154 | Earning Back Trust After Addiction

We’re nearing the end of our summer break, but we’re still sharing some of our favorite episodes with you through the end of August. This week’s replay is one that resonates with so many in recovery: rebuilding trust after you stop drinking. It’s a topic that hits close to home for nearly everyone on this journey - because even after we put down the drink, our relationships and our own self-trust don’t heal overnight.

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For many of us, our actions and behaviors have left our family and loved ones no longer trusting us, even after we’ve stopped drinking. So that begs the question – how do you regain trust after quitting alcohol? We’ve gathered Rachael, founder of Addict with Purpose; Michael, founder of SoberPress; and our adventurous friend Nadine to talk about what regaining trust from others – and in ourselves – has looked like in our lives.

You start getting trust back when you start telling the truth.

In this episode:

• Learning to trust oneself
• Consistency and time as the foundation of trust
• Learning to do things that build trust
• The value of authenticity in trust building
• Honesty is a core component of trust
• Living the apology
• Understanding that we can’t put a timeframe on someone else’s trust
• How to apologize with action
• Learning to trust yourself through the hard times
• Humility and its role in building trust
• Also: learning to trust others

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