How can we use our recovery tools to help us when our loved ones are suffering from

mental illness? Is it even harder when our loved one is our child?

Welcome to episode 348 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by

Helen, Marla Kristen, Julie, Karen, and Ginny. They use the donation button on

our website. Thank you Helen, Marla, Kristen, Julie, Karen, and Jenny 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 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 in this show we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program.

During this show, we will share our own experiences.

The opinions expressed here were 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. I'm your host today and

joining me today is Roberto. Welcome, Roberta. Thanks Spencer for having me. I'm here in gray

cold Michigan we have some snow we had a white Christmas it was great. Woke up

Christmas morning and it had snowed. Oh, beautiful.

I gather you probably don't have snow where you are.

I am in Campbell, California, so no.

It is actually sunny and crisp outside my window right now.

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