Do you have a voice inside you that criticizes everything you do? Can you find

compassion for yourself when your internal critic is harsher than what others say

about you? Hey, let's talk about it. Welcome to episode 108 of the recovery show.

This episode is brought to you by Suzanne, Brooke, Eric, Michelle, and Jessica.

They use the donation button on our website. Thank you. Suzanne Brooke, Eric, Michelle, and Jessica for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you.

We are friends and family members of Alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness.

We who live or have lived with the 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.

My name is Spencer, and I will be your host today.

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program,

we represent ourselves rather than the program.

During this show, we will share our own experiences as they relate to this topic of

self-compassion and criticism. 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.

The first segment of today's episode of the recovery show will be discussion of this topic,

self-compassioning criticism. Following a short break we'll talk about my life and recovery about how I practice these principles in all my affairs.

We'll follow that with your email and voice contributions and some brief news about the podcast before closing.

I have a reading. It's from The Daily Reader Hope for Today, page 54. I work as a seamstress.

During a recent sewing project I thought about how similar my sewing is to my progress in recovery.

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