The Effects of Recovery – 359
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🗓️ 18 May 2021
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How have you experienced the effects of alcoholism or addiction transforming into the effects of recovery? Colleen suggested this topic, writing “we often hear about the effects of this disease, but I've never heard the phrase, the effects of recovery. It has really made me reflect, as I have found over the past couple of...
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| 0:00.0 | How have you experienced the effects of alcoholism or addiction transforming into the effects of recovery? |
| 0:07.6 | Welcome to Episode 359 of The Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by Sheila, |
| 0:12.9 | Laurel, Kate, Sonia, Hilda, and Michaela. They use the donation button on their website. |
| 0:18.8 | Thank you, Sheila, Laurel, Kate, Sonia, Hilda, and Michaela for your generous contributions. |
| 0:24.8 | This episode is for you. We are friends of family members of alcoholics and addicts who have |
| 0:30.1 | found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with the seemingly |
| 0:34.4 | hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps a few others can. So much depends on |
| 0:39.6 | our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, |
| 0:45.2 | we would like to state that in this show we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. |
| 0:50.6 | During this show, we will share our own experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly |
| 0:55.7 | those of the person who gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you will |
| 1:00.4 | find something in our sharing that speaks your life. My name is Spencer. I am your host today. |
| 1:05.6 | Joining me today is Colleen. Welcome. Welcome to The Recovery Show. Thank you. |
| 1:11.3 | We usually open with a reading. I think you might have picked a couple of readings. What are we |
| 1:15.7 | starting with? So if we start with the reading from Courage to Change, which is April 6th, |
| 1:21.7 | just as the common cold has symptoms such as the runny nose and sneezing. Alcoholism also |
| 1:27.4 | has symptoms such as blackouts and mood changes. I have to accept that I too, just by symptoms, |
| 1:33.5 | similar to those of the alcoholic, among them obsession and rarity, anger, denial and feeling |
| 1:39.2 | good guilt. These reactions to alcoholism affect my relationships and the quality of my life, |
| 1:45.0 | but as I've learned to recognise them and to accept that I have been affected by a disease |
| 1:50.1 | I begin to heal. In time, I discover feelings of self-worth, love and spiritual connectedness |
| 1:57.0 | that help me to counteract the old responses. No matter how severely I have been affected, |
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