Recent Episodes
Aug. 10, 2026
Drugs Were Just the Symptom
Send us Fan Mail I came into recovery thinking I had a drug problem. And looking at my life at the time, it made sense. Drugs had taken me places I never thought I would go. So naturally, I believed getting clean would solve the problem. But something happened when I stopped using. I began to realize that getting rid of the drugs didn't automatically change the way I thought, felt, behaved, or saw myself. The fear was still there. The insecurity was still there. The need for acceptance was st...
Aug. 2, 2026
Finding the You Beneath the Survival Skills
Send us Fan Mail Learning to love yourself isn't something that happens overnight. It's a process of remembering who you were before fear, rejection, shame, and survival taught you to become someone else. Many of us spend years trying to earn love from other people while neglecting the relationship we have with ourselves. We criticize ourselves, ignore our needs, abandon our values, and wonder why we feel empty inside. In this episode, I walk through what it actually looks like to build a lov...
July 5, 2026
The Real Reason You Lose Yourself When You Fall in Love
Send us Fan Mail Why do so many people lose themselves when they fall in love? It rarely happens all at once. Instead, it happens through small compromises, people-pleasing, fear of rejection, and slowly placing someone else's needs, opinions, and approval above your own. What begins as love can quietly become self-abandonment. In this episode of Sick & Tired Recovery, we explore the deeper reasons behind this pattern. We'll discuss why low self-esteem, insecurity, and self-centered fear...
Recent Blog Posts
July 11, 2026
Why You Keep Losing Yourself in Romantic Relationships (And How to Stop)
At some point, many people look back on a relationship and ask the same question: How did I become someone I don’t recognize? Not suddenly. Not dramatically. But slowly… almost invisibly. You didn’t wake up one day and lose yourself. You adjusted.…
June 2, 2026
Love: The Flow of Life Energy From One Person to Another
When most people hear the word "love," they think of romance, feelings, or emotions. But one of the most profound definitions of love I've encountered comes from recovery: "Love is the flow of life energy from one person to another." At first, tha…
Oct. 23, 2025
The Forgotten Gospel Within: Awakening the Truth Inside You
Many of us were raised hearing the stories and teachings of the Bible — stories of faith, redemption, and the power of God’s love. But few of us were ever taught to look within ourselves for that same power. Somewhere along the way, the message go…