Worth Recovery
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 087: What Will Be My Legacy?
05 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Finding motivation and inspiration to stay in recovery is important. Those sources change as our recovery journey changes. Lately, as I've been wo...
Episode 086: All In Indicators
25 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 80, I asked the question, are you All In when it comes to recovery? In episode 81 we discussed some of the distractors that prevent us fr...
Episode 085: Acknowledging Reality
10 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, as I've tried to acknowledge my own reality, I've been surprised by the variety of responses I've received. Whether it's friends, family, pe...
Episode 084: The Letter You'll Never Send
28 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we just miss our addiction. We know that the relationships we had and the behaviors we engaged in are unhealthy and they aren't serving us...
Episode 083: Help Wanted, Part 2
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing this series from Episode 078, Megan and I finish our discussion about our Help Wanted ads. Moving Megan across the country was a jumbled ba...
Episode 082: Birthday Blessings
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I just celebrated by 41st birthday!! During the day, three seemingly small things added up to an amazing day! As I was reflecting on these things, I w...
Episode 081: All In Distractors
13 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our discussion on being ALL IN, I share with you my big three distrator behaviors! These are behaviors that prevent me (and probably you) f...
Episode 080: All In?
06 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share with you a recent revelation I have had about my life. I'm holding back. I'm not ALL IN! Of course, this isn't the case in all...
Episode 079: Exploring Consent
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With all the recent media coverage on rape and rape culture, Amy explores the idea of consent with CSAT therapist Jackie Pack. Jackie will be speaki...
Episode 078: Help Wanted, Part 1
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to get healthier and upgrade our lives in recovery, it is essential that we upgrade our relationships along with it. Otherwise, we ge...
Episode 077: Shame Resilience with Lu Duke
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview episode, Amy interviews Lu Duke, one of the presenters at the upcoming Worth Recovery Event: Engaged in the Struggle. Lu is not only...
Episode 076: 4 Years Sober - My Spiritual Awakening
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate her 4 year sobriety anniversary, Amy shares her own Spiritual Awakening. Knowing that addiction is an "illness that only a spiritual expe...
Episode 073: The Dark Molasses Trenches of Grief
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Grief comes to visit all of us on occassion. It is it's own size. It can feel like a presence in our life. It manifests in different ways for each...
Episode 071: Unvoiced Expectations
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thoughts from Amy's car continues with an episode about preparing for the holidays. Amy shares how unvoiced expectations are just resentment waiting t...
Episode 075: Mastering the Trauma Wound with Candice Christiansen
11 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Trauma can be complex and deep. It brings wounds into our lives that we try desperately to master. In an interview with Candice Christansen, Amy d...
Episode 069: Step 9 - More Than Apologies
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the deep dive on the 12 steps of recovery, Amy explores how all of the work we have done up to this point prepares us for Step ...
Episode 074: Stop Objectifying Me! Part 3
04 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of the series on Objectification, Amy discusses two questions: How am I objectifying myself? and what boundaries do I need to set ...
Bonus Episode: The cycle of relationships
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
While driving to spend some time with her family, Amy shares the cycle and evolution of relationships in her recovery.
Episode 072: Stop Objectifying Me! Part Two
25 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the series on Objectification, Amy discuses the first of the reflection questions from last time, "How do I objectify other peo...
Episode 067: Step 8: Forgiveness
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Concluding the discussion on step 8, Amy shares one of the most influential experiences she has heard about forgiveness. Using the experience of Cor...
Episode 070: Stop Objectifying Me!!
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What does objectification look like? What are the qualities that define objectification? How do you identify it, stop it for yourself, and hold bo...
Episode 068: Trauma & Addiction, An Interview With Dr. Aaron Glade, Part Two
27 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of this two part interview with Dr. Aaron Glade, Amy discusses more about Trauma and Addiction, including stabilizing your life, bui...
Bonus Episode: The Dreaded Drive Home
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On the way back from visiting with her mom, Amy shares some of the raw emotion around death, addiction, fantasy, and recovery.
Episode 066: Trauma & Addiction, an interview with Dr. Aaron Glade - Part 1
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of this two part series, Amy interview Aaron Glade, Ph.D, LMFT, CSAT, about the role of trauma in addiction. They discuss capital T and l...
Episode 065: Step 8 - Letting Go
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the series on the 12 steps of recovery, Amy discusses one of the major principles she had to learn and practice while working S...
Episode 064: Engaged In The Struggle: Maureen, Part 2
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
During the Worth Recovery event, "Engaged In The Struggle", in Seattle, Washington, Amy sat with Maureen as they discussed their recovery journeys. ...
Episode 063: Step 8 - Responsible Ownership
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the episodes on Step 8, Amy discusses the principles she learned from actually working this step in her life. Throughout the ...
Episode 062: Engaged in the Struggle: Maureen
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
During the Worth Recovery event, "Engaged In The Struggle", in Seattle, Washington, Amy sat with Maureen as they discussed their recovery journeys. ...
Episode 061: Step 8 - It Works When I Work It
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Step 8 has many principles for us to learn, but they aren't always obvious from the beginning. Approaching this step different from she has in the p...
Episode 060: An Interview with Staci Sprout, Part 3
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of an interview with Staci Sprout, Amy discusses shame, therapy, recovered memory and Staci shares her final message to women in rec...
Episode 059: Step 7 - It Works When I Work It
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the discussion about the 12 steps of recovery, and the conclusion of the discussion on Step 7, Amy offers three methods for wor...
Episode 058: An Interview with Staci Sprout, Part 2
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of three, Amy interviews Staci Sprout, author of Naked In Public, her memoir of her sex addiction and recovery. Listen to Staci talk abo...
Episode 057: Step 7 - Humble & Remove
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As we dive deep into Step 7, Amy analyzes the words of this step. What does it look like to live in humility? What exactly does the word Remove me...
Episode 056: An interview with Staci Sprout, Part 1
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of three, Amy interviews Staci Sprout, author of Naked In Public, her memoir of her sex addiction and recovery. Listen to Staci talk abo...
Episode 055: Step 6 - It Works When I Work It
12 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of the discussion on Step 6, Amy provides two examples of how to work this step in our lives. Remember - it works when we work it!...
Episode 054: 5 Years Into Recovery, Part 3
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the concluding episode of the series about Amy's 5 year anniversary in recovery, she discusses the 5 top things she has learned in these last 5 yea...
Episode 053: Step 6 - Entirely Ready
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with the series on Step 6 of the 12 Steps of Recovery, Amy discuses what it means to be entirely ready. Step 6 reads: Were entirely ready...
Episode 052: 5 Years Into Recovery, Part 2
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of this three part series, Amy reflects about her five years of recovery. With Dr. Aaron Glade, her first therapist in recover...
Episode 051: Step 6 - Defects of Character
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the series on the 12-steps of recovery, Amy discusses Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of charact...
Episode 050: 5 Years Into Recovery, Part One
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this celebratory episode, Amy reflects on the lessons she has learned from being in recovery for 5 years! FIVE YEARS! With special guest, Dr. A...
Episode 049: Step 5 - It Works When I Work It!
22 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the deep dive into the 12 steps of recovery, Amy concludes her discussion on Step 5 with "It Works When I Work It!" In this e...
Episode 048: BIG Emotions, Part Two
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of the two-part series on BIG emotions, Amy continues her discussion with special guest Jon Taylor, LCSW, CSAT, CMAT,. Learn concre...
Episode 047: Step 5 - Admittance
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We've learned that self-assessment isn't enough and we must share and admit the exact nature of our wrongs with other people in Step 5. Who are thes...
Episode 046: BIG Emotions, Part One
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In response to listener questions, and with special guest, Jon Taylor, LCSW, CSAT, CMAT,, Amy discusses the BIG emotions that flood our lives after we...
Episode 045: Step 5 - The Exact Nature of My Wrongs
09 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between admitting I was wrong, and admitting the exact nature of my wrongs? Though the difference is subtle, it makes the dif...
Episode 044: Slips and Falls, Part 2
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the continuation of the Slips and Falls episode, Amy discusses how we recovery from a slip. What do we do when we blow past the trigger and find ...
Episode 043: Step 5: Obsession vs. Reflection
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
So you've finished your moral inventory from step 4. You're obsessed and consumed with what you have done in the past, how you have felt and the har...
Episode 042: Slips and Falls, Part 1
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In order to change your thinking and really stay sober - you have to change your neural pathways. What are neural pathways and how do you change them?...
Episode 041: Step 4 - It Works When I Work It - Part 2
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode in the deep dive into Step 4, Amy gives ideas to enhance the traditional AA method of working Step 4 and also discusses the payo...
Episode 040: The Law of the Jungle
21 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a pack? A pack that stands with you to fight your battles with addiction? Listen to Amy discuss why you need a pack and give you some ...
Episode 039: Step 4 - It Works When I Work It Part 1
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Working step 4 requires courage and honesty. How have you worked Step 4 in your own life? In part 1 of this podcast - Amy discusses the traditional ...
Episode 038: The 5 Reasons You Need A Sponsor
14 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's not always easy to ask for help. In fact, asking for help is one of the hardest things we learn to do in recovery. Listen to Amy discuss how ...
Episode 037: Step 4 - A Moral Inventory
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A moral inventory is a starting place in facing the facts about ourselves. It takes courage and honesty. It also takes an understanding of why it ...
Episode 036: Boundaries on Steroids
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly are boundaries and why are they necessary in recovery? Why do I feel like a bitch every time I even think about boundaries? Listen to...
Episode 035: Step 4: Honesty & Courage
03 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Working step 4 can be intimidating. Many addicts get hung up here and don't move forward. Step 4 demands honesty and courage if we are going to wo...
Episode 034: Take Yourself Along
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Are you struggling to figure out who you are in recovery? Do you feel like you're having an identity crisis? Yeah - me too. Listen to Amy discus...
Episode 033: Steps 1, 2, 3: Surrender
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The principles behind steps 1, 2, and 3 provide us the essence of surrender. What does it mean to surrender our addiction? Doesn't surrendering ma...
Episode 032: Engaged in the Struggle
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Are you engaged in the struggle of your life? Are you moving forward or are you stuck? Are there things in your life that you're escaping from or ...
Episode 031 Step 3: It Works When I Work It
20 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of the series on step 3, listen to Amy make some suggestions on how to practically turn your will and live over to the care of God. ...
Episode 030: The Opposite of Connection
17 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comparison, the opposite of connection, has a huge negative effect in our lives. Listen to Amy talk about what comparison does to our lives and how ...
Episode 029 Step Three: The Care of God
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When we turn our will over to our higher power, we're not giving it up for someone else to play with. We turn it over to the CARE of God. Listen t...
Episode 028: Women's Messages, Part 2
10 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Connection is vital in recovery. At a recent women's retreat, Amy interviewed women who wanted to share with you their tools of recovery. Listen t...
Episode 027: Step 3: The Battle of Wills
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to turn over your will? How do you do that? What does it require? Listen to Amy discuss the answers to these questions and the i...
Episode 026: Living In Recovery
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Will you go to meetings for the rest of your life? Listen to Amy answer this question and talk about the fundamental principles of living in Recover...
Episode 025: Step 3: Being a Decision Maker
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Step 3 asks us to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. Recovery demands that we be accountable for both our actio...
Episode 024: Women's Messages
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a place to stay connected is essential if we are to live in recovery. At a recent women's retreat Amy attended, she spoke to Becky, Candace,...
Episode 023: Step 2: It Works When I Work It!
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of the series on Step 2, Amy provides suggestion on how to work this step in your life. Listen to her outlines the four commitment...
Episode 022: Women's Stories Series: Lee - Part 1
19 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of Lee's story, listen to her describe some of the events of the last three years in recovery including her worst and best moments. ...
Episode 021: Step 2: Stop the Insanity!
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In continuing the deep dive on step two, listen to Amy talk about the ways insanity manifests in our lives. If we agree that we need to be restored ...
Episode 020: Women's Stories Series: Lee - Part 1
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of the Women's Stories Series, Amy talks with Lee, as she shares her story of addiction and recovery. Everyone's story is just a little...
Episode 019: Step Two: MY Higher Power
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The understanding of a Higher Power must be personal in order for it to work in our lives. Listen to Amy share her experiences with defining her Hig...
Episode 018: Not about Sex
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If there was one thing you wish people could understand about your addiction, what would it be? Listen to Amy talk about the one thing she hopes all...
Episode 017: Step 2: Came to Believe
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the deep dive into the 12 Steps of recovery, Amy discusses what step two is all about. Coming to meetings, waking up to our insanity, and...
Episode 016: Talking Back Part 3
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the concluding episode of the Talking Back Challenge, Amy discusses phase 4 of the design your own talking back statements. Learn how to stay in ...
Episode 015: Step One: A Life Principle
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The steps work in so much more than addiction. Listen to Amy discuss how step one is a life principle and how we can apply the principles of softwar...
Episode 014: TALKING BACK Part Two
22 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of the series on Talking Back, Amy discusses phases 2 and 3 of crafting your own personalized, unique talking back statements to he...
Episode 013: Step 1: It Works When I Work It
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Step one is more than just an admittance of powerlessness and unmanageability. In this admittance, we have the opportunity to connect with our story a...
Episode 012: TALKING BACK Part One
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Do you struggle with negative thoughts and shaming voices? Do they stop you from acting in your life? It is time to start talking back! Listen t...
Episode 011: Step 1: Unmanageable
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the deep dive into the 12 steps of recovery, Amy explores how unmanageability shows up in her life. Though we all have apparent unmanagea...
Episode 010: Building Hope
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling discouraged? Things not working out like you wanted them to? Listen to Amy talk about her recent experience with discouragement, the element...
Episode 009: Step 1: Powerless
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the 12 step series, listen to Amy's attempts to stop her addiction herself and the gifts that Powerlessness has brought to her...
Episode 008: In Case of Emergency
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is your plan in case of emergency? You know, those desperate moments you have where your moments away from acting out? Learn about creating a...
Episode 007: Working the 12 Steps
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Why, after being sober and in recovery, do you need to keep working the steps or attending fellowship meetings? Listen to Amy explain why the 12 ste...
Episode 006: Practicing Recovery
23 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the discussion from Episode 5, listen to how Amy started practicing and moving recovery forward on a daily basis. Learn the 5 ways to bec...
Episode 005: Discipline Vs. Emotion
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the first man to the North Pole and what in the world does that have to do with recovery? Listen to Amy talk about practicing recovery, fair...
Episode 004: Stop Shoulding On Yourself
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The damage one word can cause is immense. Listen to Amy talk about the shaming voice of "should" in her life and learn how to silence your own shame...
Episode 003: Connection On Demand
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Connection is an essential part of living in recovery. Yet - there are so many options to shortcut or hot wire connection. Amy shares some of her ...
Episode 002: Choosing Bottom
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bottom isn't some arbitrary thing that happens to us without our consent. We choose our bottom. Learn the three principles that helped Amy find an...
Episode 001: Working MY Program
05 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is a program of recovery and how do I know if mine is working? In episode 001, explore the four pillars of a solid recovery program and learn h...
Episode 000: The "Why" Behind Worth Recovery
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 0 focuses on the purpose, mission and goal of Worth Recovery. Learn about Amy's journey as a woman recovering from sex addiction and the big, ...