Welcome to episode 163 of 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 the 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.

Before we begin, we would 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 the 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'm your host today.

Joining me is Carey, welcome Carrie.

Thank you.

The first segment of today's episode of the recovery show will be our discussion of the topic

Rediscovering myself.

Following a short break, we will talk about our lives in recovery, about how we practice these principles in all our affairs.

We will follow that with your email or voice contributions and some brief news about the podcast before closing.

When I open with a reading, this is from one of our daily readers called Hope for

Today and this is August 28th.

Before Al-Anon I had a false sense of self. Because of their diseases my alcoholic father and my mother who grew up in an alcoholic home couldn't see themselves clearly.

They weren't able to help me either. As I grew up, it seemed that my parents couldn't see me at all.

I felt invisible and voiceless. I had no idea of my likes and dislikes,

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