Do you have a friend or relation who's addicted to marijuana? Have you heard of Maranon? Let's find out more.

Welcome to episode 430 of The Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by Liz and Drona, Liz Beth, and Sue.

They use the donation button on our website. Thank you, Liz and Drona, Liz Beth, and Sue for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you. We are friends of family members of alcoholics and addicts who have

found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless

problem of addiction understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that

changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we'd like to state that in this show, we

represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During this show, you will share our own

experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the

person who gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you will find something

in our sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer. I am your host today and joining me today as

Bart. Welcome to the recovery show, Bart. Thank you, Spencer. Led beer. You're here to talk to us about

the Maronon program. You brought a reading from the language of letting go. Right, yeah, I have the language of

letting go by Melanie Beattie. What I picked out was, it's called Nurturing Ourselves from December 17, page 359.

Many of us have been so deprived of nurturing that we think it's sally or self-indulgent.

Nurturing is neither sally nor self-indulgent.

It's how we show our love for ourselves.

That's what we're striving for in recovery,

a loving relationship with ourselves that works, so we can have loving relationships for others that

work. When we hurt, we ask ourselves what we need to help us feel better. When we feel alone,

we reach out to someone safe. Without feeling that we

are a burden, we allow that person to be there for us. We rest when we're tired, eat when we're hungry,

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