The Sobriety Deck: Your New Best Friend in Recovery
Episode Overview
The Sobriety Deck offers practical tips for navigating recovery. Setting boundaries helps maintain sobriety by prioritising personal needs. Understanding triggers can prevent relapse by identifying emotional discomforts. Celebrating milestones, big or small, boosts motivation in recovery. Giving yourself grace is crucial for self-compassion during the recovery journey.
"A boundary is a way to love you and me at the same time"
In this episode of Recovery Rocks, Tawny Lara and Lisa Smith are buzzing with excitement as they discuss their latest project, The Sobriety Deck. This innovative deck of 50 cards is designed to provide support and inspiration for those on their recovery journey. Divided into five sections - Sobriety Tool Kit, Knowing Ourselves, Relationships, Showing Up, and Experiencing Joy - each card offers practical tips and tools based on the duo's own experiences and conversations from the podcast.
It's like having a pocket-sized coach to help you navigate sobriety one day at a time. The conversation gets personal as Tawny and Lisa share insights on setting boundaries, understanding triggers, and giving oneself grace. Tawny highlights how boundaries are essential for maintaining sobriety, urging you to ask if you're doing something for yourself or just to please others. Lisa echoes this sentiment, sharing her struggles with people-pleasing and the importance of making mindful choices.
They also dive into the significance of recognising and managing triggers, offering journal prompts to help you reflect on past behaviours and better prepare for challenging moments. Celebrating milestones, big or small, is another key theme. Tawny encourages you to acknowledge every step of progress, whether it's a day or a year of sobriety. And for those astrology enthusiasts, she even suggests creating a birth chart for your sobriety date!
The episode wraps up with a Music Minute featuring Jeff Buckley and a shoutout to Road Recovery, a nonprofit helping at-risk youth through music. Whether you're new to sobriety or a seasoned veteran, this episode is packed with wisdom and warmth. Ready to get inspired and find some new tools for your journey? Tune in and discover how The Sobriety Deck can be your new best friend in recovery.