Navigating Grief in Recovery – 446
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🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Grieving is a profoundly personal journey, and when intertwined with recovery from addiction, the process can be both complex and enlightening. Spencer talks with Cliff, whose journey through grief and recovery offers insights into the healing process. Spencer and Cliff explored how the tools and principles of recovery can aid in navigating grief. Opening with...
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| 0:00.0 | How can the tools and principles of recovery help us when we are grieving? |
| 0:05.9 | Welcome to episode 446 of The Recovery Show. |
| 0:10.2 | This episode is brought to you by Julie, John, and Lauren. |
| 0:13.4 | They use the donation button on our website. |
| 0:16.2 | Thank you, Julie, John, and Lauren for your generous contributions. |
| 0:20.2 | This episode is for you. We are friends |
| 0:23.6 | and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. |
| 0:28.8 | We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps |
| 0:33.4 | few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed |
| 0:38.3 | attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we'd like to state that in this show |
| 0:43.7 | we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During this show we will |
| 0:48.8 | share our own experiences. The opinion is expressed here strictly those of the |
| 0:52.5 | person you gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. |
| 0:56.2 | We hope you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. |
| 1:00.4 | My name is Spencer. |
| 1:01.5 | I am your host today. |
| 1:02.8 | Joining me today is Cliff. |
| 1:04.3 | Welcome to the Recovery Show, Cliff. |
| 1:06.6 | Thank you, Spencer. |
| 1:07.4 | Good to be here. |
| 1:09.2 | I asked you to find a reading to open with, and no one should tell us what you chose. |
| 1:14.6 | I chose the Al-Anon book, Open and the Hearts Transforming Our Losses. |
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