Noodling Out Expectations vs. Assumptions

About this episode

Nikki and Justin discuss the destructive nature of assumptions and the helpful practice of minimizing expectations based on a real-life experience.

In this one hundred and fortieth episode of the Noodle it Out with Nikki M Podcast, Nikki and Justin noodle out a real-life experience that Justin had the previous night and morning where a new insight on the destructive nature of assumptions and the helpful practice of minimizing expectations came crashing together. Helpful Links: Noodle It Out with Nikki Weekly Meeting hosted by Reco12 is held each Monday at 9:00 eastern time on Zoom. The link for that is here: To become a Reco12 Spearhead and support this family of recovery resources, please consider donating here. Get your own Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous here. To send a question to be noodled on a future episode, send it to noodlewithnikki@gmail.com. To get the workbook referenced in this episode, go to https://12steps4hours.org/ Reco12 family of Recovery Resources Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast Big Book Roundtable Podcast Reco12 Workshops Podcast To support the Reco12 family of Recovery Resources and become a Reco12 Spearhead please consider donating here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reco12-noodle-it-out-with-nikki-m-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nikki M, Justin B

Topics covered

• expectations
• assumptions
• self-improvement
• mental health
• real-life experiences

Keywords

• expectations
• assumptions
• self-improvement
• mental health
• real-life experience
• Noodle It Out
• Reco12

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reco12, Alcoholics Anonymous, Reco12 family of Recovery Resources, Reco12 Speaker Meeting Podcast, Big Book Roundtable Podcast, Reco12 Workshops Podcast

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