Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery
Tired of feeling fragmented and overwhelmed? Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12-Step Recovery is your guide to creating a life of wholeness, authenticity, and healthy boundaries. Join Barb Nangle, a boundaries coach and speaker, as she shares raw and honest insights from her own journey and the principles of 12-step recovery. Discover how to set boundaries without guilt or shame, overcome people-pleasing tendencies, manage your emotions effectively, cultivate a stronger sense of self, and build healthier relationships. Barb's approach is raw, honest, and sometimes a little bit (okay, a lot) sweary.
Barb doesn't speak for or endorse any particular 12 step program of recovery. Though she's a huge fan of 12 step recovery, and a member of two 12 step fellowships, she cannot speak for them. If you're ready for real talk and practical tools for transformation, tune in! To learn more about Barb, go to https://higherpowercc.com/
Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery
How I Stopped Giving My Time Away and Took My Life Back | Episode 347
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In this week's episode 347 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I'm sharing a very real and practical look at time boundaries, what they actually look like in daily life, and how they changed everything for me.
Before recovery, I thought my issue was time management. But the truth was much deeper: I didn’t have boundaries around my time. That meant my time was constantly available to others, and I was unintentionally abandoning myself. In this episode, I walk you through the specific shifts I made to stop giving my time away and start living more intentionally.
Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:
• Why time management isn’t the real issue—lack of boundaries is what leaves your time open for others to take.
• How small changes like turning off notifications and choosing when to respond helped reclaim control over time and energy.
• The shift from reactive living to intentional scheduling through time blocking and focused work.
• How training your brain to stay present (instead of constantly switching tasks) creates more productivity and less overwhelm.
• Why protecting time for relationships, rest, and leisure is essential—and not something you need to earn.
One of the biggest shifts I share in this episode is this:
When you stop treating other people’s access to you as more important than your relationship with yourself, everything changes.
You begin to assign your time on purpose instead of reacting to whatever comes your way. And over time, that creates more clarity, more peace, and a deeper sense of ownership over your life.
If you’re constantly feeling like there’s never enough time, it may not actually be a time problem. It may be that your time isn’t protected.
Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.
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