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Addict II Athlete Podcast
Coach Blu and Marissa share Patreon bonus lessons on the stages of love, trust and attachment, then shift to practical strategies for motivation and goal-setting in recovery. The episode offers sample content from the Addict II Athlete recovery playbook for people rebuilding life after addiction.
1:14:41•2 Aug 2021
Recovery Playbook: Love, Motivation and Building Sobriety Skills
Episode Overview
- Relationships in recovery move through clear stages, from falling in love to learning how to love and be loved with honesty and trust.
- Secure attachment grows when both people take accountability, repair conflict and show they have each other’s best interests at heart.
- Understanding your own and others’ love languages can stop well-meant support from feeling like pressure or enabling.
- Motivation in sobriety improves when you clearly name what you want for yourself, close loved ones and wider stakeholders in your life.
- Breaking goals into small daily tasks, using I am statements and acting before you ‘feel like it’ can restart progress when you feel stuck.
“Stage three is learning how to love and learning how to be loved, which are two very different things.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This Recovery Playbook episode from Addict II Athlete gives a behind-the-scenes look at the tools Coach Blu Robinson shares with his Patreon community – and it’s far more than just training plans and finish lines.
You’ll first hear a bonus session with Blu and athletic director Marissa Robinson as they break down what they call the three stages of love and what that means for people in recovery and their relationships. They mix John Gottman’s research, Erickson’s stages of development and their own marriage experience to show how trust, secure attachment and conflict repair can make or break long-term partnerships.
As Blu puts it, “Stage three is learning how to love and learning how to be loved, which are two very different things.” They also walk through the five love languages, why they change over time, and how parents of someone in addiction can easily mis-fire by offering the wrong kind of support. The message is clear: if you want recovery to last, you can’t ignore the relationship side of life.
The second Patreon clip switches gears to motivation, using sport as a metaphor for sobriety. Blu talks honestly about procrastination, overwhelm and low self-belief, then offers practical mental drills from the Addict II Athlete recovery playbook. He asks listeners to name exactly what they want for themselves, their loved ones and the “stakeholders” in their lives, and introduces the idea of Telos – a personal “ultimate potential” – as a guiding star.
From “I am” statements to breaking big goals into tiny daily actions, this episode is aimed at anyone who feels stuck, flat or scared to start. If you’re rebuilding life after addiction, could a fresh playbook help you write your next chapter?
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