308: Transforming Pain into Growth and Resilience with Arlina Allen
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.8 • 621 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Addicted Mind Podcast, listeners are introduced to Arlina Allen, host of the One Day at a Time podcast, who shares her profound journey from addiction to recovery. At a pivotal moment during a Giants game in Oakland, Arlina recognized the unyielding grip of addiction and the cycle of shame it perpetuates. Drawing from her new book, "The 12-Step Guide for Skeptics: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions of a Path to Sobriety," Arlina offers insights into the intricate process of recovery. Through personal anecdotes, she explores the influence of childhood experiences on addictive behaviors and emphasizes the importance of addressing root causes to break free from harmful patterns.
The episode delves into the concept of the cybernetic loop in behavioral psychology, highlighting how negative experiences reinforce damaging beliefs. Arlina's journey is enriched by her exploration of self-discovery and spirituality, offering a refreshing perspective on recovery.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Arlina Allen's journey from addiction to recovery, highlighting personal experiences and family dynamics.
- Insights from Arlina's book, "The 12-Step Guide for Skeptics," addressing misconceptions about sobriety.
- The role of childhood trauma and family influences in shaping addictive behaviors.
- Exploration of the cybernetic loop in behavioral psychology and its impact on reinforcing negative beliefs.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) theory and navigating internal resistance in healing.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Addicted Mind podcast. My name is Dwayne |
| 0:10.7 | Austerlund. I'm your host. And today we welcome back Arlina Allen. She is the host of the |
| 0:18.5 | One Day at a Time podcast. And she's going to come on and talk about |
| 0:22.5 | her new book, The 12 Step Guide for Skeptics, clearing up common misconceptions of a path |
| 0:29.2 | to sobriety. |
| 0:30.5 | And today we have a really, really great episode for you. |
| 0:33.8 | Arlene is going to talk about some of her own story, but she's going to take that story |
| 0:38.5 | and talk about how she found her own path out of her addiction, not only the addiction, |
| 0:45.7 | but also to find a place in which she thrives and builds the life that she wants. |
| 0:52.1 | We jump into one important piece, and we talk about some of the |
| 0:57.6 | resistance we have to jumping into that recovery process. I love talking to Arlena. She's just an open |
| 1:05.8 | book, honest about her own life, and talks about how her own childhood impacted her thinking and how that |
| 1:13.9 | thinking kept her stuck in her addictive process. So I think you're going to get a lot out of this |
| 1:18.9 | episode. And if you listen to the end, you're going to get a special gift from Arlena. So stay tuned |
| 1:23.4 | until the end. And don't forget, we've launched our online community specifically for people |
| 1:30.2 | who are struggling with addiction and want to live their best life. If you want to dig deeper |
| 1:36.1 | into this and you really want to dig into your recovery, this is a place that you can do it. |
| 1:41.1 | So you can check that out at the addictedmind.com forward slash community |
| 1:45.2 | and sign up to be in the next cohort of the addicted mind plus community. So check that out |
| 1:51.9 | at the addictedmind.com forward slash community. All right, everyone, stay tuned for this episode. |
| 2:00.4 | All right, everybody, welcome back to The Addicted Mind. |
| 2:03.4 | I have a guest returning, Arlina Allen. |
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