Recover with Colleen
Recovery is a life-long journey to get out of your own way and become your own best friend. Join me for mindset strategies that move your from worry and regret to resilience and confidence. Self-care is the path to recovery. Because our needs are not negotiable.
Episodes
In today’s episode, Colleen shares a real-life moment of emotional sobriety in action—when an old blog post, a rogue email, and a morning scroll tried to hijack her peace before she even got out of bed.
What begins as a minor tech task quickly spirals into a stress response… until she catches it. Instead of reacting from urgency, she pauses, reconnects with her i...
In today’s episode, Colleen reveals the sneaky way our own thoughts quietly become emotional abuse—and how to interrupt the habit of thinking things that hurt.
From bedtime mirror pep talks to buried beliefs about being “a hot mess,” this episode explores how subconscious thought loops create the feelings that sabotage your confidence, relationships, and self-tru...
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Do you have confidence and discipline in most areas of your life, and feel befuddled as to why your drinking feels so hard to control?
If your drinking feels out of alignment with your...
In today’s episode, Colleen unpacks why your background alarm is going off—and how to finally turn it off.
You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. And your bedtime resistance, your anxious spinouts, your self-sabotage...
You’ve probably heard me say the common phrase “the call is coming from inside the house” — but what if every judgment you make about someone else is too?
In this episode, Colleen unpacks the concept of The Black Mirror — the idea that your emotional reactions to other people are often projections of the stories, beliefs, and i...
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In Part 2 of Carley’s story, we dive into the healing that began once she joined the program. You’ll hear how she learned to regulate her nervous system, rewire her brain, and change the story she told herself about who she was.
Most women don’t realize how uncomfortable they are with feeling good—until things start going too well. That’s when the sabotage creeps in. A snappy comment. A skipped workout. An unnecessary glass of wine.
In today’s episode, Colleen breaks down the concept of the “upper limit problem” from ...
In today’s episode, Colleen shares a powerful one-on-one coaching conversation with a client who was dreading a weekend trip with her judgmental, high-maintenance mother-in-law. What started as a fear of overdrinking turned into something much deeper—a real-time lesson in emotional ownership, boundaries, and what it means to become unfuckwithable.
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In this raw and relatable conversation, I’m joined by one of my incredible clients, Carley — a driven healthcare professional, mom of two, and former daily drinker who once believed her only two choices were to either quit drinking...
In today’s episode, Colleen unpacks a subtle but powerful mindset that can completely shift how you experience stress, pressure, and time. Whether it’s a packed calendar, an airport sprint, or your own inner critic barking about everything you should be doing, the real problem isn’t your to-do list—it’s your nervous system.
Thi...
If you’re drinking more than you want to, but every time you try to cut back it feels like one more thing to do… this episode is for you.
Today, I’m sharing the real story that kept me stuck in the drinking cycle for years—the one that has nothing to do with alcohol:
🙋🏼♀️ “I don’t have enough time.”
From the liquor store parking lot to the 87-item to-do list that ran my life, I walk you thr...
In today’s episode, Colleen shares a personal reflection on what it means to stay emotionally sober when things are going really well. When the business is booming, the boxes are checked, and it feels like everything is finally clicking.
Most of...
Today’s episode is for the woman who’s doing everything right—and still feels like she’s falling apart.
Colleen sits down with Laurie James, somatic coach and author of Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go to talk about what happens when your nervous system hits a breaking point. Laurie ended up in the hospital—twice—after leaving a toxic marriage, raising four daughters, dating...
Most of us see anxiety as a personal flaw—something to fix, medicate, or avoid. But what if anxiety isn’t the problem at all? What if it’s the invitation?
In today’s episode, Colleen breaks down the two types of anxiety as explained by Dr. Russell Kennedy—foreground alarm and
In today’s episode, Colleen dismantles one of the most common mindset traps she see's in her clients: the belief that anxiety is something to get rid of. If you’ve ever said, “I’m just an anxious person,” or used alcohol to calm your nerves before a flight, presentation, or party—you’re not alone. But what if anxiety itself isn’t the problem?
She'll walk you thro...
After 10 months of consistent progress, one of my clients recently found herself drinking every day for two weeks. In this episode, I walk you through the private coaching conversation we had—what really caused the setback, how she responded, and why it had nothing to do with alcohol. If you’ve ever told yourself “I should be farther along by now,” or felt the crushing weight of shame after slipping into old patterns, ...
In today's episode, you’ll hear a deeply personal story about the night Colleen’s college-age kids brought home a big bottle of vodka—and invited her to join them.
Years ago, this would’ve been the moment she feared the most. But something powerful has shifted. You’ll hear how self-trust changes everything, how desire—not discipline—is what drives real transforma...
If the solution to alcohol use disorder isn’t a behavior, but a feeling— HOW THE HELL DO YOU PRACTICE A FEELING?
In today’s episode, Colleen breaks down the mindset shift that will completely change the way you think about manifestation. Not the toxic, glittery, vision-board version. But the grounded, neuroscience-backed practi...
Most women assume their drinking habit is a willpower issue. But what if your body is actually sounding an alarm?
In today’s episode, Colleen sits down with functional medicine expert Dr. Meg Mill to unpack the hidden connection between histamines, hormones, and alcohol. If your wine tolerance has changed, your moods are all over the place, or you’re feeling bloated, anxious, or inflamed—thi...
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