Radio H-E-A-L: Healing Radio with Raina Dawn
Jul 7, 2026 · 6 min · 6 segments
Stop the Patterns, Find Your Power >> course here Numbing substances can easily become dependencies - whether it's sugar, our phones…
Raina DawnHost
So while the stigma is slowly changing, many people still believe that alcohol is helping them to take the edge off, yet they still struggle with sleep, anxiety, and general wellness.

And while many people still believe that cannabis isn't addictive, they still struggle to quit, can't sleep without it, or have breathing issues or mental health issues.

And I can tell you as someone who's dealt with not only addictions, but also disordered eating and emotional eating, This isn't a cycle that just ends.

As much as we would love it to just end for us, it has to be us that chooses this.

With addictions or dependencies of any kind, we will have to be the one to end it because it will not end itself for us.

And once you recognize that you've been on a path that you're ready to get off of, how about just remembering Newton's first law of motion? An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

So while the stigma is slowly changing, many people still believe that alcohol is helping them to take the edge off, yet they still struggle with sleep, anxiety, and general wellness.

And while many people still believe that cannabis isn't addictive, they still struggle to quit, can't sleep without it, or have breathing issues or mental health issues.

And I can tell you as someone who's dealt with not only addictions, but also disordered eating and emotional eating, This isn't a cycle that just ends.

As much as we would love it to just end for us, it has to be us that chooses this.

With addictions or dependencies of any kind, we will have to be the one to end it because it will not end itself for us.

And once you recognize that you've been on a path that you're ready to get off of, how about just remembering Newton's first law of motion? An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
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