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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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3. For you, Ms. New Person, Life is all new now that you’re in recovery.
   For all of us, It’s all about a second chance,
   an opportunity to create a
   new direction in our life that
   we never before thought possible.

   If you are new,
   You may be one of the lucky ones who are
   brimming with excitement and hope for the future ?
   Now, on the other hand, you may be feeling terrible.
   Don’t be disappointed if these happy feelings don’t come right away.

   After all, you’re new
   and you may still feel a bit uncertain
   for some period of time.

   But, Looking ahead,
   you may wonder how to get recovery all at once.

   This is why you may want to put together a
   Workable plan of action for your recovery ?
   This is why you may want to set some priorities.
   A plan to work recovery, one step at a time as it were.

   That is what we are going to talk about this week,
   Setting Priorities in Recovery.

   Ok, Chrissy, you’re first.

   When you were new, what were your priorities?
   After some sober time, did those priorities change?

   I would ask myself a question, “How important is it?”
   Do I want to be right or do I want to be happy?

   What steps help with setting and executing priorities/goals
   What other tools help and how?

   Just making the decision to work a program automatically made recovery a priority.

   What specific goal are you working on now?

   Retirement
   Maintaining a spiritual life
   Tri-County Conference
   Picking up up to two more sponsees
   Write a book?
   Talk at a prison
   Call sponsor more
   Date nights/more romance

   Here are some tips, I would like to get your experience:
   Tip 1
   Set Aside Some Planning Time
   How?
   Where?
   Experience?

   Investigate What It Will Take
   We all want to be a Harvard grad, but is that realistic?

   Include Family Members in Your Decisions

   Basics First, Then Slowly Build

   Give Back When You Are Able
   We Have Calls

   Clyde
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   Ollie – March Roundup
   https://www.speakpipe.com/messages

   Lena Ontario – Spiritual exercises
   https://www.speakpipe.com/messages

   Jen – anger vs rath
   https://www.speakpipe.com/messages

   Ruth – Conventions
   https://www.speakpipe.com/messages

   Jerry Ohio – grateful for show
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   What would you say to the new guy about Setting Priorities?
   Final Thoughts?

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

1. Speakpipe Use your mobile or computer and leave a message.  This is the preferred method because the sound quality is excellent.
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Alison Paine is the mother of a college student with
co-occurring substance use disorder and major depressive disorder.
She has been a NAMI volunteer for 5 years and
is one of many volunteers for NAMI Washtenaw County.
She teaches in their Family to Family program and
presents information on mental health to teachers and
parents in schools .
Alison is passionate about learning more and sharing information on mental health to anyone who will listen because there is such a need for knowledge and understanding.

Alison, welcome to the Recovered Podcast Studio.

Alison, let’s talk about your journey.
Let’s start with your story and then we can move on to NAMI
Alison, tell us about yourself.

What was your attitude regarding mental illness before your involvement with NAMI?
What was your biggest misconception around mental illness?
Talk about the special challenges for someone with co-occurring substance use disorder and major depressive disorder.

How does stigma affect treatment?
How do you try and deal with stigma?

What is NAMI?

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness,
is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization
dedicated to building better lives for
the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
What started as a small group of families in 1979
has grown into the nation’s leading voice on mental health.
Today, NAMI is an association of local affiliates, \
state organizations and volunteers who
work to raise awareness and provide support and education

How did you get involved with NAMI?
What does NAMI do?

Tell us about your Family to Family Education Program

We educate.
How does education help?
Give an example of how education helps
How do you educate?
Who do you educate
What do you teach?
Where do you teach?
We advocate.
What do you hope to accomplish with advocacy?
Who do you advocate for?
Who do you advocate to?
We listen.
Why is listening important?
How do you listen as an individual?
How do you listen as an organization?
We lead.
Why lead?
If you don’t lead, who does?
How do you lead?

What was the #1 thing that is holding NAMI back from success?
What is the best Mental Illness advocacy advice you ever received?
What is something that is working for NAMI right now?
What is the best book you have read on Mental Illness?

How can our listeners get involved?
How can you be contacted?

What would you say to the person who is new in recovery and who has mental health challenges? What advice would you give to that person?

Thank you for joining us today

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Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

1. Speakpipe Use your mobile or computer and leave a message.  This is the preferred method because the sound quality is excellent.
2. 1-734-288-7510 is our voice message line.

Check out this episode!

Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

1. Episode Sponsorship  We will recognize you by first name only at the top, mid, and end of the episode.  Any amount will qualify.
2. Premium Membership  This is the single most effective way to support the show.  Watch the video in its entirety and learn how to become Premium

The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

1. Speakpipe Use your mobile or computer and leave a message.  This is the preferred method because the sound quality is excellent.
2. 1-734-288-7510 is our voice message line.

Now, let’s move on to our topic.
The 2017 March Roundup and our impressions

The 2017 March Roundup has come an gone and
We have had some time to reflect on it.

Anna, I thought we would share our experience with this years roundup.

What did you think when I first mentioned my intentions on the reception and live show to you?
What were your expectations?

Have you been to a convention before?
Was this similar?
Different?

Let’s share our thoughts on the following:
Turn out
Facilities
Timing
Content
Coffee
Cookies
Sound
Tee shirts
Jeff vande zande
Who did you meet?
What do you think we did well?
What do yo think we should change?

We have calls

Brett V
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Gregg from LA
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Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

1. Episode Sponsorship  We will recognize you by first name only at the top, mid, and end of the episode.  Any amount will qualify.
2. Premium Membership  This is the single most effective way to support the show.  Watch the video in its entirety and learn how to become Premium

The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

1. Speakpipe Use your mobile or computer and leave a message.  This is the preferred method because the sound quality is excellent.
2. 1-734-288-7510 is our voice message line.

Check out this episode!

Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

1. Episode Sponsorship  We will recognize you by first name only at the top, mid, and end of the episode.  Any amount will qualify.
2. Premium Membership  This is the single most effective way to support the show.  Watch the video in its entirety and learn how to become Premium

The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

1. Speakpipe Use your mobile or computer and leave a message.  This is the preferred method because the sound quality is excellent.
2. 1-734-288-7510 is our voice message line.

No two people are the same,
and it’s important to create a self-care program that works for you ?
and you alone.
However, there are aspects of self-care that are
applicable to most anyone in recovery.

Since life is multidimensional,
we must address each part to form the whole:
the physical, the spiritual, the emotional and social.

Let’s start at the beginning
What first came to mind when you heard that
Self Care was going to be the topic?

How did you do self care before program?
After program?
Now?

Why is self care important to you?
What steps do you work which are self care to you?

Everyone is different and there are different way to do self care.
I have listed are nine basic steps for creating a successful and
balanced self-care plan in recovery.
Let’s talk about them.

Under the category of Physical Self-Care
Exercise
Get sleep
Eat Healthy

Now, let’s talk about Spiritual and Emotional Self-Care
Love Yourself
Relax
Find Balance

Finally, Social Self-Care
Find Support
Talk to Someone

We have calls

Kitt from So Cal
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Kelly (anonymous)
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Cathy from Georgia
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Valerie
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