Finding Strength in Sobriety: Healing, Hope & Honest Conver…

In this episode of Absolutely Focused Radio, Daniel “ThaBudd” Nelson is joined by Jane Marie, Chucky Chip, and Marcus the Motivator to explore recovery, parenting, and personal growth. They unpack mental health statistics for...

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April 24, 2025

Finding Strength in Sobriety: Healing, Hope & Honest Conversations

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In this episode of Absolutely Focused Radio, Daniel “ThaBudd” Nelson is joined by Jane Marie, Chucky Chip, and Marcus the Motivator to explore recovery, parenting, and personal growth. They unpack mental health statistics for adults 25–75, tech tools for support, and affirmations to uplift your day. Tune in to hear how truth, resilience, and self-worth create space for healing—and how your story could inspire someone else to rise. Leave your message at podcast.absolutelyfocusedradio.com/newsletter and tag us with #Healing.

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In the Shadows wes Islan Slanders.

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I found my voice led much of the Moon.

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Welcome to Absolutely Focused Radio, the space where healing isn't

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just talked about, it's lived out loud. This episode is

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for you if you're in recovery, parenting, or just navigating

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life and trying to grow through what you've been through,

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whether it's in relationships, at work or within yourself. When

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the energy feels one sided, it can wear you down.

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But you're not alone. We're here to build each other up.

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Technology can be a game changer in both recovery and parenting.

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Chucky Chip your tech always on deck. Check out these

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recovery apps. I Am Sober tracks milestones, offers daily boosts

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and connects you with community.

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Tool offers motivational messages and relapse prevention tools. Recovery path

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uses cognitive behavioral therapy tools, goal setting and trigger tracking.

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Parenting support apps are Family Wizard, co Parenting Peacekeeper with

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shared calendars and expense tracking. Cozy Family Organizer simplifies scheduling

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and task lists for the whole family. Online communities, Smart recovery,

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free science based mutual support for abstinence and accountability, fun

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fact even saying thank you to your digital assistant like Siri,

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Alexa or Google uses extra energy. Every command you give

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is sent to the cloud for processing, which means yes,

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even our politeness has a tiny carbon footprint. And here's

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something fun to try. Say hey, Google rap for me.

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You might just get a.

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Surprise wrap or a quirky AI generated verse. Digital assistants

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are evolving, and apparently they've got bars two ha tisha.

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Just a reminder even tech likes a little rhythm now and.

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Then stats and sobriety.

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Jane Marie with stats facts.

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Let's gently dive into the realities many face during recovery,

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especially within the twenty five to seventy five age group

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suicide rates. In twenty twenty two, the US reported concerning

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suicide rates across adult age ranges ages twenty five to

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forty four seven point nine deaths per one hundred thousand,

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Ages forty five to sixty four, eight point six deaths

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per one hundred thousand, Ages sixty five to seventy four,

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six point zero deaths per one hundred thousand. These numbers

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remind us that mental health challenges touch every stage of adulthood,

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and that we need to check in not just on

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our elders, but our peers, friends, and ourselves too.

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Depression relapse.

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Over fifty percent of those who experience a major depressive

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episode may face another within two years. Recovery isn't linear,

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and that's okay. It's about showing up for yourself, one

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day at a time. Self worth and mental wellness. Self

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esteem plays a powerful role in mental health. People with

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a healthy sense of self worth are more resilient against

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anxiety and depression. Building that worth isn't selfish, it's survival,

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especially for those navigating sobriety. Bottom line, healing requires systems

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of support and honest ongoing conversations. Mental health, self worth,

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and sobriety are deeply connected, and when we address them together,

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we create safer, stronger communities.

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Let these remind us fuel your spirit.

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Marcus the Motivator, inspiration for the nation.

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If you can quit for a day, you can quit

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for a lifetime. Benjamin Aliir Science hardships prepare ordinary people

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for extraordinary destinies. C. S.

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Lewis.

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There's no way to be a perfect parent, but a

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million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill. The

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way we speak to our children becomes their inner voice.

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Peggy O'Mara. I am resilient, and every day I grow stronger.

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I provide a safe, loving space where my children thrive.

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Each challenge is a lesson I rise and learn.

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Sometimes people aren't complaining, they're just finally telling the truth.

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Daniel Nilson, your sobriety buddy.

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After sitting in silence too long, truth comes out raw,

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and not everyone knows how to hear it. Some will

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cheer for your healing, but disappear when it gets hard.

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That's not on you.

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What is on you?

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Then?

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Now forget yesterday's should have, forget tomorrow's what if? Right

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now is the only place you have power. Choose healings,

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choose forward to the parents, friends, partners, and survivors. Listening

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Your effort matters, even if it goes unseen. Healing out

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loud means releasing what you didn't break. Peace isn't control,

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it's letting go. And in relationships, whether romantic, familial, or friendships,

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there will be pain, not always intentional, not always understood.

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Sometimes the hurt you feel isn't just about you, And

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sometimes what you've done wasn't meant to hurt, but still did.

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That's the hard truth of connection. It's messy, layered and

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deeply human. But love with respects means holding space for

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that complexity. It means asking how did I hurt you,

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and not defending, but listening. It means saying this is

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what I felt, not to accuse, but to be understood.

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We all carry our own interpretations, and sometimes pain is

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a mirror, not a target. So let's lead with grace,

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communicate with honesty, and choose compassion, especially when it's hard.

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You are learning, you are growing, you are healing, and

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your voice your journey might help someone else stand when

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they're ready to fall.

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We want to hear your story.

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What's a moment where you chose healing over chaos. We'd

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love to hear from you, whether it's a word of encouragement,

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a personal reflection, or something on your heart. Your voice matters.

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Leave us a message at podcast dot absolutely, focused, radio

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dot com, slash newsletter, or tag us on socials using

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hashtag healing. Let's heal out loud together.

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No.

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Finding love, Bredo, stepping.

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In you, the lone.

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Shadows behind.

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A rod like the sun, the soul for journey. I've

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just begne.

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With the music flowing.

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Her embrace what's true.

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There goes of me, I'm ready to pray, though,