Have you ever felt controlled by your feelings? What feelings could you identify in the past?

And how do you balance feelings with facts? Welcome to episode 169 of the Recovery Show.

This episode is brought to by Michelle and Leah. They use the donation button on our website. Thank you Michelle and

Leah for your generous contributions. This episode is for you.

We are friends of 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 a few others can.

So much depends on our own attitudes

and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Before we begin, we'd 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.

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 Spencer and I'll be

your host today joining me is co-host Eric. How are you today Eric? I'm great Spencer.

It's actually, believe it in not, on a beautiful day here.

The heat is finally diminished a little bit in Greenwich, Connecticut,

but we are expecting a storm coming in.

Ah, yes, we're having that beautiful, almost fall weather.

There was a football game here yesterday and it was just a gorgeous day for a football game and the team won 63 to 3.

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