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HP3R is a discussion about what I've learned during my time in Overeaters Anonymous as well as the progress I've made at losing weight over the last two years.

David Shireman


    • Apr 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS


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    S2 Ep8: Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 21:30


    For this episode of Daily Dose of Recovery, David shares some fond memories about video games from his childhood and how applying the spiritual principle of step eight helped him construct a healthy relationship with gaming.  

    S2 Ep7: The Fellowship - Part Two - Cross Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 39:40


    David continues his discussion of the positive and negative qualities regarding the OA Fellowship as a tool of recovery. In part two, he examines the nature of cross talking during an OA meeting and shares stories of his struggles during the last year.

    S2 Ep6: Men's Hats

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 14:19


    For this episode of Daily Dose of Recovery, David shares one of his smaller goals that motivates him to keep taking things one day at a time.  

    S2 Ep5: The Fellowship - Part One - Tradition One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 43:17


    David begins a discussion of the positive and negative qualities regarding the OA Fellowship as a tool of recovery.  In part one, he shares his loss of the Pink Cloud, an examination of Tradition One, and his efforts to restore his composure.

    S2 Ep4: Can People Really Change?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 24:02


    For this episode of Daily Dose of Recovery, David answers questions from a listener about how he has changed because of program and whether or not other people can really change for the better.

    S2 Ep3: The Middle Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 25:10


    David discusses the middle steps – four, five, six, and seven – and the transformative experience that they offer to anyone who works a twelve steps recovery program. 

    S2 Ep2: The Alicorn and the Tiger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 19:06


    Daily Dose of Recovery returns with a bit of artistic flare as David shares a short story inspired by his partnership with his food accountability buddy. 

    S2 Ep1: Food Accountability Buddy and Sponsor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 24:49


    Season two begins with a discussion about the service and support that occurs through sponsorships and food accountability buddies.  

    S1 Ep22: The Many Holidays of December

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 27:45


    For the season finale of Daily Dose of Recovery, let's take a moment to examine the many holidays and traditions that occur in December with eye for how the holidays can be a time of joy and serenity.

    S1 Ep21: My Story Part Three - One Year of Abstinence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 31:45


    On the season finale of Recovery Buddies with David, the trilogy concludes with David discussing what led him becoming a compulsive overeater, his efforts to lose weight before OA, and the success he's found during his first year of abstinence.  

    S1 Ep20: Rules Twenty-Eight and Fifteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 13:14


    On this Daily Dose of Recovery, David discusses two rules from his personal code meant to safeguard against the harmful effects of people pleasing and changing who you are to suit others.  

    S1 Ep19: My Story Part Two - Twelve Things I do to Maintain My Abstinence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 26:22


    The season finale of HP3R's first season continues with part two of the trilogy.  On this episode, David discusses the top twelve things that he does to maintain his abstinence and to take things one day at a time all the way to his healthy goal weight.  

    S1 Ep18: When is it a Relapse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 13:11


    On this episode of Daily Dose of Recovery, we explore some of the perplexing ideas concerning abstinence, when it is broken, and whether or not a relapse occurs.  So, what exactly is a relapse when it comes to Overeaters Anonymous?

    S1 Ep17: My Story Part One - The Dark Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 27:40


    The season finale of HP3R's first season begins!  This episode discusses quotes from the Big Book of AA, how the principles and tools of recovery help improve spiritual and physical health so that anyone can bring about a lasting change free from addiction.

    S1 Ep16: Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 15:38


    “Do onto others as you have them do onto you,” so sayeth the Golden Rule.  For this Daily Dose of Recovery, we explore why anger, shaming, and rude behavior have negative effects, whereas kindness and polite behavior are virtues of recovery and social discourse.

    S1 Ep15: Do I equate thin with happy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 31:34


    For this episode of Recovery Buddies, David shares his journal responses to the September 14th Voices of Recovery workbook question and elaborates on why reaching a healthy body weight is important to him and others. 

    S1 Ep14: Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 17:15


    Tis the season to remember what we are grateful for, and on this episode of Daily Dose of Recovery, we discuss some Thanksgiving history, statistics, and how David experienced his first abstinent Thanksgiving last year.  

    S1 Ep13: Abundance of Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 28:01


    This week on Recovery Buddies with David, we discuss the abundance of food all around us.  David shares some stories from before he joined OA and how achieving food neutrality changed his grocery shopping.  

    S1 Ep12: Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 9:30


    Guest star week on HP3R continues as I am joined by my good friend, Delaney, to help me answer a request submitted by a listener.  This week on Daily Dose of Recovery, we provide a guided affirmation meditation.

    S1 Ep11: Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 39:05


    It's guest star week on HP3R, beginning with a fellow Higher Power Ranger - Ainsley - joining me for a discussion about trauma and how it effects people's eating habits.  

    S1 Ep10: Rule Eleven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 14:07


    This week on Daily Dose of Recovery, we explore the symbolism associated with the number eleven.  You'll also hear a bit of background for my list of personal rules.  Specifically, I share the story behind my rule eleven.  

    S1 Ep9: Resentments

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 29:03


    This week on Recovery Buddies with David, we examine resentments, the power they hold over us, how we surrender them to Higher Power, and why it is important that we see resentments as opportunities to improve ourselves.

    S1 Ep8: Original Goal for Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 20:14


    Have you ever wondered about the origins of language?  So did David!  Tune in to this Daily Dose of Recovery for a discussion of how we communicate.

    S1 Ep7: Feel like an Imposter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 31:23


    On this episode of Recovery Buddies, David talks about those times when we feel like we don't belong, like we are imposters, and he shares some wise advice from a Green Mint Cloud.  

    S1 Ep6: Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 24:30


    Come and listen, if you dare, for this episode of Daily Dose of Recovery recounts knowledge about Halloween scares.

    S1 Ep5: Honesty, that's how we start to grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 32:50


    Honesty is a life healing tool.  On this episode of Recovery Buddies, David shares his thoughts on how honesty and truth helped his spiritual health flourish over the last year.

    S1 Ep4: Sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 8:12


    On the second episode of Daily Dose of Recovery, David discusses a few facts and health benefits regarding sunlight while also trying his hand at a few vampire jokes.  

    S1 Ep3: Willingness - how the work begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 19:57


    The second episode of Recovery Buddies with David discusses willingness, being gentle with yourself, the concept of surrender, and how David thinks of his Higher Power.  

    S1 Ep2: Stand up and Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 9:37


    The first episode of Daily Dose of Recovery on HP3R discusses the benefits of standing up and moving around.  

    S1 Ep1: Acceptance leads to Serenity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 24:29


    On the first episode of HP3R, David discusses how acceptance leads to serenity and many of the ways his life has changed as a result of his losing weight while attending Overeaters Anonymous meetings

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