Recovery Road

By Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

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Welcome to Recovery Road, a podcast from Hazelden Publishing. Here you'll find the best thoughts, excerpts, and reflections from our most popular resources. These words, feelings, and insights from world-renowned authors have helped millions of people conquer substance use disorder so they can live their best lives. What's in these podcasts represents the best of the best—and we present them here for inspiration on your journey. Now more than ever, we need to find the calm in the chaos, stay focused on self-care, and remain on our path to long-term recovery. Remember, you are not alone. We are all in this together. So join us each day here on Recovery Road.

Episode Date
Accepting Ourselves and our Addiction
Jan 26, 2023
The Power in Powerlessness
Jan 19, 2023
You are Not Alone: Joining "The Great We" of Recovery
Jan 12, 2023
Back to Basics: What Does Unmanageable Mean?
Jan 05, 2023
Twelve Ways to Revitalize Your Recovery
Dec 29, 2022
Nothing Less than Love is Required
Dec 22, 2022
Service: The Adventure of Reaching Out
Dec 15, 2022
The Rich Rewards of Step Twelve
Dec 08, 2022
The Active Spirituality of the Twelfth Step
Dec 01, 2022
Mindfulness: A Path to Personal Growth
Nov 24, 2022
New Every Morning: How to Remake Your Decisions Each Day
Nov 17, 2022
Practicing Presence: The Power in Meditation
Nov 10, 2022
Conscious Contact: Finding Your Way Forward
Nov 03, 2022
Conscious Contact: Finding Your Way Forward
Nov 03, 2022
How to Not Be a Jerk
Oct 27, 2022
How to Break the Cycle of Stress in Relationships
Oct 20, 2022
Step Ten: How to Sober up to Your Humanness
Oct 13, 2022
Keep Moving Forward
Oct 06, 2022
From Resentment to Forgiveness: Learning to Let Go
Sep 29, 2022
Beyond Blame: Repairing Relationships in Early Recovery
Sep 22, 2022
Working Through Step Nine
Sep 15, 2022
Unapologetic Amends: Forgiveness and Step Nine
Sep 08, 2022
Responsibility: The Cornerstone of Recovery
Sep 01, 2022
Choose Differently: Five Ways to Own Our Part
Aug 25, 2022
The Trio of Unwelcome Feelings: Envy, Guilt and Shame
Aug 18, 2022
Starting from Within
Aug 11, 2022
Six Tips for Avoiding Personalization and Blame
Aug 04, 2022
Awakening Change: Build your Meditation Muscle
Jul 28, 2022
Into Action: Become a Better Person
Jul 21, 2022
Humility: How to Be Great and Small at the Same
Jul 14, 2022
Arrogance vs. Humility
Jul 07, 2022
Healing Magic: Make Reappearing Issues Disappear
Jun 30, 2022
Let Go and Let God: Are You Willing?
Jun 23, 2022
Gifts in Disguise
Jun 16, 2022
Ready for Change: Step Six and the Beginning of Recovery
Jun 09, 2022
Sixth Step: Surrender and Trust
Jun 02, 2022
Meditation Monday: Emotional Support
May 30, 2022
Navigating Conflict with Safe Sounding Boards
May 26, 2022
Meditation Monday: A Little Help Won't Hurt
May 23, 2022
Problem Solving in Seven Steps
May 19, 2022
Meditation Monday: Cultivate Calm
May 16, 2022
How to Stop Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
May 12, 2022
Meditation Monday: Get Going
May 09, 2022
How to Embrace Your Greatness
May 05, 2022
Meditation Monday: Conquering Fear and Anxiety
May 02, 2022
Toxic Positivity: When Being Too Positive Becomes a Negative
Apr 28, 2022
Meditation Monday: Remember and Release
Apr 25, 2022
Sobriety, Serenity, and Stuff: The Sixth Tradition
Apr 21, 2022
Meditation Monday: Loving Ourselves and Others
Apr 18, 2022
Twelve Signs of Misery Addiction
Apr 14, 2022
Meditation Monday: Seasons of Change
Apr 11, 2022
Three Strategies for Self-Care When Loss is Ambiguous
Apr 07, 2022
Meditation Monday: Wisdom is a Gift
Apr 04, 2022
Why Recovery is All or Nothing
Mar 31, 2022
Meditation Monday: Make Way for Hope
Mar 28, 2022
Reality Check: Find Peace Through Humility
Mar 24, 2022
Meditation Monday: Welcoming Change
Mar 21, 2022
Just Breathe: Two Techniques to Help You Relax
Mar 17, 2022
Meditation Monday: First Things First
Mar 14, 2022
Three Steps Toward Forgiveness
Mar 10, 2022
Meditation Monday: Start with Yourself
Mar 07, 2022
Claim Your Power in Recovery
Mar 03, 2022
Meditation Monday: Help from Your Higher Power
Feb 28, 2022
How to Live the Steps and Take Steps for Living
Feb 24, 2022
Meditation Monday: Let It Go
Feb 21, 2022
Give and Take: Being Part of a Healthy Whole in Recovery
Feb 17, 2022
Meditation Monday: Patience Brings Peace
Feb 14, 2022
Change Your Words to Change Your Thoughts
Feb 10, 2022
Meditation Monday: Good Trees Can Bear Good Fruit
Feb 07, 2022
Why We Wait: Navigating Sex in Early Recovery
Feb 03, 2022
Meditation Monday: Honesty Every Day
Jan 31, 2022
Six Basic Recovery Attitudes
Jan 27, 2022
Meditation Monday: Stay Positive
Jan 24, 2022
How to Let Go of the Past
Jan 20, 2022
Meditation Monday: Living Means Changing
Jan 17, 2022
Four Steps for Nurturing Your Value in Recovery
Jan 13, 2022
Meditation Monday: Patience Is a Virtue
Jan 10, 2022
Five Steps for Finding a Fresh Perspective
Jan 06, 2022
Meditation Monday: Face and Embrace Today
Jan 03, 2022
Let Your Head Lead Your Heart: The One-Year Relationship Rule
Dec 30, 2021
Reclaim Your Reactions: Eight Things You Don't Have to Do Anymore
Dec 27, 2021
How Hanging On to Hurt and Resentment Harms Recovery
Dec 23, 2021
Build Better Boundaries: Cats, Dogs, and Healthy Relationships
Dec 20, 2021
Humble, Not Meek: How to Open Up Step Seven
Dec 16, 2021
How to Get Unstuck in Recovery
Dec 13, 2021
Four Methods for Self-Care at Work
Dec 09, 2021
Celebration Anxiety: How to Handle Success in Recovery
Dec 06, 2021
The Trend Is Not Your Friend: Craving, Control, and Step One
Dec 02, 2021
Inconvenient Recovery: The Gifts of Step Ten
Nov 29, 2021
Repairing Relationships: Making Amends in Early Recovery
Nov 24, 2021
Practice the Feeling Process: Tips on Finding Freedom
Nov 22, 2021
Nine Benefits of Healthy Self-Esteem
Nov 18, 2021
A Spark of Faith: Agnostics in AA
Nov 15, 2021
The Not-So-Good Old Days: Leave the High Drama in the Past
Nov 11, 2021
Don't Go Away: Coping with and Healing from Trauma
Nov 08, 2021
Willing or Willful? How Keeping an Open Mind Can Help in Recovery
Nov 04, 2021
"Any Time I Want": How Addictive Thinking Distorts Our Concept of Time
Nov 01, 2021
Apparently Irrelevant Actions: Simple Steps to Reduce Cravings
Oct 28, 2021
How to Reconnect to Your Self in Recovery
Oct 25, 2021
Two Ways to Improve Your Self-Care Routine
Oct 21, 2021
Let It Start with You: Break the Cycle of Family Addiction
Oct 18, 2021
Sex and Recovery: Telling the Truth Together
Oct 14, 2021
How People Change: Six Stages of Transformation
Oct 11, 2021
Begin with Yourself: Loving-Kindness for Life in Recovery
Oct 07, 2021
Stay on the Sobriety Highway by Mapping the Route
Oct 04, 2021
Stress Less: Two Techniques for Calming Anxiety
Sep 30, 2021
You Are Enough: How to Change a Negative Self-Image
Sep 27, 2021
Easy to Read, Hard to Do: Steps One and Two for Skeptics
Sep 23, 2021
Retrain Your Brain: How to Let Go of Controlling Behavior
Sep 20, 2021
Unity and Humility: Tradition One and the Success of AA
Sep 16, 2021
Stop That, Start This: Two Essentials for Early Recovery
Sep 13, 2021
Time for a New Road: Mental Illness, Addiction, and That First Step
Sep 09, 2021
We're Not Normal: Allergy, Addiction, and the Myth of Willpower
Sep 06, 2021
Let’s Get Real: Two Myths and One Truth About Recovery
Sep 02, 2021
Four "Can'ts" and Four "Cans": Dealing with Anger in Recovery
Aug 30, 2021
Time Brings Change: How to Write Your Life's Next Chapter
Aug 26, 2021
Letting Go and Letting God: Sobriety and Self-Will
Aug 23, 2021
Four Ways to Find Safety, Serenity, and Freedom from Trauma
Aug 19, 2021
Eight Techniques for Uncovering Joy Every Day
Aug 16, 2021
End Emotional Isolation: How to Reach Out and Receive Help
Aug 12, 2021
Help Wanted: Higher Power
Aug 09, 2021
Four Tips for Reducing Stress by Dealing with Feelings
Aug 05, 2021
Hope Grows in the Recovery Greenhouse
Aug 02, 2021
Help from All Sides: Finding Meaning in the Journey
Jul 29, 2021
Twelve Step Tutorial: What a Sponsor Does
Jul 26, 2021
Help for the Recovering Heart
Jul 22, 2021
Open Invitation: Work the Program That Works for You
Jul 19, 2021
Addictive Rituals
Jul 15, 2021
Maintenance and Management: Boundaries in Recovery
Jul 12, 2021
Drop the Rock: Decluttering and Detoxing
Jul 08, 2021
Questions and Answers for Recovery Beginners
Jul 05, 2021
New Dreams Ahead
Jul 01, 2021
Relationship Revelation: Every Argument Is About Fear
Jun 28, 2021
Learn from Loss: Relapse as a Teachable Moment
Jun 24, 2021
Understanding Trauma and Anger: Setting Boundaries
Jun 21, 2021
Embracing Doubt as a Spiritual Practice
Jun 17, 2021
The Three Stages of Recovery
Jun 14, 2021
Almost Mindful: Training Ourselves to Stay Present
Jun 10, 2021
Recovery and Your Physical Well-Being
Jun 07, 2021
Loving-Kindness: Finding a Friend in Yourself
Jun 03, 2021
Grace and Growth: There's No Finish Line to Recovery
May 31, 2021
Tradition Eight: Giving It Away
May 27, 2021
A Story for You: Bill W. and the Beginning of AA
May 24, 2021
The Case for Commitment
May 20, 2021
The Joy of Step Twelve: Help Yourself by Helping Others
May 17, 2021
Logical Sense: Reaping the Benefits of Consequences
May 13, 2021
Practicing Presence: The Power in Meditation
May 10, 2021
Purpose and Persistence: Moving Beyond the Limits of Addiction
May 06, 2021
Inner Critic: Your Own Worst Enemy
May 03, 2021
It Takes a Family: Strength-Oriented Sobriety for Everybody
Apr 29, 2021
Dealing with Our Feelings: Emotions Can Be Allies
Apr 26, 2021
Strength in the Struggle: You Are Worth the Work
Apr 22, 2021
Get Your Loved One Back: Intervention as Hostage Negotiation
Apr 19, 2021
Finding Abundance in Financial Recovery
Apr 15, 2021
You vs. the World: Learning to See Our Interconnectedness
Apr 12, 2021
Terms of Acceptance
Apr 08, 2021
Recovery for Body, Mind, and Spirit
Apr 05, 2021
Becoming Independent: Learning to Live Alone
Apr 01, 2021
No Spiritual Shortcuts: The Only Way Forward Is Through
Mar 29, 2021
Don't Let Fear Overrule: The Lack of Intimacy
Mar 25, 2021
I'm Not God: Working Out What's Worth Worshipping
Mar 22, 2021
Improve Sleep: Dreams Interrupted
Mar 18, 2021
Passages Through Recovery: Controlling Behavioral Impulses
Mar 15, 2021
Family Traits: Discovering the Origin of Our Addictions
Mar 11, 2021
The Wealth of Healthy Relationships
Mar 08, 2021
Keep Bringing Your Body: Making the Most of Meetings
Mar 04, 2021
An Invitation to Self-Care: The Many Faces of Self-Harm
Mar 01, 2021
The Road to Compassion Goes Through Empathy
Feb 25, 2021
Tune In Today: Turning Down Denial and Turning Up Compassion
Feb 22, 2021
The Power of Action for Healing and Hope
Feb 18, 2021
Shared Hearts: Healthy Love in an Unhealthy Time
Feb 15, 2021
Pocket Your Pride: Humility and Hope in Step Five
Feb 11, 2021
The Myth of Immunity: Risks That Accompany Success
Feb 08, 2021
Skills for the Hard Times: Self-Care in a Season of Grief
Feb 04, 2021
Back to Basics: What Does "Unmanageable" Mean?
Feb 01, 2021
New Year, New Vision: Seeing Without Judging
Jan 28, 2021
New Year, New Now: Stop Letting the Past Control Today
Jan 25, 2021
New Year, New Chances: Rebuilding Trust in Early Recovery
Jan 21, 2021
New Year, New Perspective: Work, Success, and Self-Worth
Jan 18, 2021
New Year, Next Happy: Grieving Losses Large and Small
Jan 14, 2021
New Year, New Hope: Spiritual Skeptics Welcome
Jan 11, 2021
New Year, Deep Breath: Challenge Your Anxiety-Fueled Thoughts
Jan 07, 2021
New Year, New Start: Resistance, Acceptance, and Self-Knowledge
Jan 04, 2021
New Year, New Start: Becoming, in Every Moment of Life
Dec 31, 2020
Love in Recovery: Start with Yourself
Dec 28, 2020
Trust the Process: Ripple Effect in Everything
Dec 24, 2020
Nourishing the Body: The Sugar Thing
Dec 21, 2020
You Are Worth the Effort: Training Makes the Difference
Dec 14, 2020
Sober Mom's Tools for Surviving the Holidays
Dec 10, 2020
The Difference Between Guilt and Shame
Dec 07, 2020
Find Your People, Find Your Voice: Belonging to Others in Recovery
Dec 03, 2020
Looking Ahead: Set Your Own Goals
Nov 30, 2020
Just Dandy: Being With Family While Being Without Family
Nov 26, 2020
Help for the Hard Times: Supporting Others
Nov 23, 2020
Coping Ahead: Preparing for Confrontation
Nov 16, 2020
Shame in Recovery: An Unwelcome Visitor at the Holidays
Nov 12, 2020
A Helpful Reminder: We Can All Help Others
Nov 09, 2020
Transformation: The Journey of Recovery
Nov 05, 2020
Learning to Recognize Grief: Skills for the Holidays...and Recovery
Nov 02, 2020
Emotional Sobriety: Pressure Yourself to Change
Oct 29, 2020
Mindfulness for Healing Through Forgiveness
Oct 26, 2020
Autumn Spirituality in Recovery
Oct 22, 2020
The Trauma of Now: Helping Ourselves and Each Other
Oct 19, 2020
Easy Does It: Finding Serenity in Upheaval
Oct 15, 2020
Honesty in Recovery: Giving Ourselves Room to Grow
Oct 12, 2020
Drop the Rock: Recovery Aerobics
Oct 08, 2020
Look to the Stars: Practicing Humility
Oct 05, 2020
Emotional Sobriety: How to Cope with Problems When You're Sober
Oct 01, 2020
You Have Feelings: A Gentle Reminder About Being Human
Sep 28, 2020
Hijacking and Healing: The Brain Science of Addiction and Recovery
Sep 24, 2020
Exit the Resentment Lane: Positive Self-Talk During the Pandemic
Sep 21, 2020
What Agoraphobia Can Teach Us About the Usefulness of Fear
Sep 17, 2020
Standing Still in the Moment: Train Your Brain to Think First
Sep 14, 2020
Between Chaos and Discipline: A Path to Serenity
Sep 10, 2020
Trust Your Story: It's Bigger Than the Present Moment
Sep 07, 2020
Fake It Until You Make It: Acting "As If" in a Pandemic
Sep 03, 2020
Finding Calm in a Crisis: Recharge, Relax, and Remember
Aug 31, 2020
Trust in a Time of Crisis: Living Without Knowing Outcomes
Aug 27, 2020
Relapse Red Flags: A Cyber Junkie Recovers in the Real World
Aug 24, 2020
Making Art for a Natural High
Aug 20, 2020
You're Not Alone: The Importance of Finding a Sponsor
Aug 17, 2020
Detaching: Taming Our Reactions for Our Own Health
Aug 13, 2020
Fences: Boundaries Keep Us Safe from Ourselves
Aug 10, 2020
The Gift of Listening: Helping Others in the Time of Pandemic
Aug 06, 2020
Believing that Life Should be Easy
Aug 03, 2020
Food, Sleep, and Exercise: Anti-Anxiety Basics for Troubled Times
Jul 30, 2020
Four Ways to Resist and Recover from Addictive Emotions
Jul 27, 2020
How Recovery Prepares Us to Reframe Pain and Suffering
Jul 23, 2020
Anger in a Time of Crisis: Recognize and Avoid the Volcano
Jul 20, 2020
Practicing Gratitude: Appreciation as an Antidote to Anxiety
Jul 16, 2020
Healing the Wounds of Shame: Human, not Perfect
Jul 13, 2020
Sorry, Self: Being Gentle with Ourselves during a Pandemic
Jul 09, 2020
Stupid Thing 8: Confusing Self-Concern with Selfishness
Jul 06, 2020
Sleep and Massage for Escape During the Pandemic
Jul 02, 2020
Meditating with Flo: Finding Avenues for Anxiety in Recovery
Jun 29, 2020
Surrender: How Step 3 Helps During a Pandemic
Jun 25, 2020
In a Time of Crisis, Stop Trying to Be "Good" at Meditation
Jun 22, 2020
Sober Mom During the Pandemic: Recovery and Exhaustion
Jun 18, 2020
Recovery and the Pandemic: Emotional Boundary Basics
Jun 15, 2020
Not a Democracy: Parenting Teens During the Pandemic
Jun 11, 2020
Cleaning House During a Crisis: Silence Your Negativity Committee
Jun 08, 2020
Crisis and Creativity for People in Recovery
Jun 04, 2020
Good Grief During the Pandemic: Loss without Losing Everything
Jun 01, 2020
Grandparenting During the Pandemic: Signs You Need Some Help
May 28, 2020
Returning to Step One: Harnessing Our Periods of Descent
May 25, 2020
Parents of Kids in Recovery: Checking In with Your Emotions
May 21, 2020
Life and Trauma: Ask for, and Accept, Help
May 05, 2020
Readiness to Change: Step 6 for Those with Mental Illness
May 05, 2020
You Can't Always Be Disney Dad, Particularly When Distancing
May 05, 2020
Working Step 10: Paying Attention to Our Emotions
May 05, 2020
Finding the Light: Choosing Mindfulness Instead of Checking Out
May 05, 2020
Welcome to the Club: Grief and Recovery During a Pandemic
May 05, 2020
Active Listening: Caring for Others While Caring for Ourselves
May 05, 2020
Identifying Emotions: When Life Turns a Grandparent into a Parent
May 05, 2020
Five Mindful Ways to Tame Your Anxiety in Stressful Times
Apr 29, 2020