Season 1 - Control and the Illusion of Having It

As Parents in Recovery, our entry into this new ecosystem requires developing an understanding of what we can and cannot control. As I journeyed into this new world, I became increasingly more grateful to Recovery leaders who introduced me to the one thing I could control: working on my healthier Self.1) 1:23 Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over drugs and other people’s lives—that our lives had become unmanageable. Families Anonymous.2) 1:41 Ted Talk with Tara Conner, Recover out load, TEDx University of Nevada3) 1:51 SUD vs Addiction4) 2:06 Jamie Lee Curtis 5) 2:08 MacKenzie Philips6) 2:52 Episode 13 on Dopamine, Dopamine Nation Author's home page7) 3:17 Trauma and the 12 Steps Author Jamie Marich, PhD's home page8) 3:41 See Episode 1, 'How I Got Here'9) 3:52 NARM10) 3:59 Attachment Style, The Neurobiology of Attachment and How that Profoundly Impacts the Treatment of Trauma 11) 4:26 Step 4, Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.12) 5:07 Trauma & 12 Steps, page 47 13) 6:45 Price of Privilege, Chapter 6, page 12814) 8:49 January 24th in the book, Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life 15) 9:25 AA Bill Wilson 17) 15:01 Attachment Styles from Psychology TodayThank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out. If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you. Walk gently, my friend.