Separating from Dysfunction – 428
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🗓️ 24 February 2025
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Summary
Heather relates her experience growing up in dysfunction, and her journey to recovery through therapy, Al-Anon and ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families). Understanding Family Dysfunction Many of us have grown up in environments marked by dysfunction, often without realizing the full extent until adulthood. Heather’s story reveals the toxic atmosphere she was...
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| 0:00.0 | I know that the only thing that I need to do today is maintain my intentions, walking grace as much as I possibly can. |
| 0:10.8 | Know that I might have flare-ups because life gets crazy sometimes. |
| 0:14.3 | But I'll do the best that I can to manage my own thoughts and behaviors. |
| 0:20.0 | That's the only thing I can do here. |
| 0:22.1 | Welcome to episode 428 of The Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by Carrie, John, |
| 0:29.1 | Laura, Karen, and Rachel. They use the donation button on our website. Thank you, Carrie, |
| 0:34.4 | John, Laura, Karen, and Rachel for your generous contributions. |
| 0:38.5 | This episode is for you. |
| 0:40.9 | We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. |
| 0:46.2 | We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps few others can. |
| 0:51.7 | So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. |
| 0:56.9 | Before we begin, we would like to state that in this show, |
| 1:00.6 | we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. |
| 1:04.5 | During this show, we will share our own experiences. |
| 1:07.6 | 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. |
| 1:17.6 | My name is Spencer. I'm your host. And joining me today is Heather. Welcome back to the recovery show, Heather. Thank you so much for having me today. I'm so grateful that you're giving this topic |
| 1:29.0 | some time for me to reflect, for listeners to reflect. I'm grateful, thanks. And what the topic is, |
| 1:36.4 | we'll get to in a moment. We're going to open with a reading. Tell us about it. I brought in |
| 1:42.8 | the first reading, which is Hope for Today on January 18th. |
| 1:47.8 | This was the only thought I remembered from my first Al-Anon meeting. |
| 1:51.3 | We can learn to live at peace with ourselves and others. |
| 1:55.5 | Quote, live at peace with ourselves and others? |
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