Recovery: The Whole Enchilada

From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Transformative Stories

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In this episode of Recovery: The Whole Enchilada, hosts Peg McDermott and co-host Heather Hageman explore trust as a foundational part of recovery—learning to become trustworthy, rebuilding trust with others, and trusting the process and a higher power. 

Heather shares how early sobriety began with “putting a plug in the jug,” showing up one day at a time, and recognizing when people aren’t safe, including a story of a friend pushing alcohol on her after she said she wasn’t drinking. 

Peg reflects on coming from a dysregulated home, struggling with self-trust and broken commitments, and rebuilding trust through small promises, honesty, and noticing bodily signals. They discuss evaluating congruence between words and actions, patterns, boundaries, grace, and making amends through changed behavior, ending with the idea that trust isn’t found—it’s practiced daily.

 

00:00 Welcome and Topic

00:53 Trust Starts Within

02:50 Boundaries and Triggers

05:22 Rebuilding Self Trust

09:09 Redefining Trust

11:04 Body Signals and Safety

13:32 Words Versus Actions

17:45 Amends and Being Trustworthy

18:55 Police Story Breakthrough

24:38 Trust the Process

28:39 Daily Practice and Closing

 

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