Loss – Episode 76
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🗓️ 10 June 2014
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
What do you do when you lose someone close to you? How can I use the tools we have learned in the program to get through a loss? I was inspired to this topic by a tragic, accidental death in the past week. It brought me to reflect on the nature of loss, on how loss...
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 76 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by |
| 0:05.7 | Jennifer. She used the donation button on our website. Thank you Jennifer for your |
| 0:10.4 | generous contribution. This episode is for you. We are friends and family |
| 0:15.8 | members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. |
| 0:19.2 | We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps a few others can. |
| 0:26.0 | So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. |
| 0:32.1 | What do you do when you lose someone close to you? Today we are going to talk about |
| 0:37.2 | loss. Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the recovery show may be in a |
| 0:42.2 | 12-step program, we represent |
| 0:44.6 | ourselves rather than the program. |
| 0:47.5 | During this show we will share our own experiences as they relate to the topic of loss. |
| 0:51.9 | 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. |
| 1:01.3 | My name is Spencer and I'm your solo host today. The first segment of today's episode of the recovery show is the discussion of the topic of loss. |
| 1:09.0 | Following a musical break, I will talk about my life in recovery, about's happening in the meetings I attend and in my life. |
| 1:15.0 | We will follow that with some brief news about the podcast before closing with another musical break. |
| 1:20.0 | I'm just start with the reading. This is from the Al-Anon book, Opening Our Hearts, Transforming |
| 1:27.1 | our Losses. And it's on page 97. There is perhaps no greater loss and certainly none more permanent than the death of a |
| 1:36.3 | loved one. Many of us have been shocked to receive the news of our loved one's sudden death, |
| 1:41.6 | while others may have been watching slow deterioration |
| 1:43.9 | over the years. The death of a loved one leaves a lasting imprint on our hearts |
| 1:48.1 | whether we have lost a spouse or partner, child, family member, pet, friend, or sponsor. |
| 1:54.8 | Though the process of grieving is similar in any loss, our grief can be different depending |
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