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Recovery Daily Podcast
Hosted by Rachel (Miller) Abbassi · EN
Recovery Daily Podcast is hosted by Rachel (Miller) Abbassi, a recovering alcoholic and stroke survivor. With 9 years of sobriety, Rachel regressed into severe post-stroke chronic daily migraines, vision impairment due to vestibular disorder, and mild vascular neurocognitive disorder. The first episode starts only days after recognizing that she must start her journey of rehabilitation again and pull herself away from a career she loves. She believes that the greatest healing comes from sharing her experience, strength, and hope with others in recovery. Follow the podcast to join the journey!
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Justified vs. Unjustified Anger: The Cost of Holding On
5d ago00:29:30Tap to summarizeWhat is the difference between justified and unjustified anger through the lens of emotional sobriety and stroke recovery. Healthy anger alerts us to injustice, boundary violations, and unmet needs. But even justified anger can become resentment when we replay it, nurture it, and allow it to take up permanent residence in our minds.Unjustified anger is fueled by fear, pride, expectations, and the need for control. Step 4 teaches me to look beyond what is happening, examine the real source, learn from it, and release it. The goal is to stop feeding the fire and start tending the light.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779
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The Wisdom of Waiting: Does It Need To Be Said?
6d ago00:34:35Tap to summarizeWhen I was in high school, my drama teacher told me I had good timing. That always stayed with me as an incredible compliment. Communication requires good timing, but it also requires good judgment. Unfortunately, that was not something that I flourished at.I don’t have to react to every thought, emotion, or circumstance. It's hard to settle that emotional urgency and wait for clarity and, in my case, humility that only comes with pausing. If it’s a good idea today, it should be a good idea tomorrow.Three simple questions that have helped me quiet the emotional urgency:Does it need to be said?Does it need to be said now?Does it need to be said by me?Timing matters as much as the action itself. And sometimes the wisest thing to do is nothing.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779
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Relieve Me of the Bondage of Self: When Pain Turns Into Self-Centeredness
1w ago00:37:50Tap to summarizeThe phrase "relieve me of the bondage of self" appears in the Third Step Prayer, but what does it really mean? Sometimes our self-centered thinking is rooted in pain, fear, and need for comfort. We become consumed with our worries, our problems, our future, and our need for relief. Alcohol may have been one solution, but self-pity, control, and fear can keep us trapped and block emotional sobriety.Unmet emotional needs can lead us to seek comfort in unhealthy ways. Sobriety and stroke recovery taught me that peace comes when I stop trying to control everything and start trusting something greater than myself. Freedom begins when we lift our eyes from ourselves and reconnect with the world around us.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779
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Acceptance vs Being Taken Advantage Of: A Path to Gratitude
1w ago00:36:10Tap to summarizeRecovery teaches me acceptance, but sometimes I feel like I’m giving up on me when I accept life as it is. I have to be patient, understanding, and willing to let things go, but sometimes I get exhausted and resentful, feeling like life’s doormat.There’s a difference between accepting reality and abandoning our own needs. Acceptance doesn’t mean I have to like my circumstances, I just get to adapt and explore gratitude despite them. Resentments can be warning signs that we’re overextending ourselves. People-pleasing, fear, and good intentions can lead me there. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779
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Meditation for Stroke Recovery
2w ago00:28:51Tap to summarizeMeditation became an unexpected but essential part of my stroke recovery journey. What began as an uncomfortable practice I learned in sobriety became a powerful tool for navigating grief, uncertainty, disability, and acceptance. From learning how to think about nothing to visualizing my brain healing, I’m gaining patience, serenity, resilience, and hope.Whether you're recovering from a stroke, living with a chronic condition, or struggling with life's uncertainties, this episode explores how meditation helps us stop fighting reality, trust the wisdom of our bodies, and find peace in the present moment. Healing requires us to sit willingly with who we are today and trust that growth is still happening beneath the surface.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779#strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery #recovery #vestibular #disabilityawareness #soberlifestyle #recoverypodcast
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Step Two: Becoming Willing to Believe
2w ago00:25:10Tap to summarizeStep Two introduced me to the willingness to believe that change is possible. We are exhausted from trying to manage life on our own and want proof that things will get better before we're willing to trust the process. But Step Two helps us keep an open mind, borrow hope from those who have gone before us, and consider the possibility that a power greater than ourselves can offer us hope.In this episode, I explore how willingness, faith, and hope work together in recovery. We talk about the difference between willpower and a Higher Power, why open-mindedness is essential for faith, and how Step Two teaches us to trust the next right step even when we can't see the whole path ahead.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling#strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery #recovery #vestibular #disabilityawareness #soberlifestyle #recoverypodcast
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Reads and Recovery: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
2w ago00:27:31Tap to summarizeWhile many readers know it as a psychological thriller, I experienced it as a powerful story about resilience, emotional abuse, identity, and the courage it takes to reclaim a life that has slowly been slipping away. As a recovering alcoholic and stroke survivor, I found myself relating to the main character's journey in unexpected ways. Her struggle to trust herself, her battle with self-worth, and her gradual awakening felt remarkably familiar.In this episode, I share how the book parallels many of the lessons I've learned in recovery: the danger of living disconnected from ourselves, the psychological toll of emotional abuse, the uncomfortable process of healing, and the hope that emerges when we finally stop running from reality. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling#strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery #recovery #vestibular #disabilityawareness #soberlifestyle #recoverypodcast
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Living in the Solution of Steps 1, 2, and 3: Control, Help, and Micro-Decisions
3w ago00:41:43Tap to summarizeStep One taught me that I am not in control of people, places, things, symptoms, timelines, or outcomes. Step Two taught me that I don't have to figure everything out by myself. Step Three taught me how to make hundreds of small decisions each day based on the wisdom I've gained about what I can control, what I can't, what I need to let go of, and what action I need to take.In this episode, I explore how the first three steps became a roadmap life in stroke recovery. I talk about acceptance, asking for help, taking the next right action, and seeking the solution instead of getting stuck in the struggle.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling#strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery #recovery #vestibular #disabilityawareness #soberlifestyle #recoverypodcast
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When Protection Becomes a Prison: Is Your Armor Your Weapon?
3w ago00:32:43Tap to summarizeWe all develop armor. Sometimes it's alcohol, anger, perfectionism, control, people-pleasing, or isolation. At some point, these behaviors may have helped us survive difficult seasons of life. The problem is that what protects us during a crisis can eventually hurt us and keep us from healing when we don’t recognize the danger is gone.Is your armor helping you heal, or has it become your weapon?Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling#strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery #recovery #vestibular #disabilityawareness #soberlifestyle #recoverypodcast
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Freedom: Fear vs. Want
3w ago00:23:56Tap to summarizeFor years, I wanted immediate relief, certainty, approval, and control. The problem was that every time one want was satisfied, another appeared. I was constantly chasing something just beyond my reach. In this episode, I explore the difference between freedom from want and freedom from fear. Looking back, many of my wants were fears in disguise. I wanted because I was afraid to sit with discomfort.Sobriety introduced me to freedom, and stroke recovery deepens that lesson. Serenity comes from living through uncertainty, disappointment, change, and discomfort without running.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube. Rather listen on Apple Podcasts? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/recovery-daily-podcast/id1693924779 Visit my Etsy shop, and join my creative journey at Recovery Upcycling. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RecoveryUpcycling#strokerecovery #strokesurvivor #strokepodcast #vestibularrecovery #recovery #vestibular #disabilityawareness #soberlifestyle #recoverypodcast
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