You Are Further Along Than You Think & Life Update
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In this heartfelt life update, host of Wild Sobriety shares a profound spiritual and personal evolution, revealing that she has been reexamining her relationship with faith, sobriety, and wellness. After a period of intentional silence and deep study during Lent, she discovered that her journey through sobriety has led her not away from spirituality, but deeper into it—particularly through Christianity and a renewed understanding of God as the center of transformation. She reflects on her past judgments of AA and religious frameworks, admitting she was wrong and now sees her work as more spiritual than she once believed. She announces the launch of a new podcast, Devotional Wellness, which will center devotion and self-compassion as the foundation of change, expanding beyond sobriety to holistic wellness. She shares her own health journey, including digestive issues and a functional medicine approach, and emphasizes the power of gratitude, surrender, and curiosity over constant striving. The episode closes with an invitation to reconnect with nature, particularly through the simple act of cutting lilacs—a metaphor for presence, care, and the beauty of small, intentional actions.
You are further along in your journey than you think—growth often happens in silence and stillness.
True transformation begins at the center of the heart, not through external fixes or constant action.
Sobriety and wellness are deeply spiritual practices, rooted in devotion, surrender, and connection to a higher power.
The trans-theoretical model of change reminds us that progress is a spectrum, not a single event.
Wellness is not the absence of illness but the direction you're moving—toward wholeness, even amid struggle.
…and 3 more takeaways available in PodZeus
You Are Further Along Than You Think
“You are not as far behind as you think. We change as the only constant. We are naturally going to always evolve.”
Spiritual Reckoning and the Rejection of Black-and-White Thinking
“We do it, we polarize everything and nothing is black and white. And when we step into black and white thinking, we really limit ourselves.”
The Heart of Change: Devotion and the Witness Consciousness
“What is required in sobriety is oftentimes listening, is not taking action, is clearing your mind, putting blinders on, learning what you don't know.”
The Launch of Devotional Wellness: A New Chapter
“Wellness isn't the absence of illness. Wellness is about the direction that you're facing.”
My Health Journey: From Digestive Struggles to Devotion
The host shares her personal experience with chronic digestive issues, her shift to functional medicine, and the emotional and spiritual toll of healing. She emphasizes the power of mindset, gratitude, and surrender over constant striving.
“Wellness isn't the absence of illness. Wellness is about the direction that you're facing.”
“What is required in sobriety is oftentimes listening, is not taking action, is clearing your mind, putting blinders on, learning what you don't know.”
“You are not as far behind as you think. We change as the only constant. We are naturally going to always evolve.”
Host
Host
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Wild Sobriety
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Matthew
person
Devotional Wellness
media
Lilacs
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AA
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Real Balance
organization
other
Wellbriety
organization
John Eldridge
person
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