Transforming Dating Patterns in Recovery – 441
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🗓️ 10 November 2025
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Brenda W. shares her experiences, focusing on how the effects of being an adult child of an alcoholic shaped her past relationships. She candidly describes how her upbringing led her to choose romantic partners who were not self-sufficient, as she subconsciously believed she had to be needed to feel valued. Through Al-Anon and a journey...
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| 0:00.0 | After coming down on and realizing that I don't have to continue the same patterns, |
| 0:06.3 | I started looking for people that had actual compatibility with me and with my values and with my goals. |
| 0:16.4 | Welcome to episode 441 of The Recovery Show. |
| 0:20.6 | This episode is brought you by Drew, David, Maureen, Michelle, and Melanie. |
| 0:25.5 | They use the donation button on our website. |
| 0:27.9 | Thank you, Drew, David, Maureen, Michelle, and Melanie for your generous contributions. |
| 0:33.0 | This episode is for you. |
| 0:35.0 | We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path |
| 0:38.8 | to serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of |
| 0:43.5 | addiction understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe |
| 0:49.2 | 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. |
| 0:58.1 | During the show, we'll share our own experiences. |
| 1:01.0 | The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. |
| 1:04.2 | Take what you like and leave the rest. |
| 1:06.1 | We hope that you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. |
| 1:09.6 | My name is Spencer. |
| 1:10.7 | I am your host today, and joining me today is Brenda. Welcome to the |
| 1:14.6 | recovery show, Brenda. Thank you for having me. I had a few requests from listeners for a show about |
| 1:24.0 | dating and recovery. I had to say I have zero experience with this |
| 1:30.2 | since I've been married for 40-something years |
| 1:34.2 | and I've been in recovery for 20-something years. |
| 1:37.3 | So obviously, maybe not obviously, |
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