The Hope Chase Podcast

Sometimes we just need a little hope to help us through the seemingly endless cycle of addiction & uncertainties of recovery. Each week, join ex LCSW & ex junkie, Angie, as she dives into her own real life stories from a 15+ yr battle with heroin addiction and personal experiences from the last 3+ yrs of healing & recovery. Plus a lot of chats on addiction, recovery, healing, spirituality. If you need a dose of hope or having a hard time thinking recovery is possible, this show is for you. It’s never “too late” or “too bad” to change. If you’re looking for proof, you have found it here.

Episodes

Sick of settling for less: Outgrowing yourself in recovery.

February 6, 2024 • 27 mins

Episode 51: This weeks episode, Angie shares her own current personal struggles with outgrowing herself, outgrowing her old life. She recalls what each stage of growth has looked like in her recovery & healing journey over the last 4 years. Angie talks about how gaining gratitude & learning how to love herself played significant roles in the first 2 years. Looking back, she details what was important & necessary during each stage o...

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From Rock Bottom to Recovery: Why it’s necessary to hit rock bottom.

January 23, 2024 • 26 mins

Episode 50: Happy Birthday to The Hope Chase! Our first anniversary!! It’s officially been 1 year. For this weeks episode, in honor of our birthday, Angie has repurposed the very first episode that was published. Rock bottom versus consequences. Are they the same? Is it necessary to hit rock bottom in order to find recovery? Can you truly recover without experiencing any “real life” consequences from your addiction? What’s the diff...

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Your addiction was your purpose: Finding perspective in recovery.

January 16, 2024 • 21 mins

Episode 49: This weeks episode is a conversation about finding purpose & setting goals in addiction recovery. Angie shares some breakthrough moments, some thoughts about her own 20 year active addiction & how the addiction became her purpose. While you may think that years of active addiction are “wasted years,” Angie discusses purpose & goal setting in recovery with a different perspective; and having different ways of seeing thin...

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Continuing the cycle: The ultimate guide to ruining your life.

January 9, 2024 • 23 mins

Episode 48: This weeks episode is all about continuing the cycle of misery; the ultimate guide on how (or continue) to successfully ruin your life. Angie considers herself to be quite an expert on this subject, as she spent 20 years in active addiction, complete chaos and self destructive behavior. She goes through a list of things to do in order to effectively ruin your life. It can be incredibly difficult to absorb and take in in...

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Stopping stagnancy in 2024: This is why you’re staying the same in life & recovery.

January 2, 2024 • 25 mins

Episode 47: Happy New Year!! Another year has come and gone. Are you in the same place, the same circumstance, the same situation as this time last year? Are you feeling stuck and stagnant in your growth, progress & recovery? Are you sick of not seeing the changes you want to see in your life? Reflecting on this past year, what worked, what didn’t work & what we can do differently in 2024…the question is this: what is staying the s...

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From the Grinch to grateful: How I broke free from holiday misery (& in life)

December 19, 2023 • 24 mins

Episode 46: Do you hate the holiday season? Do you dread this time of year, every year? Holiday cheer, the lights, the music, the joy… Angie used to hate it all. For over 15 years, she wanted nothing to do with the holidays. She was a Grinch. Regardless of where you are in your addiction recovery journey, feeling miserable, irritable, annoyed, depressed & lonely during this time of year is quite common. This holiday hatred, combine...

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Understanding triggers: Setting up for success in recovery.

December 12, 2023 • 21 mins

Episode 45: This week, Angie discusses the topic of triggers & addiction recovery. Often times, triggers are associated with people, places & things. There’s so much talk about this topic; and it tends to be quite confusing. There aren’t any “things” that can make a person to use any substance. The decision to use comes from within. Angie explains a much easier way to identify & understand your triggers; and can be an integral part...

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From pain to progress: Finding strength in Grief & Recovery.

December 5, 2023 • 22 mins

Episode 44: This week, The Hope Chase explores the profound connection between grief & addiction recovery. Angie shares her own lived experiences with grieving both of her parents while trying to navigate her own recovery journey. She offers insights into the challenges and triumphs that accompany these journeys. Grief and recovery often go hand in hand. It’s important to recognize our own strengths as it can be incredibly difficul...

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This too shall pass: Surviving the holiday season in recovery.

November 21, 2023 • 18 mins

Episode 43: The holiday season can be a source of depression, anxiety & fear for some of us in addiction recovery. Trying to stay clean and sober, trying to survive the holidays without falling off track doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Getting through the holiday season can be difficult. It’s incredibly common to feel some discomfort & loneliness during this time of year. Angie shares some of her personal experiences throughout ye...

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Living life in recovery: It’s not supposed to be hard.

November 14, 2023 • 22 mins

Episode 42: Is there something, a thought, a belief, a trait, that everyone with addiction has in common? Is there anything that connects us all?? This week, Angie discusses what she believes to be the one belief that all of us with addiction have within ourselves. We all think that we are incapable of handling life’s responsibilities. Thinking it’s impossible for us to live life like “normal people” do; living life on “life’s term...

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Celebrating milestones in recovery: it’s been 4 years.

November 7, 2023 • 23 mins

Episode 41: This week, Angie shares her own personal experiences with hitting her lowest bottom, how she got there & the beginning of her recovery journey. As she celebrates 4 years clean from her0in, Angie discusses why she never truly planned on getting clean. She talks about how her life didn’t change as she continued to create chaos in her life long after getting clean. Addiction & the act of using any substance is ultimately t...

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Mistakes were made: What NOT to do in early recovery.

October 31, 2023 • 19 mins

Episode 40: Early recovery is a crucial time in the process of overcoming addiction. When a better life is promised to us, then why is it so difficult to “just not use” & “do the right thing?” It's important to avoid certain common mistakes that can hinder your progress and undermine your efforts. In this podcast episode, Angie discusses some of the mistakes she made during early recovery. She shares her own mistakes in the hopes y...

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Ditching Self-Doubt: Recognizing Your Progress in Recovery

October 24, 2023 • 18 mins

Episode 39: In this episode, Angie dives into the topic of self-doubt and how it can affect your ability to see progress in your recovery. What do we do when we doubt our own abilities to truly change our lives for good? In recovery, doubt and uncertainty can often feel overwhelming. It's easy to feel like you're not making progress or that you're stuck in the same place. But it's important to remember that recovery is a journey, a...

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The comparison trap: Breaking free from labels in recovery.

October 10, 2023 • 19 mins

Episode 38: In addiction recovery, it's common for people to be labeled as "addicts" or "alcoholics" and compared to others who are also struggling with addiction. Are you in AA or NA? Are you completely abstinent? Are you sober or clean? These labels can be limiting and damaging to one's self-esteem and progress, feeding into the comparison trap of the recovery community. It's important to understand that each person's journey to...

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The power of balance in recovery: Stop ignoring your body.

October 3, 2023 • 15 mins

Episode 37: This week, Angie discusses how important it is in addiction recovery to listen to your body. In the process of recovery, it can be easy to get caught up in the expectations and guidelines set by others and society. Stop comparing. Start tuning in to yourself. It is important to remember that your body knows what it needs in order to heal and thrive. Listening to your body and better understanding its signals is an integ...

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Nostalgia in Recovery: Is it dangerous to romanticize your past?

September 26, 2023 • 22 mins

Episode 36: This week, Angie explores the phenomenon of romanticizing memories in recovery. We often look back on our past experiences with a sense of nostalgia and fondness. Is it dangerous? It can be; it can lead us to minimize the negative consequences of our past behaviors and overlook the reasons why we made the decision to get clean and sober in the first place. But it doesn’t have to be dangerous. Grieving our old selves is ...

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Codependency & Addiction Recovery: Why it will never work together.

September 19, 2023 • 29 mins

Episode 35: In this episode, Angie delves into the topic of codependency and addiction recovery. Codependency is a pattern of behavior where a person puts the needs of others before their own, often at the expense of their own happiness and well-being. Often times, codependency is used as a tactic to avoid looking at & working on ourselves. Combining a codependent relationship with addiction recovery is toxic & can hinder any progr...

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Remembering the why: What started your recovery journey

September 12, 2023 • 26 mins

Episode 34: This week, Angie discusses the importance of remembering why you started this addiction recovery journey in the first place. Remembering the initial times you related to someone with addiction, remembering what feelings you resonated with, what behaviors you recognized as your own... remembering the times we first recognized that our feelings and behaviors were most likely symptoms of the disease of addiction reminds us...

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To change or not to change: Breaking the cycles in addiction & recovery

September 5, 2023 • 26 mins

Episode 33: This weeks episode, Angie discusses how you can actually break behavioral cycles, in addiction, recovery & life in general. Throughout active addiction, the cycles tend to continue, until one day, we have to choose between changing or staying the same. And change seems to happen when the pain of staying the same becomes even more unbearable. What happens when, in recovery, we find ourselves stuck again in behavioral cyc...

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Missing the old version of yourself: Navigating fear & confidence in recovery

August 29, 2023 • 27 mins

Episode 32: This week, Angie dives into the feelings of missing the old version of yourself when in recovery. It's not uncommon to feel a sense of nostalgia for the person you were before you started to work on yourself. This feeling can be especially strong when you're facing new challenges. In particular, when it comes to facing fears & feeling confident, sometimes it can feel as though we’re going backwards. Angie discusses how ...

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Episodes

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Your addiction was your purpose: Finding perspective in recovery.

Continuing the cycle: The ultimate guide to ruining your life.

Stopping stagnancy in 2024: This is why you’re staying the same in life & recovery.

From the Grinch to grateful: How I broke free from holiday misery (& in life)

Understanding triggers: Setting up for success in recovery.

From pain to progress: Finding strength in Grief & Recovery.

This too shall pass: Surviving the holiday season in recovery.

Living life in recovery: It’s not supposed to be hard.

Celebrating milestones in recovery: it’s been 4 years.

Mistakes were made: What NOT to do in early recovery.

Ditching Self-Doubt: Recognizing Your Progress in Recovery

The comparison trap: Breaking free from labels in recovery.

The power of balance in recovery: Stop ignoring your body.

Nostalgia in Recovery: Is it dangerous to romanticize your past?

Codependency & Addiction Recovery: Why it will never work together.

Remembering the why: What started your recovery journey

To change or not to change: Breaking the cycles in addiction & recovery

Missing the old version of yourself: Navigating fear & confidence in recovery

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Sick of settling for less: Outgrowing yourself in recovery.

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