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As we move from childhood to adulthood, we go through experiences, traumatic incidents, compare ourselves to others, and create insecurities around limiting belief systems. We begin to lose an initial state of love and joy that we were innately born with. Little by little, we lose our perspective and our purpose. Bogged down by work, relationships, and stressors, we can mistakenly try to find love and joy in a bottle, drug, food, shopping, or toxic relationship, and can find ourselves inhibited by patterns of thoughts and feelings we’re looking to escape.  So how do we separate ourselves from these thoughts and feelings and begin to create a more purposeful life filled with love and joy?  In this week’s recovery coaching call, the group helped Jeannine. Living in the past about a potential job opportunity, Jeannine is stuck in a thought pattern that she can have “just a few drinks.” The group helps her recognize the thoughts and feelings she is battling and helps her find ways to get out of herself to create a more fulfilling life.  In this week’s recovery coaching call, you’ll learn: How to recognize negative feedback loops How to separate thoughts and feelings from our innate nature of love and joy How to find joy in the simple things How we unconsciously mistake maladaptive behaviors with love and joy For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/029. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Most of us try to get through our day-to-day lives as conflict free as possible, but when it gets to the point of compromising our needs to make others happy, we can become resentful and unhappy in our own lives. In certain situations it can feel awkward to assert ourselves, and being caught in tense situations can dredge up painful memories and insecurities, left unable to stand up for ourselves. In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Samantha. Feeling stuck in a job she no longer feels fulfilled in, she is having trouble standing up to her husband about wanting to leave her job.  The group helped Samantha recognize a time when she first felt this way as a child. Growing up in a violent alcoholic home, she stayed quiet, vulnerable, and weak speaking up to authority. The group holds space and allows Samantha to feel anger, resentment, and process new emotions in order to allow her fully recognize her worth and begin the process of finding her voice and creating the life she truly wants. In this week’s recovery coaching call, you’ll learn: Signs you may be mitigating your own needs to keep others happy Characteristics and thought patterns learned growing up in an alcoholic home Ways to challenge common fears that may be holding you back How to feel valued in our selves in order to create the life we deserve. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/028. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Meet Jess and Kate of Seltzer Squad, a supportive space for those seeking and maintaining sobriety. Jes is a native New Yorker, dog-mom, and girl boss. Kate is a native of North Dakota, cat mom, a wannabe van lifer, and a forever freelancer. In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, Kate and Jes share their alcohol and drug addiction experiences and when they became sober. They describe their sobriety journey and why running a podcast has made them accountable. Listen in to learn the importance of taking life step by step and picking yourself up without condemnation after relapsing. “Relapse is part of recovery so don’t beat yourself up; you can always start over again the next day.”- Jes [59:34] What You Will Discover: [4:01] Jes explains how lucky she got to find a business place in the same building she lives. [12:08] Kate explains how she helps fashion and beauty brands as an art director and designer. [14:43] Jes on how her tattoo business has been going during the Covid times. [2:07] Kate explains how she and Jes met, plus how her alcohol and drug addiction escalated. [29:43] Kate on her story of alcohol and drug addiction and when she decided to quit. [34:03] Why they connected through bartending and having the same drinking style. [36:57] The period they’ve been sober plus starting the podcast for accountability. [39:38] How starting a consistent podcast leads to accountability. [46:13] They discuss what the future looks like for their podcast. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/027. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

It’s human nature to feel overwhelmed. Stress is a survival mechanism telling our bodies to take a break. When we experience stress, we can get caught in a negative thought pattern. These thoughts feed into belief systems that create guilt and frustration and low self-esteem which can cause us to revert back to old patterns and behavior. When we realize our parenting skills to ourselves have become skewed, our answers to why we continue to mitigate our own needs can be traced back to what we may not have received in childhood.  The process of learning how to reparent ourselves forces us to clarify our “whys” in multiple areas of our lives. It forces us to know ourselves, trust ourselves, and establish clear boundaries with others. In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Stephanie. Feeling burnt out and swamped with school work, her negative self-talk has run rampant. The group also helped Jennifer. Having trouble setting clear boundaries with her adult daughter, she learns she must begin the reparenting process for herself before she can move forward in asking for her own needs.  In this week’s recovery coaching call, you’ll learn: How we can get caught in a negative feedback loop even when we’re not aware of it The origin of negative belief systems The importance of self-soothing How a life coach can help you begin the process of reparenting For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/026. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

It’s in our wiring to want intimacy and bonding with another person. Most of us search near and far to find meaningful love. When conflict arises and we lose all trust and confidence of who we are in a relationship, we can punish ourselves based on what we think we deserve. We can run our lives based on the deliberation of a significant other. In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Tim. After eight years of sleeping on the couch, he overworks himself with two jobs and feels responsible for the state of his relationship. With multiple past attempts to heal his relationship, he’s come to find that learning how to heal himself will create change to inspire others to seek help and grow.  In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, you’ll learn: How to recognize pitfalls in our romantic relationships How we can get stuck in patterns that keep us feeling undeserving How to find healing in ourselves to change the state of all relationships in our lives How to push ourselves to expand, grow, and evolve, even if it means losing a dysfunctional relationship. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/025. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Meet Big Kate of the SoberKates, she’s the co-host of The After Party Podcast. She has been sober for 4 years and attributes her journey to support from Little Kate and recovery podcasts. In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, Kate shares her drug and alcohol addiction, which started in her teenage years driven by the pressure to fit in. She explains how she used drugs and alcohol as a distraction from her pain, plus her turning point to a life of sobriety. Listen in to learn how to fearlessly move away from your inauthentic shadow and become your authentic self. “I couldn’t really subjugate until I was out of the family dynamic.”- Kate [45:50] “You have to be fearless in the pursuit of yourself.”- Kate [48:28] What You Will Discover: [1:23] When and why she started a social community and podcast to connect sober women. [5:44] The positive and negative feedback the After Party Podcast has been receiving. [8:42] How people use drugs to temporarily calm some negative emotions within. [17:50] Kate on her childhood and what was expected of her by her strict parents. [22:48] The roller-coaster that college life became for Kate as a drug and alcohol addict. [25:38] How Kate’s addiction escalated plus the day when things turned around. [36:23] Why lack of a better system turned her from the 12 steps and getting sober earlier. [40:00] How quitting alcohol made her realize her values and seeking for what she wanted. [43:52] How to cut off the genealogical cord and family toxicity to find yourself. [47:46] Learn to fearlessly seek your authentic self away from what you were told you are. [53:49] Why you should dig deep inside yourself to make the necessary change. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/024. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

So many of us get caught in the busyness of our day-to-day lives and activities. When we wake up we hit the ground running, accomplishing all we’re set out to do for the day. We attempt to  get work done, take care of our homes and families, among other goals. But most often, when we fail to hit our knees or take the time needed to ground ourselves, we can find ourselves spinning our wheels, getting tired, and failing to recognize that we have a choice to slow down, take a deep breath, and feel deserving of our work. In this week’s Recovery Coaching Podcast, the group helped Wendy. Struggling with an impending sense of urgency, the group helps her gain awareness by determining if she’s running from past traumatic experiences or running towards an unattainable goal due to feeling undeserving. The group also helped Tim. Working two jobs and supporting a family, Tim rarely finds time for himself. The group challenges him on feeling deserving of his hard work and taking time out for himself. In this week’s Recovery Coaching Group, you’ll learn: How to slow down, take time for yourself, and become present How the incessant busyness is a sign we’re running from something The difference between saying we’re worthy of something and feeling we’re worthy of something How to say “no” to events filling up our time and begin making lasting changes in our lives  How to finally feel deserving of the hard work we do For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/023. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

We all have unrealistic expectations. What are yours? These expectations can chip away at relationships, keep us from reaching our goals, and create unhealthy patterns and behaviors in our lives. When we or someone else falls short, we draw false conclusions, and if we’re not careful, unrealistic expectations can lead to resentment. So how do we relinquish unrealistic expectations? In this Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, the group helped Travis. Coming to terms about his unrealistic expectations in regards to his alcoholic father, Travis’s anger and resentment has caused him to create distance until he gets stronger in his own sobriety.  The group also helped Simon. Navigating the world as an empath, Simon asks the group for help with connecting to his feelings in front of people, bringing down his walls, and becoming vulnerable. As empaths, when we realize how sensitive we are, we avoid people, situations, and can lose trust with ourselves and our peers.  In this Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, you’ll learn: Examples of unrealistic expectations and how they can contribute to our relapse process How unrealistic expectations can contribute to the negative beliefs we have about ourselves Characteristics of empaths How to navigate the world as an empath and use it to our advantage For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/022. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Meet Milena Regos, she’s a rebel entrepreneur, a visionary, and the creator of Unhustle. She’s on a mission to disrupt the status quo and revolutionize the way people live and work to create sustainable success without stress and burnout. In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, Milena talks about her background with the hustle culture and how she shifted to the Unhustle way of living. She describes how to unlearn the hustle mentality and the impacts of a simple life that perfectly defines success. Listen in to learn the importance of unplugging from technology to be in presence with yourself and unlock your potential. “If all you do is work, you’re living a very one-dimensional life, and you’re not drawing any energy and inspiration from anything else.”- Milena [15:41] What You Will Discover: [4:27] How Milena got into the unhustle mentality 8 years ago before she started teaching others on the same.  [7:39] Milena’s childhood in Bulgaria, her background with the hustle culture, and its impacts on her life. [13:53] Her career success in the digital marketing world and the burnout she experienced during that period. [16:59] Milena narrates the pivotal moments that completely turned her life around. [25:12] How the simplification of her closet translated into her life and business. [33:22] Why you should deeply think before you purchase things you don’t need. [41:23] The seven blocks of the unhustle framework to create a successful life. [47:11] How the Japanese forest medicine technique allows people to deeply connect with nature. [49:03] Learn to find the time to connect with yourself and be more present. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/021. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Most times, when we’re presented with struggles, it’s an opportunity for us to learn. Just coming back from a relapse, Stephanie feels lonely, stressed, and not good enough. For years, living at home with alcoholic family members, her idea of love from her family was transactional and limited. For years, the sense of loneliness caused her to comfort herself with drugs and alcohol when nobody else was able to.  In today’s Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, the group helps Stephanie learn to begin the process of trusting herself to learn how to re-parent and find empowerment within her own life. When we find ourselves alone, scared, and isolated, we teach ourselves how to survive with maladaptive coping mechanisms because it’s the only choice we have. When these tools stop working, we must reach out, learn how to accept help, and begin the work to access the empowerment we all have within.  In this week’s Podcast, you’ll learn: How to access our feelings of empowerment anytime we want them How beating ourselves up turns into a snowball effect that can lead to relapse How to begin the process of trusting ourselves to find self-love For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/020. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  

Whether you have a loved one that is sober, in recovery yourself, or are watching someone struggle with addiction, one of the biggest components of recovery is learning how to support and restore our relationships with our loved ones. The best way for us to be there and help others is to ultimately work on ourselves. In today’s Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, the group helped Wendy. In recovery herself, her children have also struggled with addiction. Now that her children are grown and have moved out of the house, she feels a combination of emptiness and guilt. What was once days filled with school, extracurricular activities, and carpooling, are now days of emptiness and sadness in acknowledgement that her primary purpose as a mother is not what it once was. Wendy also feels guilt regarding her children’s addiction issues and doesn’t feel “good enough,” as a mother and feels the need to compensate by using control out of fear.  The Recovery Coaching group took Wendy back to childhood to a place when she began being self-critical. What was once a silent message of not feeling, “good enough,” became a journey of turning into someone she thought she should be for her mother, father, and family, ultimately, abandoning herself. In today’s Recovery Coaching call, you’ll learn: How to make amends to yourself How to let go of what we want to control How to show compassion to our inner child and younger selves How to get in touch with the true essence of who we are and begin the path of healing For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/019. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.  

Meet Little Kate of the SoberKates and the co-host of The After Party Podcast. She’s sober and has just celebrated her four year soberversary. Kate found herself in a decade-plus long hole of alcoholism when what started out as fun was no longer funny. In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, Kate shares her alcoholism journey that started at 12 years old and her sobriety journey that started 4 years ago. She dives deep into the negative feelings that pushed her to alcohol, the positive ones that kept her there, and the painful ones that got her out. Listen in to learn why you should look within and make choices that are for your own happiness and not what others want. “Build the confidence to make your own choices and build your own path.”- Little Kate What You Will Discover: [4:57] Little Kate describes the first time she drank alcohol as a 12-year-old and the liberating feeling it gave her. [11:22] How parents pressuring their children can negatively impact their feelings and perspective. [15:41] She talks about the coming-of-age summer that she went wild with drinking. [26:24] When things went down south, the death of her brother, and the trauma of her family’s separation. [37:24] She describes the moment she decided to be sober plus the side effects she experienced. [42:45] How logical facts of alcohol’s side effects worked for Kate rather than the ‘powerless’ intangible language. [46:40] When the After Party Podcast started- and impact it’s having on the SoberKates and others. [57:00] Learning to overcome the obstacle of people always having an opinion on your sobriety. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/018. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

In early sobriety, it’s common to experience cravings. No matter if it’s cravings for alcohol, drugs, or food, it’s likely that we’ve all experienced them, and even more likely we’ll experience them again. However, what exactly does having a craving mean? In the same sense that most of us used drugs, alcohol, or other mind-altering substances, when we experience cravings, we can ask ourselves if we’re trying to soothe, numb, or escape an uncomfortable situation or event in our present or past lives.  In this week’s Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, the group helped Travis. Dealing with cravings for food and video games, he finds himself uncomfortable in his sobriety while trusting the process of recovery. The coaching group guides him back to a significant event in childhood when he first felt abandoned and betrayed by his parents and put his trust in substances. Finding himself escaping the uncomfortability of putting trust in the recovery process, the group guides him through an exercise to begin working on these negative patterns to ultimately seek freedom and find purpose. In this week’s podcast, you’ll learn: Why we experience cravings How to recognize common behavioral patterns that negatively impact our lives What to do when we experience a craving How to slow down and respond instead of react For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/017. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

When we get sober, and begin to find ourselves again, it can be common to ask ourselves, “what am I doing this for?” We’re told that if we follow all the necessary steps, we’ll remain sober and find a life beyond our “wildest dreams.” However, for some, we make it to the other side and the grass is still brown. Instead of the pink cloud we so often hear about, a rain cloud follows us around and we become miserable.   How to we get ourselves here? How do we find happiness, fulfillment, and joy? In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, the group helped Matt. Finding himself unfulfilled and depressed, he’s become stuck in the grips of self-centered fear. The group gives Matt practical tools to begin removing himself from this self-centered fear and start becoming more of service to others.  When we begin to short ourselves of what we’re capable of doing and the help we’re able to give, we lose a sense of purpose. Once we begin adding value to the world, we can begin to get out of the self-centered fear and begin to find happiness, fulfillment, and joy.  For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/016. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Meet Rick Alexander, an author, speaker, and serves as the Chief Growth Operator for The Special Forces Experience. Rick spent 12 years in the United States Navy as a Special Operations Combat Medic and now helps people craft meaningful lives while in the heat of adversity. In this episode of the Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, Rick opens up about how he overcame adversity and created a meaningful life. He describes how he let go of who he was told to be and instead focused on who he wanted to become. Listen in to learn how to become aware of your toxicity through shadow work and taking the opportunity to change for the better. You will also learn how to observe moments of truth in your everyday life to help transform your life. “Transformation is a really long process of learning to trust the voice that’s deepest within you.”– Rick [7:06] What You Will Discover: [2:19] Rick describes the moments he fell in love with adventure and joining the military. [6:55] The self-realization journey that he took to start living a life aligned with his own value system. [8:47] How Rick transitioned from a career in the military to a writer. [23:03] How coaching made him discover his self-destructive patterns and understand them. [27:16] How to cut ties with who you were and establishing boundaries on who you are away from your family. [30:37] How he let go of unimportant things and make way for new energy and life. [34:05] How shadow works helps you be aware of your toxicity and allows you to change. [39:08] The process of repatterning by allowing yourself to hurt and let go. [42:16] The impact of listening to moments of truth to help transform your life. [51:30] The power of listening to your internal constitution before you make a move. About Rick Alexander: Rick spent 12 years in the United States Navy as a Special Operations Combat Medic and has completed multiple ultra-endurance events including a 240 mile run in body armor, to raise money for the children of fallen heroes. As such his work draws on this depth of experience in order to help people craft meaningful lives while in the heat of adversity. You can hear his ideas on his podcast, Morning Coffee with Rick Alexander, or by reading his latest book, Ambitious Heroes and Heartache. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/015. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Have you ever felt so desperate to move forward with your life but find yourself getting in your own way? We have ideas to bring to life, stories to tell, and goals to achieve, yet, the internal conflict within us prevents us from even starting. When we get into our own way, it's caused by limitations and limiting beliefs that prevent us from moving forward. Some of us can’t get past the fear of failure. Some of us struggle with a nagging sense of inadequacy. Others feel pressure from feeling insignificant and feel powerless, and some may have a tendency to procrastinate. So, how exactly do we let go of the past to get out of our own way? In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, we helped Travis. Feeling frustrated, Travis is conflicted with the fact that he is trying to move forward in his business, recovery, and life, but finds himself spinning his wheels. When we stop trying to move fast, and trust the process, we can begin to be present with who we are, moment to moment. In this process, we gain the awareness and the insight we need to put aside these limiting beliefs and move forward with our lives. In this week’s Recovery Coaching call, you’ll learn: - How to recognize signs that we’re not moving forward - How to create actionable steps to create the change we want - The procrastination cycle that happens when we get into our head - How to begin to take action to move forward For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/014. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Learning how to self-soothe is just as important for us as adults as it is as children. As a child, we learn how to self-soothe when we feel anxious, sad, disappointed, and insignificant. However, when we experience childhood trauma, the self-soothing we learn can become maladaptive.  In this week’s Recovery Coaching session the group helped, Sean. After a recent relapse, Sean admits his relapse behavior was sneaky and immature, close to a childlike state. As he begins to process the reason for his slip, he reflects on the dynamics of his family of origin and the childhood experiences he had. Feeling insignificant by one of the most important people in his life, it caused Sean to seek love and connection in any form, including substances. When we learn to recognize specific patterns in our life, we can work towards finding alternative behaviors and begin to put them into practice. In this week’s Recovery Coaching session, you’ll learn: How to recognize what may be driving our maladaptive behaviors The ways these behaviors serve us Ways to begin to self-soothe without the need of harmful substances The six human needs that drive all human behavior For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/013. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

Meet Salva Liberti, an energy healer, inner peace guide, breath and meditation guide, and speaker. He has attended several Tony Robbins events, traveled solo across Europe, and moved to LA without a penny in his name. He believes in living in the moment by embracing self-awareness, self-love, and meditation to heal. In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, Salva shares his self-development journey and discovering self-love and inner healing through meditation. He talks about how he learned to be gentle with himself and let go of all the expectations and projections his mother had on him. Listen in to learn how unhealthy attachments are blocking you from ultimate self-love and how to let go of them. “Know thyself so you can undo yourself.”- Salva What You Will Discover: [5:40] Salva explains how and when he gained an interest in self-development and his experience in a yearlong mastermind. [13:07] How to shed expectations and projections set to you by your parents and get to know and do what you want. [17:10] He talks about moving to LA without money, plus how the Date with Destiny event changed him and his mom’s relationship. [24:24] The power of letting your child go and find themselves without you having your hold on them. [30:23] How to change your definition of success and be gentle and patient with yourself. [37:51] How to create certainty of self-love and self-discovery within yourself. [39:18] Salva explains how your heart chakra is blocked by grief, which stops you from loving yourself enough. [44:22] The importance of letting go of unhealthy attachments to discover self-love. [50:57] How he discovered healing in meditation and now guides people in active mediation to find self-awareness. [57:41] Redefine your purpose to live your life to the fullest now. [1:05:35] Buckle up and realize the importance of creating certainty within yourself. For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/012. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

“If you knew me, you would hate me too.” How many of us have had similar self-deprecating thoughts? If we continually speak about ourselves in a manner that puts us down, over time, they become a part of how we view ourselves and severely impacts our self-esteem. Self-depreciation isn’t just telling ourselves we’re at fault. It’s also undermining our own authority, silencing ourselves in favor of others, and tormenting ourselves over mistakes that don’t matter. How Self-Deprecation Can Serve Us There’s a point when we find secondary gains from self-deprecation and they begin to serve us. Whether that be to keep us safe from failure or as a way to protect us from danger, when we continue to practice self-hatred, the burdens in our day-to-day lives get heavier and it creates more difficulty for ourselves to continue moving forward. At times, these thought patterns create safety and assurance because the fear of moving forward can often be too crippling. Though, while we can’t always control these thought patterns, we can control what we do with them.  In today’s Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, the group helped Leo. Struggling with self-hatred thoughts around his own recovery coaching, he processes the way his self-loathing has been protecting him for the past 44 years and walks through actionable steps on how to find self-empowerment and unlock his full potential.  In this Recovery Coaching session, you’ll learn: How self-deprecation may be serving you in the long-run Actionable steps to find a way out of self-hatred A practical self-talk technique to begin the process of self-love For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/011. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.

When we struggle with alcoholism, drug addiction, or any other behavioral health disorder, unmanageability follows closely behind - even when we decide to put the drugs or alcohol down and get sober. When we find a solid foundation of sobriety, our personal wants, hopes, and dreams can become clouded by either making up for lost time, or doing what others expect of us. When we get lost in this illusion of other’s expectations, we can lose productivity and feel guilty for taking time for ourselves. The basic questions of who we are and what we want becomes unclear.  By creating realistic goals, objectives, and daily routines, we can change how we feel, what we do, and the entire trajectory of our lives.  In this week's Omar Pinto Coaching podcast, Omar helped Travis. Feeling more productive after implementing self-care into his routine, he must learn to effectively communicate with his loved ones surrounding the path he is on and convey that his progress and productivity may not be aligned with their expectations.  Omar also helped Colleen. Newly sober, she feels guilty for taking time for herself and is fearful of who she will become after taking the journey within. The group holds space for Colleen and gives her feedback to look into her past, to create a future she can be excited about. In this Omar Pinto Coaching Podcast, you’ll learn: How to take more time for ourselves, to ultimately create more productivity How to effectively communicate with our loved ones How to trust the work we’re doing within ourselves will pay off in the future For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/010. ***  Get 1-on-1 Life Coaching with Omar Pinto! For more information and a FREE consultation go to omarpinto.com/coaching. ***  Explore the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Feel Better Now! Join the SHAIR Recovery Community and live alcohol-free - theshairpodcast.com/join-the-src.