Fireflies – Recovery of a Marriage – 378
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🗓️ 13 March 2022
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Al Anon Courage to Change: “We all have dark times in our lives, but the journey to better times is often what makes us happier, stronger people. When we stop expecting instant relief, we may come to believe that where we are today is exactly where our higher power would have us be.” Lea's world...
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| 0:00.0 | Did your loved ones' alcoholism come as a surprise to you? What happened then? |
| 0:06.1 | Welcome to episode 378 of The Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by Nancy, Diana, |
| 0:12.6 | Bonnie, Joanne, Latisha, and Matt. They used the donation button on our website. Thank you, Nancy, |
| 0:19.5 | Diana, Bonnie, Joanne, Latisha, and Matt. For your generous contributions, this episode is for you. |
| 0:26.0 | We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to |
| 0:31.1 | serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction, |
| 0:36.6 | understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that |
| 0:42.1 | changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we would like to state that in this show, |
| 0:48.6 | we represent ourselves other than any 12 step program. During this show, we will share our own |
| 0:55.2 | experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. |
| 1:02.0 | Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you will find something in our sharing |
| 1:07.0 | that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer. I'm your host today and joining me is Leah. Welcome |
| 1:12.9 | Leah to The Recovery Show. Hi. Thanks so much for having me. How are you welcome? |
| 1:18.9 | You brought a unique reading for us today. Can you tell us about it? Sure. I would love to |
| 1:25.3 | I wanted to share the impact letter that I wrote my husband because I think it shows |
| 1:32.8 | the love and understanding that we have towards our loved ones that have addictions and also |
| 1:40.0 | like the conflicting emotions that you can have when loving someone with a substance problem. |
| 1:45.6 | So here's the letter that I wrote. Dear David, we said our goodbyes this afternoon. |
| 1:51.8 | This is one of the first times we haven't been able to say goodnight to each other via phone, |
| 1:56.9 | face timer in person. I hate that you're not with Jay and I, that's our son. You leave a huge void |
| 2:02.8 | when you're gone. My mom just said what a tremendous guy you are and how proud she is that you're |
| 2:08.2 | seeking treatment. You're the love of my life, my best friend. I try to explain to your counselor |
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