HeyJaredRecovery Daily Podcast
Recovery Daily Podcast is hosted by Rachel (Miller) Abbassi, a recovering alcoholic and stroke survivor.
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Our Ripple Effect: What Are You Putting Into the Water? (opens the original)
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We all leave something behind in the people we encounter. In this episode, I talk about the fundamental attribution error , our tendency to judge someone’s character without knowing the circumstances behind their behavior, and what stroke recovery has taught me about the things we simply cannot see in other people. I also look at the other side of the ripple: what I put into the water. From Step 10 and sobriety to chronic pain, invisible disability, and one stranger’s comment that got under my s
Show-n-Tell Before the Art Show: Recovery Upcycling (opens the original)
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It’s show-n-tell day! Before I head to the Lake of the Woods Fine Arts Show & Sale tomorrow, I’m giving you a peek at what I’ve been creating, from Christmas ornaments made with vintage jewelry to Spoon & Cup Theory bracelets and my newest obsession of handmade junk journals. Everything at my booth has been created with recycled, repurposed, and vintage materials. Recovery has taught me that everyone and everything can change, be reborn, and become something beautiful. Come see what I’ve been ma
Learning to Laugh Again After Stroke (opens the original)
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After my stroke, there wasn't much room for laughter. My life was consumed by pain, fear, doctors, visual disability, and trying to understand what happened to me and if I’d get better. Over time, thanks to my husband, laughter found its way back in. Laughing at some of the ridiculous moments of life after stroke doesn't minimize what I've lost. I can grieve my limitations and still laugh when my brain plays Mad Libs with my words, I walk into a room with absolutely no idea why I'm there, or my
When I Feel Like I’m Not Enough (opens the original)
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I wondered what I had left to offer without alcohol in my life. After my stroke, that same fear came back. So much of what I could do had changed that I started questioning what I could still bring to my relationships and my life. I must separate my limitations from my worth, let go of the “I should be able to” thoughts, and stop measuring Rachel 3.0 against the person I was before my stroke. My capacity changes from day to day, and my self-worth can’t change with it. If I want to be happy, I ne
Staying Active with a Vestibular Disorder and Chronic Pain (opens the original)
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Living with a vestibular disorder has changed what being active looks like for me. Movement itself can provoke my symptoms, so exercise isn't as simple as pushing harder, going farther, or trying to get back to what I could do before my stroke. I have to consider what I can do with the brain and body I have today? Sometimes being active is walking my dog. Other times it's gardening, gentle stretching, modified yoga, or simply moving around the house doing chores (which I’m way over due on.) I've
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