Welcome to episode 217 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by

Celia and Lucy. They used the donation button on our website. Thank you, Celia and

Lucy for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you.

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 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 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 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. My name is Spencer, and today's episode is the open talk that I gave about a

week ago.

I hope that you find something in it that speaks to you.

Hit the record button, let's do that.

Okay, so what was it like, what happened and what is it like now?

I used to start this talk on the day that I realized

that I needed help.

That was the beginning of my story I thought. But in fact my

Al-Anon story starts a lot earlier than that. It starts in childhood when I learned how to be a good co-dependent.

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