Miscellaneous
Welcome to today’s show! WHAT WE’LL LEARN: Please listen to EP 101 where we learn Arlina’s background before listening to this one :) Why our brains are designed to focus on the negative. And how to increase our awareness of this. Arlina, at a young age, kept finding reasons that she wasn’t “good enough” and “smart enough” and whenever she would have a negative experience, she’d use that as “evidence” to back up the stories she told herself. Confirmation bias is what’s happening. In early recovery, we do things that we regret under the influence of alcohol. You lose the ability to choose how much you will drink or not. Why after 27 years sober Arlina continues to work daily on emotional regulation. What is the Default Mode Network & how we can rewire our brain in order to make better decisions. Arlina walks us through a writing exercise on how to identify and change your irrational beliefs. Key Quotes: “I just put a bunch of drugs & alcohol in my brain and I’m going to use that broke *ss tool to make decisions for my entire life…” “Question your beliefs because a lot of times they’re not rooted in truth.” RESOURCES MENTIONED A.I.R. Survey Please take this 45 second survey to help direct the future of the AIR podcast. Bryon Katie’s 4 Questions SoberLifeSchool.com For more info, head over to atheistsinrecovery.com and subscribe to our email list. And thank you for listening! Leave an honest review on ITUNES. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe to the A.I.R. newsletter where you will learn to identify patterns of dysfunctional thinking, change the dysfunctional thinking into something more positive, and find hope in recovery. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please share it with friends, family, and other professionals by using the social media buttons on this page.