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September 23, 2026
HSP Highly Sensitive Persons
The Unhooked podcast! If you have ever been told you are, "Too sensitive," this episode is for you. Being highly sensitive isn't about being emotional. It's about having an acute awareness, a strong sense of intuition, a sharp eye for detail and catching behavior patterns quick, many times before anyone else. This can lead to others dismissing your thoughts, invalidating what you are sensing, and sometimes becoming aggravated and even angry with you over it. It doesn't have to be pain point or a reason to shrink back or feel condemned over what you know you are catching onto. Being highly sensitive (hyper aware) is actually a protection and even a power tool when cultivated and used with wisdom. I share a few situations in my own life when I felt the scorch of disagreement from others when I knew what I knew was a true and real thing. I (Note: t's smart to realize we can always get something wrong, it's good to observe versus hurrying to speak to a thing, I have been stung a time or two making that mistake. You live and learn!) Listen in to this week's episode for experiences as well as tools and tips when it comes to navigating your own experiences with hyper sensitivity, discernment and awareness. Check it out!
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September 16, 2026
Tools and Tips for the affected Family Side of the House of addiction and alcoholism
The Unhooked Podcast! "Quick Tips for Moms, Dads, Partners, Relatives and any other entourage of a Loved One in active use" “Until we heal the family system, there is no hope for the person struggling.” ~Ken Seeley I am the family member of someone who suffers with addiction. I have also been through an addiction adjacent experience up close and very personal. I know the ups and downs, the misery in the midnight hour, the high hopes and hopes dashed that one goes through when they love someone caught in the death grip of a substance dependency. That’s why I now openly share our story, our pain and our processes of recovery. Thank goodness for our recovery. In the midst (as well as the aftermath), of some of the worst days of our life as a family, I gathered great strength and wisdom along the way from those who carried me through to a healthier, stronger place. I write and share not as one in recovery from a substance, but as one in recovery from the obsession with someone battling a substance. The goal of my heart as I continue my path to wellness is to share my experience, strength and hope with others who are walking the same bewildering road. I believe it to be crucial; to quote Ram Dass, “We are all just walking each other home.” Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗September 9, 2026
Principles Over Personalities: When Other People are Pulling Our Strings
THE Unhooked Podcast! “Principles Over Personalities: Stop Letting People Pull Your Strings” Have you ever had somebody ruin your entire day? Sometimes without even being in the room... They said something. They didn’t say something. They criticized, insulted or ridiculed you. They ignored and dismissed you. They lied about you. They misunderstood you. They pushed a button—and suddenly you’re reacting instead of responding. It happens to us all. Listen in for tools and tips from the Rooms of Recovery!
Listen to the episode ↗September 2, 2026
"When You Don’t Know What to Do"
The Unhooked Podcast! "When You Don’t Know What to Do" This is a really strong topic to me… because “I don’t know what to do” is often how we feel and can be the exact place where recovery, faith, and emotional regulation intersect. “What do you do when you don't know what to do?” Sometimes it's a crisis. Sometimes it's a relationship. Sometimes it's a decision you have to make. Sometimes you've done everything you know to do—and nothing seems to be working. And sometimes the hardest thing is that we desperately want an answer right now. Listen in for tools and tips from the rooms of recovery!
Listen to the episode ↗August 26, 2026
Anguish. What I did in the dark!
The Unhooked Podcast! “What I Did in the Dark” I know what anguish feels like. I have lived through seasons of it. Listen in for tools and tips from the rooms of recovery and hear what anguish taught me about surrender, resilience, and truth. Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗August 19, 2026
Debbie
The Unhooked Podcast! Listen in this week as Debbie, my friend from many years in the Rooms, shares her story and so much wisdom from Recovery. We combine our best practices for dealing with the madness (especially our own!)... Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗August 12, 2026
The Victim, the Villain & the Hero: Getting out of the Drama Triangle
The UNHOOKED Podcast! “The Victim, the Villain & the Hero: Getting out of the Drama Triangle” There is a pattern I have observed in many dysfunctional groups where someone creates a storyline that presents them as the victim and another as a villain, but it’s often not true or at the very least…exaggerated for a purpose. Example: We knew someone who has needed a lot of favors over the years and so many people were glad to oblige, until it became too much or it was time to pay back…then a smear campaign began and that person was turned into someone evil. This happens in broken and dysfunctional families, friendship groups, coworkers, Mom groups etc. You don’t have to accept the role someone assigns you in the story. Listen in for tools and tips from the rooms! Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗August 5, 2026
Fire Starters and Chaos Creators!
The Unhooked Podcast! “Fire Starters and Chaos Creators” The People Who Light the Match and Walk Away The Emotional Arsonists in Our Lives Many of us have known people who create a problem, trigger an argument, make a reckless decision, spread gossip, stir conflict, or disrupt an entire family system—and then act as if nothing happened. When others react to the damage, suddenly the focus shifts from what they did to how everyone else responded. The fire starter becomes the victim. The people cleaning up the mess become the problem. We are not just talking about difficult people—you’re talking about a pattern that many survivors of dysfunctional families, addiction, trauma, and unhealthy relationships recognize immediately. This episode is about learning how to recognize these patterns and stop getting hooked into them. Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗July 29, 2026
Healing my Nervousness!
The Unhooked Podcast! Sometimes our reactions aren't simply emotional, mental or even hormonal! Sometimes they are coming from a nervous system wired for threat! When that's the case, we need a different approach. Sometimes people, places and things (even texts and emails at first glance) can light my nervousness up like I'm in trouble! Listen in to this week's tools and tips from the rooms of recovery along with my own experience, strength and hope. Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗July 22, 2026
Director Mark Rosman
Listen to this week's Unhooked Podcast for a special guest, Writer/Director Mark Rosman share his story of being an award winning accomplished Director, while dealing with the anguish of a close loved one's battle with addiction. Mark is releasing a film soon titled, "Keep Coming Back" (one of my favorite recovery phrases) that will be interesting as well as encouraging for ALL sides of the house. You can reach out to Mark at: Website: KeepComingBackFilm.com and Email: KeepComingMovie@gmail.com Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗July 15, 2026
Factory Reset: There is Freedom in Being Fully Present
The Unhooked Podcast! "Factory Reset: There's Freedom in Being Fully Present” What if healing and finding peace isn’t always about fixing what’s broken? What if sometimes healing is simply returning to what we’ve forgotten to pay attention to? Recovery Teaches Us to Come Back to Today, to the now… Many family members affected by addiction, alcoholic behavior and dysfunction live in: regret about yesterday, fear about tomorrow, hyper-vigilance in the present. The truth is we only have today. Listen to this week's experience, strength, hope with tools and tips from the Rooms or Recovery and the journey of this messy life! Check it out!
Listen to the episode ↗July 8, 2026
Run Regardless!! Run...Recover...Rise. Setting a Cadence to Get up and Keep Going!
The Unhooked Podcast! “Run Regardless: The Power of a Cadence” We don’t always get to choose how hard the road is, but we do get to choose what we repeat to ourselves while we’re on it. Most people think endurance comes from stronger legs or maybe from people who are already strong.It doesn’t. It comes from strong thoughts. Mind training… Anyone who has ever… run a race, walked through grief, lost someone close, stayed sober one more day, prayed a son or daughter through, survived betrayal, or simply gotten out of bed during depression… discovers this. Every runner develops a cadence.A rhythm.A phrase.A mental anchor. Recovery has one too. Faith has one too. Life needs one too. The question isn’t: Do you have a mantra? It’s: Which mantra has you? Selah!! I have been down for the count many times… I had to be my own corner coach in those moments…. Whether during morning 5Ks, marathons, work stress, financial difficulties, loss, friend betrayal… many times I wanted to stop but kept going, finding out who I AM in those moments, pulling something resident deep within, or believing for it anyway… Listen in for tools and tips from the rooms. Check it out!
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