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Recovery Daily Podcast

Rachel (Miller) Abbassi

Recovery Daily Podcast is hosted by Rachel (Miller) Abbassi, a recovering alcoholic and stroke survivor. With 9 years of sobriety, Rachel regressed into severe post-stroke chronic daily migraines, vision impairment due to vestibular disorder, and mild vascular neurocognitive disorder. The first episode starts only days after recognizing that she must start her journey of rehabilitation again and pull herself away from a career she loves. She believes that the greatest healing comes from sharing her

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00:27:58

The Beauty of Imperfection: Reframing My Character...

Recovery Daily Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Hearing in early sobriety that I had “character defects” offended me. Who are you to say I’m broken? I just like to get drunk. I’ve come to see these defects as imperfections or symptoms of being human. They’re not diagnoses that can’t be changed. My character defects distorted my instincts for survival, security, and belonging and were further swollen by alcohol. My drinking replaced natural instincts with artificial ones that I believed were keeping me safe. Now I work to reclaim those natural

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00:27:56

The Paradox of Service: Outward Work, Inward Change

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2025/10/17

I experience inner healing and transformation through giving back. Hosting a vestibular disorders support group on Tuesday reminded me why service is such a vital part of my recovery. Before the meeting, I was hoping no one would show up. This is a classic alcoholic instinct to avoid the work and discomfort. But they did show up, and what unfolded was powerful for me. One woman attendee spent three years desperately researching what was wrong with her after a brain injury. She said to us Tuesday

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00:27:51

Rebuilding Routines: Self-Awareness Through H.A.L.T.

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2025/10/16

It’s challenging to reestablish routines after a stroke, and I find it to be so once again after moving into a new house. Every habit that came naturally now takes extra thought and energy, from feeding the dogs to remembering where things are in the house. It’s a humbling reminder that lifelong recovery requires patience and self-compassion. The mental fatigue that comes from having to think through every tiny step can easily spiral into anxiety or self-criticism, so I’m back to napping every

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00:26:19

The Long Way Home: Walking Through Fear and Anxiety

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2025/10/14

Today has been one of those days where anxiety feels like it’s humming in every cell of my body. My heart’s been fluttering off rhythm since this morning, the way it does in a panic attack but for no clear reason. I keep taking deep breaths and telling myself it will pass, but the feeling lingered all day. For so many years, I lived in this constant state of anxiety. Back then, my only instinct was to run from the discomfort and silence it with a box of Vella Chardonnay. But I can’t outrun fear. I

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00:29:12

This Too Shall Pass: The Work Is In Staying Present

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2025/10/11

Have you ever heard someone say “this too shall pass” in hard times? When life feels unpredictable and uncomfortable it can reassure us that the pain is temporary. But I noticed today that when life feels beautiful and serene, a different fear shows up for me. How often I do fear that the good won’t last. It’s my instinct to protect myself from disappointment. What I’m realizing, though, is that if fear lives in both extremes, when am I actually just “being” and content. I am fully aware of my need

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00:25:49

Decision Maker Vs. Wanter: Not A Victim Of My Thinker

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2025/10/10

Moving into my new home has reminded me how much my sobriety has transformed the way I live. The same obsessive thinking that once fueled my drinking now shows up in unpacking boxes and decorating, but instead of feeling out of control, I can smile at it. This week I’m working on the pause, recognizing when I’m caught in the momentum of my thoughts and gently rein myself in. This week, walking to the beach, exploring my new neighborhood, and settling into a routine has given me immense gratitude for

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00:33:54

Rule 62: Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously

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2025/10/07

Have you heard of Rule 62? Don’t take yourself too seriously. I’d heard it before but never knew it’s origin. The gist is to be able to laugh at yourself. I overthink everything. EVERYTHING. I just moved to a new town and am prepared to meet new people and build a new life at our new lake house. I had been thinking, “what do I have to offer new friends as a sober disabled person?” But the truth is I can quietly be an example to others of how sober vacay living is not only possible, but joyful. Rule

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00:26:42

Pruning Character Defects: I Can’t Heal What I Won’t See

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2025/10/04

In my old garden, there was a bush that was so wildly overgrown that nothing else could fit. When I cut it back, it looked bare and wounded, but over time, it filled out beautifully while I was also able to add dozens of new plants. That’s what recovery feels like. I’ve been removing the unhealthy stuff that doesn’t serve me to make room for new growth. But pruning I’ve found is easier if I do it often. If I ignore it, things become unmanageable again, and I’m blind to the overgrowth. My character

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00:22:15

Honesty and Surrender: Unclench Your Jaw

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2025/10/03

Being honest about how I feel is tricky when sometimes I don’t even know. My depression, anxiety, and old patterns of thinking can be deceiving, convincing me that nothing is wrong when I’m actually really struggling. It reminds me of alcoholism itself. The very disease that was killing me was also the disease keeping me from seeing I was sick. Sometimes I’m ignoring something on purpose, but often I’m avoiding or postponing without even realizing it. I’ve noticed that sometimes I’m white-knuckle my

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00:23:56

Breaking the Cycle: Choosing Sobriety Again and Again

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2025/09/30

This morning I was reminded of the vicious cycle of my alcoholism. I’d wake after just a few hours of being passed out, trembling, sweating, and panicked. I would reach for the leftover tepid glass of wine on my nightstand to calm down and get me back to zero, as I’ve heard fellow alcoholics say. I was caught in a disease that is cunning, baffling, and powerful. I finally reached out for help and someone held on to me, believed in me, and showed me that I could break the cycle. Today, I choose

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00:23:38

Tuning In To Emotional Sobriety: Learning To Hear The...

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2025/09/28

This morning in a meeting I heard a story that made mention of God delivering messages to us each day, and it’s up to us to look for them. Something about that didn’t resonate with me, so I decided to reflect on it and record an episode. On the surface, it sounds simple, but I insist that it is much more complex. Emotional sobriety means being able to see the world around me as a constant broadcast, like a message already written, and learning how to tune in. That tuning takes daily effort, through

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00:27:07

I Only Have Today: Don’t Borrow Tomorrow’s Courage

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2025/09/28

“I only have today” is traditionally spoken in my morning sobriety meeting in memory of a man who was passionate about reminding us to stay in the moment. The phrase narrows the battlefield to what’s in front of me rather than future tripping. When my head starts spinning with what-ifs or my body protests when I’m trying to push to hard, the phrase pulls me back from borrowing tomorrow’s courage and energy and using it all up before I get there. It turns overwhelm into manageable work. Living by “I

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00:35:44

Anatomy Of A Relapse: Answering The Cheerleader

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2025/09/26

When I was little, visits away from home felt unbearably empty. That same hollow loneliness still shows up now in hotel rooms or when I’m away from home. Yesterday it crept in again while settling in to an airbnb. BONUS: The previous inhabitant left a bucket of empty beer and tequila bottles out back, and for a hot second my brain whispered, “Wouldn’t that be nice?” But I caught it and answered back, “no.” I felt the fatigue, nausea, sharp pains in my head, and the obsessive cheerleader on my

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00:27:47

Caught In The Undertow: One Minute, One Step, One Breath

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2025/09/24

This move has been a humbling reminder that my body doesn’t keep pace with my intentions anymore. I’m still plugging away but absolutely spent. I’ve simply run out of steam and know it will take weeks to recover from this system overload. Acceptance has been slow work in stroke recovery. Mentally, I want to be the same person I was, physically I can’t, and learning to live inside that reality has taken practice. Sobriety teaches me to live in tiny increments. One day at a time, one minute, one step,

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00:31:27

The Inch Of Road I’m On: You’re OK Right Now

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2025/09/23

Thankfully I can’t see the whole road ahead of me or else I’d miss the lessons. With all the packing I’ve been reminded me how little stamina I have since my stroke. This is a lesson keep having to learn the hard way as I continuously push myself too far. I like to say I learn everything the hard way. I used to just jump in the drivers seat blind folded (and drunk) and run off the road of life feeling that I was destined to crash and burn.But my sobriety program taught me how to focus on this very

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00:23:06

Letting Go and Holding On: Folding In Faith Like...

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2025/09/21

For years I white-knuckled life, thinking I was steering everything myself. A simple practice called a God box changed my ability to let go. A woman in my fellowship gave me a little wooden box with tiny paper and a tiny pen. She said when I couldn’t let something go, write it down, put it in the box, and close the lid. The sound of that lid shutting became a signal of release. This practice was a physical representation of accepting I couldn’t control other people or outcomes. Over time this

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00:33:03

Packing Up and Moving Forward: We Deserve To Be Happy

Recovery Daily Podcast ·

2025/09/19

Packing up the house the past couple weeks for our big move has given me the chance to notice how much my life has changed in the past ten years. Between alcoholism and a stroke, the last decade could’ve killed me…TWICE. Sobriety, as my portable refuge, and prayer, as a quiet presence, have steadied my mental wellness and rewritten how I live. I’m grateful for the people who’ve helped me pack, and even more grateful for the people who’ve helped me piece myself together again.If you or someone you

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00:38:17

Finding Home: Meeting-Hopping in Recovery

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2025/09/18

When I first started going to AA meetings, I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t know what “open” vs “closed” meetings meant, I didn’t know what a home group or sponsor was, and I was too afraid to ask. So, I just showed up to as many different meeting locations and times until I found my people. I found career men and women who were parents who talked about their experiences, and it sounded like they were talking about me.Other people’s shares often bring up shameful memories I’ve buried, but

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00:48:32

Life After Stroke: The Struggles No One Sees

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2025/09/17

After my stroke, I realized how much I multitasked without even noticing. I’m not talking about cooking dinner chatting on the phone. I mean the stuff we do that is automatic, like reading out loud or pouring water from one hand into another. These simple actions actually require multiple steps working together that I can no longer do automatically.When reading aloud, my eyes track the words, my brain forms meaning, and my mouth speaks the sounds all at once. It’s incredibly complex. What used to

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00:34:40

Unmasking the Mystery: From “Why” to “How”

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2025/09/16

I tend to chase the question “why?” rather than “how do I adapt, accept, and move forward despite?” Why did I have a stroke? Why am I an alcoholic? Why me? But my recovery program teaches me that the why isn’t mine to solve. The “why” belongs to God. My work is in the “how”. How do I move forward? How do I let go? How do I accept the difficult stuff? When I shift from demanding answers to taking action, I find freedom from denial.Alcohol gave me an illusion of control, offering temporary relief

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