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Don't Lose Your Balance with Mallory Durrick is a journey about the life of one woman and the trials and tribulations along the way. It's scripted and unscripted. It shares the bumps, the falls, falling from grace, losing balance and finding her way back after two decades of chaos and confusion. It's not always pretty and often times it's upsetting but if you listen you may just see yourself in a little bit of it all! Disclaimer: All views expressed on my website (www.dontloseyourbalance.com ...
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On this 52nd episode of Don't Lose Your Balance, the last episode of Season 1, I reflect on the last year and the journey I have been on to find my way to Balance by sharing my life on the Internet. Sharing openly and honestly, from my healthiest perspective, I hope you'll enjoy this season's finale. https://instagram.com/dontloseyourbalancemsd…
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On this 51st episode of Don't Lose Your Balance, I share my feelings about sharing my memories and my story on the Internet. How did I learn and manage to pull those memories from a place of clarity and self reflection? I know there is likely one more episode to this season of Don't Lose Your Balance, and I'm thinking about what's going to happen n…
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Join me on the 50th episode of Don't Lose Your Balance as I share my perspective about being Unique in a noisy world. How your own beliefs about your uniqueness will give you the courage to share your story. Viewing yourself as a unique individual is the greatest gift we can give ourselves and I encourage everyone to do so and find their voice. Lis…
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In today's episode I'm talking about perspective. How very different, one person's perspective is from another, even when the situation is the same. It's not about skewing the truth or invalidating someone else's reality. It's more so about how the perspective of one person to another, even one's own perspective can be different for so many reasons…
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In today's episode I'm reflecting on the sad reality of the feelings of abandonment. How it was for me as a child and perhaps how it may have been for others that I loved. This is one of my more compelling episodes and painful because there isn't much I can do other than accept the truths and hopefully apologize and move forward. Listen in. https:/…
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In today's episode I'm talking about Change. It is indeed the only thing permanent in life and I also recognize the importance of change for growth and development. I do however feel that change can be done purposively. Knowing where I want to be in life, means I need to make the right choices and work to get there. Conversely, I know that poor cho…
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Prompted through a conversation we had this morning on Clubhouse, toxicity is different than negativity. Mostly because you can have too much of a good thing, which is toxic, and too much of a bad thing, which is toxic and negative. Balance is what I seek and despite some things being labeled as good, they can also be toxic for me personally. This …
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In today's episode I'm talking about Milestones. As I reflect on the last year, these milestones that I hit, like gratitude, this podcast and also achieving the goals I set forth for myself a year ago, I talk about them with such joy and happiness. I know we all hit different milestones in our lifetime, but this is one year, one great year full of …
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In today's episode I'm talking about Pain. Since I'm sharing from a scar and not from a wound, I believe I've learned to find better ways to manage pain differently than the ways I've learned in the past. I cannot avoid pain in life, it's a natural part of living. But by recognizing the pain, seeing it for what it is - I can actually confront and m…
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In today's episode I'm talking about Clubhouse. Clubhouse is an audio only app made for iPhone and Android. It's a place to learn, listen, socialize, build friendships, grow your business and so much more. I discovered and joined Clubhouse in January of 2021 and what I learned and how it's helped me grow is so much more than I could ever imagine. L…
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In today's episode I'm talking about Goals. We set goals for ourselves all the time. What does that look like? Is it achievable and attainable? Is it unrealistic or well within reach? I remember the goal I set years ago to achieve and maintain sobriety. I have accomplished and continue to enjoy the benefits of this goal. It's a fantastic feeling an…
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In today's episode I was originally going to talk about projections. Then it occurred to me it's really about triggers and setbacks. We all face them at one point or another in our lifetime. It's really about the coping skills that we need to develop when we're healthy, to prevent the old patterns and recognize the familiarity of the 'dance.' This …
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In today's episode I am talking about confidence. I reflect on my lack of confidence in my youth. I also recognize how this podcast has helped me to develop my skill set, my ability to speak, and how to listen to others. I share my experiences, openly and honestly and as a result, have developed a sense of self-worth and confidence for which I am v…
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In today's episode I am talking about Clarity. Most specifically about how I got clear when I removed the toxicity out of my life, got real and true, and realized that living a healthy and balanced life was possible. It wasn't going to happen overnight, but when I got clear about what I wanted, needed, and most of all, what I had to do ... sobriety…
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In today's episode I am talking about Community. In the last several years, if not decade, I found myself seeking out online communities to learn, grow, be better as an artist, designer, strategist or even a human being. From Facebook to Instagram to Clubhouse, I cover it all and share how I felt less alone, especially during a Pandemic, and found …
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In today's episode I am talking about hope. What do you hope for? What is the driver of "hope" in your life today? What do you hope to achieve, hope to become, hope to do this year? Most of all, what are the sources of hope in your life? My life. Let's talk about Hope! https://instagram.com/dontloseyourbalancemsd…
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In today's episode I am talking about humility. It was a topic during today's story and prompt in the Gratitude room on Clubhouse and I have to say, humility and compassion is something we should all be very aware of as human beings. Check in with yourself ... are you humble? Who do you know that is, and how can they show you ways, to be an even be…
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In today's episode I am talking about general human kindness. Likely more aligned with a rant, I reflect on the past and also the present about how people should check-in with themselves, hit the pause button, and realize that kindness should be a given and not something out of reach. My favorite line: In a world where you can be anything, be kind.…
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Today, I'm talking about the power of rituals. Having rituals can provide me with a sense of productivity, accomplishment, peace and comfort. It never occurred to me that having rituals could bring me to a place of balance. Feeling grateful for the rituals that I've come to look forward to in my life, brings me joy. And I hope for everyone, that ha…
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Today, I'm talking about growth. Whether it is personal growth or professional growth, it's my intent to look back and recognize and honor the choices I've made that helped me grow as an individual. It wasn't always easy and at times it was downright gut wrenching, but I am grateful to have come out the other end a happier and healthier person. I c…
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Why do we let fear and anxiety get in the way of our ability to make choices and decisions that can be so incredibly fulfilling? Is it our past history? Is it our paralyzing fear of the judgment that others place upon us or what we place on ourselves? Today, I talk about fear from a place of recognition and recovery to make life better and more rew…
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I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with YouTuber/Instagram Influencer Kayla Nelson. She and I sit down and talk about body image, health, wellness, mental health and so much more. I hope you enjoy our very candid conversation and can resonate with much of this very open discussion! https://instagram.com/dontloseyourbalancemsd…
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Today's discussion about Anxiety is spoken about from memory. Nothing I'm experiencing today but how I learned to develop the coping skills to manage my deep rooted anxiety. I somehow believed anxiety could or should have been fixed with a pill or a glass of wine. It was only discovered later in life, that both of those things, amplified my anxiety…
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When I think about love, I think about being myself. I think about accepting others for who they are. I think about accepting myself for who I am. Love is just about loving someone for who someone is and what they represent. It's not about the version of what we want of them or for ourselves. Meaning, I have probably molded myself into the idea or …
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Today, I'll be talking about acceptance. Accepting what is, in all its glory and in all its pain, allows room for the possibility of change and greatness. It's not easy to give up the control and the fight. But, when we accept what is, the difficulties that may go along with the reality we're faced with, does ease. The struggle may no longer be a w…
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Today, I'm going to be talking about something that we also talked about in the gratitude room, especially this morning. It's Saturday. And we talked about resilience. And the story was about the British population during World War Two. And when Germany bombed them for 54 straight days, they call it the Blitz. And they had set up psychology camps, …
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Welcome to the 26th episode of Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. Thanks for joining me, today I am going to be talking about values. And if you were in the gratitude room this morning, which is it's Sunday morning, it's Sunday afternoon now, but it's Sunday morning at eight o'clock this morning, Eastern Time, we talked a little b…
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Well, hey, everybody, welcome to the 25th episode of Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. I want to thank you all for joining if this is your first time here, welcome, if you've been here before, and listened to my episodic life history. Thanks. So today I and I've been toying around with this particular topic for quite some time. A…
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It never occurred to me that I held on so tightly to things and as a result amplified my own unhappiness and distress. When I learned to embrace the pain, confront it, and then let it go, I was able to finally feel happy and peaceful. Stop fighting so hard to return to what was, and start enjoying what is and eventually, what can be. Let it go! htt…
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Hey, and welcome to the 23rd episode of Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. I want to thank everybody for joining. And I hope that you joined last week and several weeks in the past. Last week, I talked about death and I lost a family member very suddenly. And I spoke about that pretty much in depth about my family and, and how it …
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Well, hey, everybody. My name is Mallory Durrick. And welcome to the 22nd episode of Don’t lose your balance. I have taken a break from recording, I had recorded many of the episodes that everybody has heard up to this point. In October, I think that was the last time I had recorded an episode. And I, I have to be honest, I really didn’t know where…
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Hi, everybody, welcome to the 21st episode of Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. I hope you've been enjoying all of the episodes up till now. And if you haven't been listening, feel free to drop in from episode one all the way up to 20. Today, I am thinking about this topic based on a clubhouse room for Gratitude Journal 365 that …
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Hello, and welcome to the 20th episode of Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. And I want to thank you all for joining. And if this is your first time here, welcome. And if it's not your first time here, I really appreciate the support. And hopefully that you've all been enjoying listening to this podcast, I recently just closed out…
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Welcome to the 19th episode of Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. And I have been recording these episodes quite a bit, one after the other until I got to Episode 18 last week. And I actually ended that somewhere around August and it is now October and by the time this airs, it'll likely be December. That said, I took a little bre…
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Like I’ve mentioned in previous episodes, I’m not a therapist or a doctor, I’m just someone that has lived through some rather upsetting and chaotic traumas. Much like many other people. I don’t feel like I am that unique. With this podcast, I’m only looking for a way to heal and to most importantly, find balance so I can keep moving forward. I am …
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As a human being we all make mistakes, we will make mistakes in our lifetime. And we will make poor choices. We cannot avoid mistakes. But we can look at how we impact others with our mistakes. This is part of life. And I’m grateful for these mistakes, because they have led me exactly where I am today. I’m not looking for something like a better jo…
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As we enter this holiday season, I’d like to recognize the power of gratitude what it is for me and what it means in my future and my present. It’s often times difficult to be mindful of gratitude. I’ve learned recently that it’s a practice and one that doesn’t come easy. And I get that and I get why. I don’t recall feeling very grateful during the…
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I imagine I’ve done a lot of controlling or manipulating of others during my lifetime to get what I wanted or needed. Even if they were simple controls like what I would eat and serve to other people and also how I managed my children’s lives. Certainly that was my job. And I’ve absolutely lost my control during my lifetime, like when I got addicte…
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Welcome to the 14th episode of Don’t lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. I’m very happy you’re here to share this journey with me. I often say I’m no expert or even a therapist. I’m just a person that has lived 50 plus years making a lot of mistakes. along the way. I have accomplished a lot. But I also recognize my responsibility for my …
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Welcome to the 13th episode of Don’t lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. I’d like to say thank you for joining me as I share my personal journey towards living a happy, fulfilling and most importantly, a balanced life. If you’re new here, welcome. And if you’ve been following along for the last couple of months, I really appreciate you a…
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Welcome to the 12th episode of Don’t lose your balance. If you’re new here, thank you for joining me as I share my journey. It’s my self discovery towards living a healthy and balanced life. I am a recovering addict who has been through quite a lot in my lifetime. Thankfully, I’m happy and healthy, and a woman in her late 50s. I live alone and I am…
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Hi, everyone, and welcome back to Don't lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. And I hope you're finding value in this podcast. This is the 11th episode. And if you're new here, I'd like to welcome you. I also encourage you to go back and listen as it might help you to have a little more understanding about me and some of the topics I'm tal…
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Hi, everyone, and welcome back to Don’t lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. And I’m really glad you’re back to listen and hope you’re finding value in these episodes on this podcast. Today I’ve been thinking a lot about the last episode entitled choice. And now it’s leading me towards this conversation of guilt. What is guilt? What is gu…
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Hello, everyone, thank you so much for returning to Don’t lose your balance. I’m Mallory Durrick, and I hope you’ve enjoyed learning about my life the turns and the roadblocks along the way. And also the wins I’ve experienced, which has led me to where I am today happy, healthy, sober, and living a good life and a good life that makes me happy. As …
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Welcome to the eighth episode of Don’t lose your balance. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my experience in rehab, the one and only place I found myself almost two decades ago, literally across the country for 30 days. This is the same place that they filmed the movie 28 days with Sandra Bullock, an alcoholic woman who found herself in need of help …
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Welcome back to the seventh episode of Don’t lose your balance. In today’s episode, I’d like to talk about loneliness, what it means for me and what the differences between being alone versus being lonely. Every person has a different threshold and a need for being alone. By nature. Some people are extroverts. Others like myself are introverts. So …
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Welcome back to the sixth episode of Don’t Lose Your Balance. In today’s episode, I’d like to talk about all the doctors that came in and out of my life, for decades. Why would I spend time focusing on the doctors? Well, for a few reasons. I was never actually well diagnosed. And I was often very misdiagnosed. There were some extremely good doctors…
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Welcome back to Don’t lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. And I hope that you’ve been following along with the first four episodes. This is the fifth in a series based on my life. And I can only imagine that you’re reading the title of this episode is probably the single most boring topic known to mankind. But it is completely relevant. …
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Welcome to the fourth episode of Don’t lose your balance. My name is Mallory Durrick. If you recently listened to the last three episodes, entitled marriage, infidelity and addiction, thank you very much. If this is your first time here, welcome. For context, it might help you better understand the story, my story. So I suggest you go back to liste…
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If you listened to the first two parts you have heard me speak about marriage and infidelity. Today’s episode is about addiction. If you take the three initials, M for marriage, I for infidelity and A for addiction. You are literally spelling out MIA missing in action. That was me. Thankfully, today, I am completely present. So let’s roll. My story…
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