TAM+ Episode 48: Breaking Free: How Toxic Relationships Threaten Your Recovery
The Addicted Mind Podcast
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
4.8 • 621 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever left a conversation feeling completely drained, questioning yourself, or worse – thinking about relapsing? You're not alone. In this powerful episode of The Addicted Mind Plus, Duane Osterlind tackles the crucial but often overlooked aspect of recovery: managing toxic relationships. Through a compelling case study of a woman six months into her sobriety journey, Osterlind reveals how seemingly supportive family members can unknowingly threaten our recovery with subtle comments and behaviors. He dives into the science behind how relationships affect our physical health, from our heart function to our immune system, and provides practical tools for identifying and managing toxic relationships in recovery. Whether you're in recovery or supporting someone who is, this episode offers valuable insights into creating a healthier support system for long-term sobriety.
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Key Topics:• Physical and emotional impacts of toxic relationships on recovery
• Scientific evidence linking relationship quality to physical health
• Signs of toxic relationships and how to identify them
• Three strategies for managing toxic relationships
• The importance of boundaries in recovery
• How to evaluate your current relationships
• Building a supportive network for recovery
[00:01:24] Opening question about exhausting conversations and recovery
[00:02:15] Case study of client struggling with family relationships
[00:04:11] Science behind relationships and physical health
[00:06:39] How to identify toxic relationships
[00:09:32] Three main strategies for handling toxic relationships
[00:11:13] Practical exercise for evaluating relationships
[00:13:12] Resources and action steps for listeners
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Addicted Mind Plus, the podcast where recovery, mental health, and wellness take the front seat. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm Dwayne Austerland, and joining me is my co-host, Eric Osterland, known for his insightful work on the Stuck Brain podcast. |
| 0:14.3 | In each episode, we'll dive into actionable, small steps to help those in recovery journey further along the path to wellness. |
| 0:22.3 | Our conversations are designed to be concise, typically around 15 minutes, though we may |
| 0:27.0 | occasionally delve deeper when the topic demands it. Our goal to provide you with practical |
| 0:32.0 | advice grounded in real experiences and expert insights to empower your recovery journey. So whether you're on a |
| 0:39.3 | break, on a walk, or just taking a moment for yourself, join us as we explore the many |
| 0:44.1 | facets of recovery and mental health, one small step at a time. This is The Addicted |
| 0:49.5 | Mind Plus, where your journey to wellness gets an extra boost, so let's get started. |
| 0:59.8 | Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Addicted Mind Plus. My name's Dwayne Austerlund. I'm your host. And my co-host, Eric Osterlin, is on a short sabbatical. He's going to return next week. |
| 1:07.9 | But for this week, I'm going to be doing a solo episode. So stick with me here |
| 1:13.4 | as we walk through this topic that I think is really important to discuss. And this topic |
| 1:19.4 | comes off of our last episode we did on setting boundaries. So let me just start with a question |
| 1:26.2 | that might hit close to home for you. |
| 1:29.0 | Have you ever left a conversation maybe feeling completely exhausted or questioning yourself? |
| 1:37.0 | Maybe thinking, oh, was this right or wrong? Or worse, maybe you end up even just thinking |
| 1:43.7 | about going back to your addictive cycle |
| 1:47.0 | or using. Now, if you're not in your head right now, stay with me because I think what we're |
| 1:52.7 | about to discuss could change the entire trajectory of your recovery. It's a really important aspect of having a solid recovery, managing the toxic relationships |
| 2:09.0 | in your life. |
| 2:10.5 | So let me share a little story here. |
| 2:13.0 | I'm going to tell you about a fictional client of mine. |
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