Welcome to the Recovery Show. 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 a 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.

During this show we will share our own experiences as they relate to the topic of expectations.

Before we begin, we would like to state that, though we may be in a 12-step program, we represent

ourselves rather than the program.

And 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.

My name is Swaitha and I will be your host today.

Joining me is Kelly. How are you today, Kelly?

I'm doing great, thanks.

Great, and how are you, Spencer?

I'm doing well considering a sleep deprivation.

Cool.

The first segment of today's episode of the Recovery show will be our discussion of the topic expectations.

Following a musical break, we will talk about our lives and recovery, about what's happening

in meetings that we attend and in our lives.

We will follow that with brief news about the podcast before closing with another

musical break.

As I said, my name is Swetha and just to start I, I, when we, when I realized our topic was about expectations,

I, the first thing that pops into my mind just from recent, my own personal life, I guess, is trying to figure out the difference between boundaries expectations and rules and I tried to not have expectations but

...