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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E256: Dealing With Your Dysfunctional Family Without Drinking

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Your family and how you grew up have a major influence on how difficult it is for you to get sober, do the work, and resist relapse. A dysfunctional family influences our mindset, how many coping skills and resources we have, and how in tune we are with our emotions. Lots of families have an unspoken rule of silence, which impacts how we behave as adults. In this episode I’ll cover the impact of a dysfunctional family, how this influences relapse tendency, and what you can do to move forward and make positive change for yourself. Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email  Work with me: Anger Management Coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Your family and how you grew up have a major influence on how difficult it is for you to get sober, do the work, and resist relapse.

0:10.1

A dysfunctional family influences our mindset, how many coping skills and resources we have, and how in tune we are with our emotions.

0:19.9

Lots of families have an unspoken rule of silence,

0:23.6

which impacts how we behave as adults. In this episode, I'll cover the impact of a dysfunctional

0:31.2

family, how this influences our tendency to relapse, and what you can do to move forward and make positive change for yourself.

0:40.1

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