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Smiling Again

Smiling Again

Kim Moore

Smiling Again is a podcast for anyone who has lost a loved one to alcoholism or addiction. Listen to conversations with people impacted as well as interviews with experts with helpful tips that can support you through your journey of grief and healing after such a traumatic loss. Learn one thing at a time, and take action during or after the episode. Find your happy memories, learn how to let go of guilt, live with self-compassion and start smiling again. You are not alone. Connect with others in the Blossome community and take small steps, one thing at a time, together. https://www.blossome.support/community/Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blossomesupport/ and like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blossome.support/Join the free Private Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/339273777240126

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Smiling Again episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Smiling Again for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Smiling Again episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Smiling Again - #14 Talking about Netflix Maid
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10/21/21 • 35 min

The popular Netflix series MAID has everyone talking and it has some people angry. The story portrays a young likeable, poor, white woman, Alex , a young mother who flees an abusive relationship and takes a job as a maid to provide for her daughter, striving to build a better future.
MAID touches on a number of incredibly heavy topics, domestic violence, homelessness, alcoholism, the generational cycle of addiction and the systems that keep people in poverty. It's no easy watch, yet we are all watching it and talking about it.
In this episode I chat with Celeste Yvonne about what makes this incredible series so good. Drawing from our own experiences, for me living with my husband's alcoholism, for Celeste her fathers alcoholism and her own recovery, we talk about the unspoken conversations of addiction in the family and the generational cycle of addiction.

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Smiling Again - #15 The Truth About Being Stuck
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11/05/21 • 14 min


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Smiling Again - #11: Letting Go of Emotional Pain from the Past
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09/30/21 • 16 min

Changing our lives... it’s all made possible when we forgive and let go.

When I heard myself saying that I felt guilt about how I didn't do enough to support my husband during his battle with alcohol dependency, I realised I did still feel guilt, even though I told myself I didn't. He died in 2017.
What I’ve noticed is that each time I speak, a bit more truth about what I am feeling deep down inside comes out. So many emotions and thoughts are buried and it’s so important to dig them up, clear them out, and let them go.

Getting things out is a good thing. I have to say, it takes a lot of love and honesty to heal. Honesty with yourself.
This episode is all about letting go of emotional pain from the past .
When you have loved an addict you will have most likely felt shame or guilt for something

For when you reacted to them.

The phone calls you didn't answer

The messages you ignores

And the times you walked away.

There’s also possible guilt for the enabling

If only I would have held my stance and had healthy boundaries

If only I would have not bought the drink

If only i would not have lied to others for him

The list could go on....

Alcoholism makes us sick too, we just didn’t know it. And we spend a disproportionate amount of time helping them, sacrificing our own physical and mental health.

It’s time to let go, to forgive ourselves and our loved one.



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Hearing things from another perspective always helps to improve our understanding and compassion towards others. In this episode of the Smiling Again podcast, we hear things from another perspective as Martin Roscoe, an alcoholic in recovery, shares his recovery story and how mindful writing helped in to keep in check with where he was at in his head.
We talk about the impact his illness has had on wis wife and his two daughters. We also can begin to draw parallels between his healing and my own healing journey, reminding us that we are all human, trying to do our best.

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Smiling Again - #28: From Darkness into the Light
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02/24/23 • 31 min

Sixteen years in a dysfunctional marriage, Tony never knew what he was going to find when he got home. WiIl she be dead or alive?
Tony Newell shares the roller coaster of emotions that he lived through while married to an alcoholic. He describes battling cancer as being easier. In this raw interview, Tony wholeheartedly shares all that he felt as he tried to help his wife through her recovery from alcoholism, forgetting about his own wellbeing. Then a turning point came and he started to care for himself, going from the darkness into the light.

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Smiling Again - #5: Journaling your way to happiness
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07/29/21 • 40 min

Journaling can improve how you feel. It's good for you, and the benefits of putting pen to paper are many. Years ago, when the progression of my husbands alcoholism accelerated and life started to spiral into chaos, I started to journal, just free writing journaling, documenting my feelings. It was a way for me to touch base with myself to try to understand what was happening within me. My journal became the friend that I could share everything with , all of my thoughts and feelings. Little did I know at the time, but this was the beginning of my healing journey.
In this episode, I speak with Klaus White, Founder of The Way of the Tortoise, A Journal to Happiness. We talk about all things journalling, and the slow and steady approach to long-lasting change.

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The Blossome Community helps people who have endured losing a loved one to addiction let go of guilt and find kinder ways to live with self-compassion and joy. Find hope and connection in a supportive community with programmes and immersive experiences that will help you use your voice, let go of beliefs that hold you back, establish new rituals that will enable you to find your way back to a better smiling Self. Dare to break free and allow yourself to Blossome.
You can find our more about The Way of the Tortoise, A Journal to Happiness on their website.



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Smiling Again - #24: Will I ever heal and feel joy again?
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10/17/22 • 15 min


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Smiling Again - #16 Make Your Life Count With Boundaries
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11/12/21 • 26 min

When you are consumed by a loved one's addiction or alcoholism, its hard to see a way out of a repetitive cycle of chaos and trauma. In this episode we discuss how to make your life count, with boundaries.
Suna Spry, RSPH and author of Addicted to an Addict shares some helpful in formation that can help anyone consumed by a loved ones addiction or alcoholism to start working on their own recovery. She shares three realisations that you need to come to before you can start putting healthy boundaries in place - and stick to them.

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If you've ever loved an addict, you may have reached an exhausted, painful point where you felt broken and we're struggling to just keep it all together. I am Kim Moore, and this is smiling again, where in each episode, we remind you that you are not alone together. One thing at a time, we will take small steps to introduce little changes into your life.
When we lose a loved one to addiction, the grief journey begins, affecting you emotionally, physically, spiritually, socially and financially. The journey can begin before they pass away, as we feel they are lost in the addiction. It's this type of grief that is ever so complicated. It can feel incredibly intense, with overwhelming emotions. In order to heal, you must walk through the grief journey.
In this episode I speak with Eric Hodgdon, a coach, author, speaker and Zoi’s dad. After losing his 15-year old daughter Zoi to suicide in early 2014, Eric found a way to get back from loss. Through his grief journey he is sharing the lessons he learned so that no one else has to walk alone on theirs. Eric has trained thousands of people who simply wanted to know how to navigate one of the hardest things that a human can endure - the loss of a loved one.
Eric and I talk about story, and how talking, telling your story can help you along your journey.
Let's walk this journey together.
Together, one thing at a time we'll take small steps, little actions every day, which can help you let go and start smiling again. Together, we'll support each other as we do the work, taking care of ourself along our healing journey. You'll gain a sense of comfort re-joining a social atmosphere, trying new things, building confidence as you develop new positive habits, and have fun, laugh be playful, making new friends, all who understand what you've been through losing a loved one to addiction.
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Chris lost her daughter Aley to alcoholism 2 years ago. Aley was only 28. Chris shares her story of how she and Aley are connected with their hearts and souls, and how she is moving forward in life after experiencing such a traumatic loss. She describes her efforts to put her life back together, learning from the grief, finding her own self-worth, finding her own strength after loss.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Smiling Again have?

Smiling Again currently has 29 episodes available.

What topics does Smiling Again cover?

The podcast is about Addiction, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Podcasts and Alcoholism.

What is the most popular episode on Smiling Again?

The episode title '#25: Breaking the generational cycle of alcoholism with Oliver Hoyas' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Smiling Again?

The average episode length on Smiling Again is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of Smiling Again released?

Episodes of Smiling Again are typically released every 7 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of Smiling Again?

The first episode of Smiling Again was released on Jun 24, 2021.

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