Angie Marie
Angie Marie
Your addiction was your purpose: Finding perspective in recovery.
Your addiction was your purpose: Finding perspective in recovery.
Your addiction was your purpose: Finding perspective in recovery.
Tuesday 16th January 2024
Join Angie Marie as she reflects on finding purpose in addiction and setting goals in recovery in this insightful episode of The Hope Chase Podcast.
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22 minutes
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Angie Marie
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Recovery Reimagined
Navigating Challenges in Recovery
Empowering Recovery Journeys
Sexual Empowerment & Identity
Creative Recovery Journeys
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Episode Overview
- Addiction can become a person's entire purpose in life, shaping their daily routines and motivations.
- Recovering from addiction often involves a sense of loss and disorientation due to the removal of the addiction-driven purpose.
- Understanding the role of addiction as a form of purpose and accountability can lead to a shift in perspective.
- Setting goals in recovery may be hindered by prevalent self-doubt and isolation, stemming from years of negative experiences and lack of validation.
- Creating positive connections and embracing new experiences are pivotal in overcoming self-doubt and discovering one's abilities in recovery.
Your addiction becomes your entire purpose in life. So when we get clean, when we stop using, when we try to start recovering, it makes sense that we feel lost because our entire purpose in life is removed.
Have you ever wondered if the years spent in addiction were just wasted time? In this episode of The Hope Chase Podcast, Angie Marie flips that idea on its head. She opens up about her 20-year struggle with heroin addiction and how it surprisingly became a source of purpose in her life. Through candid reflections, Angie explores the concept that those years weren’t wasted but were crucial to her journey of recovery and self-discovery.
She shares breakthrough moments and discusses how changing our perspective on the past can lead to genuine gratitude for even the darkest times. Angie also dives into the often-overlooked challenges of setting goals during recovery, tackling self-doubt, and building positive connections. Whether you’re just starting your recovery journey or have been on the path for years, Angie’s insights offer a refreshing and hopeful outlook that can help anyone find purpose and set meaningful goals in their own lives.