You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast.

Hello, hello, how are you, how was your week, I want to say a very, very big thank you for

those of you that have kindly and thoughtfully, lovingly wrote to me about the last

episode concerning my daughter. I read every single comment good and bad. Obviously

controversial subject had no idea how controversial it was gonna be but I

really appreciate you guys loving me and not me not like loving me in a

worshipy way at all. I just mean offering your love to me and and your

suggestions and your thoughtfulness. It's very, very cool when you do this for

living and you have real people in real life giving you real love. So thank

you. Okay, moving on to you and addiction. Here's a deal. Today we are going to

talk about relapse. Now, for those of you that have been listening for many, many

years, you know I don't typically spend this time with you talking about the

specifics of the disease of addiction. I don't go into your loved ones

suffering. I like to stay focused on you helping you get better. Recognizing

that you are not powerless over this disease that breaking that myth,

busting that lie open and saying actually there's a lot you can do to help

yourself and help your family and help your future. But today I actually am

going to switch a little bit and and I'm gonna go dip my toe into the pool of

addiction and education about addiction because I think it's really going to

help you specifically navigate your future when you love someone suffering

from addiction. And we're going to talk about relapse. And I know a lot of you

just said you're either like just got a pit in your stomach that I'm talking

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