Wounded No More is today’s podcast title, it was pulled from a lyric line from an amazing newer group called The Struts. If you like David Bowie, meets Queen, meets the Rolling Stones, then you will love The Struts. The Struts have this song called Somebody New and in the song there is a line that reads “But when you’ve been broken, some wounds remain open that no one can heal.”
For those of you who are new or relatively new to Recovery Guy Podcast I want to give you a little background. The journey of our mission has always been to recognize the power each of us must exhibit to overcome the dark and painful experiences. We hope to rise like a Phoenix and become a force of energy that sustains internally while sharing outwardly. For those of us who have taken advantage of this recovery opportunity there is no going back. We are committed to a lifetime of serving others. Jon Barker and started down this journey back in 2006 with Becoming Well Now. Since I had gotten sober in 1986 got my degree and worked in the recovery arena much of what we began had been things I had been working on for 20 years. In 2015 we began transitioning into the Recovery Guy. BWN’s motto was “A Journey to Recovery.” Recovery Guy is built around “From Broken to Whole.” We have since built a recovery team consisting of Jon, my daughter Jane, then JJ (podcast engineer extraordinary) and now Pablo- the king of the SEO. It is our pleasure to serve you.
I thought about that and thought this is so sadly true for so many people in recovery. On one hand, it is hard to heal, but on the other hand we must.
When it comes to being Wounded No More, I am not saying that we will never be wounded again. That would like saying we cease being human. What I am saying that the wounded feeling does not have to last.
This is where Time becomes our friend. I have found that cliché “Time Heals All Wounds” can be true. For it to be true there are some simple things I want us to follow. If we do these things regularly we move past the previous wounds and avoid new wounds moving forward. We can do this while being engaged in life more than ever before.
- Understand our personal value
- Practice positive reinforcement
- Surround ourselves with those who see value in us
- Be willing to forgive those who have wounded us
- Explore healthy boundaries
- Be guarded from those who elevate themselves by wounding others. Remember wounded people wound people
- Be a person who helps other wounded people have victory
- Stay grounded in the things that increase our personal value that when the wounds come we can lessen their impact
- Be reminded daily that we aren’t victims, but victors
Practicing these things in some fashion and consistency we will see that we will not only wounded no more but we will be wounded less.
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Robert Pardon
Robert is the Recovery Guy. Getting clean and sober on April 25, 1986 has given me the insight and practical skill set to not only stay sober, but to also re-invent myself to the person I always wanted to become. Showing others how to do this is my life goal.
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