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In Recovery

The Way to Forgive Family

In Recovery

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness

4.8718 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Becca’s step-sister Mindy left home when Becca was just 8 years old. Despite Mindy’s annual appearances and promises to get sober, she always left again. Now, Becca is in her early 20’s and isn’t sure what to do about her anger towards Mindy. Another listener, Katie, had a parent that enabled her brother's substance use for over 40 years. Now that her parent has passed, Katie is left wondering how to move forward with her brother and let go of her anger towards her codependent parent. This episode Nzinga talks about how we can still hold space for those in our lives who’s addiction’s have caused pain, resentment, and hurt. 

Please note, In Recovery contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners. 

 

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0:29.4

Lemonada

0:32.9

just make sure your sister knows you love her.

0:42.8

And that's not to mean you're not extremely angry and devastated and disappointed and feeling betrayed.

0:49.8

All of those emotions can exist at the same time.

0:53.1

But just make sure she knows,

0:56.1

I have to set these boundaries to keep myself safe

0:58.5

because your illness is out of control

1:01.2

and that creates danger for me emotionally.

1:04.1

But just know I see you separately from that illness

1:07.0

and I love you doesn't mean I don't have to protect myself from that illness.

1:17.7

Hello everybody. This is Inzinga and you are listening to In Recovery. This week we are going to be

1:23.2

talking about how to move past decades of pain spent in a relationship with someone with addiction.

1:29.5

But before we jump into that, in case you're new to the show, thank you for listening for the

1:34.4

first time. This is a question and answer show about all things addiction. And I'm your host because I've

1:39.8

been practicing addiction medicine and psychiatry, taking care of people with addiction for over the

1:45.5

last 15 years. This is my life's work so much that I co-founded a company called Eleanor Health,

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