way to fix the genetic piece of addiction, that solution wouldn’t be able to fix the psychological pieces. And when you work on the psychological healing, that won’t fix the biology or change the environmental and social aspects.
Many of my clients spend a lot of time searching for why this happened to them.
How did I end up like this? Why did this happen to me?
But one theory that is super interesting to me, and will offer you some additional insight, is attachment theory.
> What is it?
> How does it affect substance issues?
> What to do about it.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/addictionunlimited
Want to work with Angela? Book A Call Here : addictionunlimited.com/call
Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts
“I love Angela & Addiction Unlimited Podcast.” – If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — to keep moving forward to the recovery lifestyle they want. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!