062: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs062: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
You're Sober! Now What?
Tamar Medford talks about how limiting beliefs and negative self-talk can block growth after getting sober and shares how affirmations, routines and aligned goals helped her change. She also describes personal experiences with weight loss, writing her book and creating an ikigai challenge to help others gain focus and direction.
15:26•16 Nov 2020
Breaking Free from Limiting Beliefs After Sobriety
Episode Overview
- Thoughts strongly influence outcomes, so replacing negative self-talk with positive statements can shift how a day unfolds.
- Writing down negative beliefs and turning each one into a positive affirmation helps build a healthier self-image.
- A consistent morning routine with affirmations reduces stress and supports long-term mindset change.
- Staying stuck in comfort, even when it is unhealthy, often stems from limiting beliefs that say change is not possible.
- Focusing on the journey and on what you can do, rather than past failures, makes it easier to achieve meaningful goals.
“"We are what we think. Think about that for a second."”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol and then keep growing long after the drinking stops? This episode of *You're Sober! Now What?* zooms in on the quiet but brutal force of limiting beliefs, with Tamar Medford sharing how her own inner dialogue almost stopped her from changing her life.
Speaking directly to anyone in recovery who still wakes up thinking, "This is going to be a stressful day," Tamar keeps returning to one simple line: "We are what we think." She talks about those mirror moments in the morning, when you either tell yourself you’re beautiful and capable or spiral into self-criticism.
For her, that shift began with a structured morning routine, 4am starts, and daily affirmations that replaced "I'm unattractive" with "I'm beautiful and stand in my own power." You’ll hear how negative self-talk fed years of yo-yo dieting, quick fixes and frustration, and how those same beliefs nearly stopped her from writing her book *Hope Elevated*.
Tamar admits she kept hearing, "Who do you think you are writing this book?" and even needed therapy along the way, but choosing to keep going led to publishing and hitting Amazon’s bestseller list. Tamar also introduces her "Discover Your Ikigai" challenge, designed to help people gain focus, direction and resilience through daily questions and a final workshop, all aimed at building a clearer vision and goals that actually fit that vision.
The tone stays honest, practical and a bit cheeky, with plenty of encouragement for anyone who feels stuck doing the same things and expecting a different result. If you’ve been sober for a while but still feel held back by the voice in your head, this might get you asking a powerful question tomorrow morning: what are you going to choose to believe about yourself?
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