Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, we’re breaking down what it really means to regulate your nervous system and why practices like mindfulness and deep breathing won’t cut it if you’re still stuck in toxic situations. Paige explores how your environment and relationships shape your stress response, why temporary fixes can only take you so far, and the real changes you need to make to feel safe and stable. There’s a big difference between tools that he...
May 15
9 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In Part 3 of our anger series, we talk about the kind of anger that shows up after the relationship ends, when there’s more space, more clarity, and for a lot of people, a brutal realization of what you actually lived through. This is the anger that confuses you because you wanted peace. You thought leaving would automatically bring closure. But instead, your mind starts connecting dots: the patterns, the lies, the lost time, the double standard, the after...
May 6
1 hr 20 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In this Mindset Monday, I’m answering a handful of listener questions that all point to the same thing. You can be doing everything right and still feel off. We talk about the loneliness that shows up not just during addiction, but during recovery too. Being home with the kids while your partner is in meetings, rebuilding, doing what they need to do. You’re proud of them. You wanted this. But it still feels lonely and no one really prepares you for that. I...
May 4
58 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, we’re talking about the power of change and choices. How many times have you thought, “I’ve messed up. I’ll never change. I’ll never be enough”? Maybe it was after snapping at your kids, numbing out with your phone, or slipping back into an old pattern. One bad moment doesn’t define you. It’s what you choose to do next that matters. Neuroscience shows us that every time we make a new choice, our brains rewire to make...
May 1
10 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! Many partners expect relief when sobriety begins. Instead, they may feel confused, guilty, and angry when everything is finally going well. In this episode, Matt and Paige explore why anger often surfaces months or even years into recovery, not during the chaos itself. They break down how survival mode suppresses emotion, why the brain protects relationships through betrayal blindness, and how safety is often what allows buried feelings to finally emerge. ...
Apr 29
1 hr 22 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! So incredibly gracious for your understanding as we navigate the crazy schedules of youth sports and rework some of our older and favorite episodes. You can bet on us being back and better than every with new lessons, episodes, and perspectives as soon as we can come up for air and breathe a bit! In this Mindset Monday episode, we’re calling out one of the most common excuses people use to avoid changing: “You knew who I was when you married me.” It ...
Apr 27
1 hr 4 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, Paige goes back to something she rarely shares… her story. Not the polished version. Not the “we made it through” version. The real one. What it was like falling in love at 14, building a life together, and slowly realizing something wasn’t right. The confusion, the minimizing, the lies, the loneliness, and the moment everything finally came to the surface. She walks through what it looked like when Matt entered reco...
Apr 24
35 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In part one of our three-part anger series, we are talking about what anger really is when you are living with someone in active addiction, emotional immaturity, or someone who may be sober but still completely unhealed. Too many people have been taught that anger means they are bitter, toxic, dramatic, or “the problem.” But anger is often the part of you that knows something is wrong. It is the emotion that says your values are being violated, your nervou...
Apr 22
1 hr 10 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! A classic replay for the absolutely insanely busy life we're living right now. I love this episode because it offers inspiration to those that are looking at their current life and a life of sobriety and wondering how it could ever happen...I promise you, it's possible and YOU can do this! Getting sober is one thing. Staying sober - living sober in a world where alcohol is everywhere - is another challenge entirely. In this episode of Mindset Monday,...
Apr 20
1 hr 24 min
Have an episode suggestion? Text us! In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, I break down the difference between eustress (productive stress that builds resilience) and unsafe stress (toxic, chronic stress that erodes your health and peace). We’ll explore why your body often confuses the two, how adrenaline and cortisol show up in both, and the key markers that help you recognize whether stress is shaping you or breaking you. You’ll learn: The dangers of unsafe stress and how it rewires your ...
Apr 17
18 min
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