The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast
Health & Fitness:Mental Health
Ep 11 - Parallels - We Need To Do What They Do?
I need a sponsor?
We need to go to meetings?
Family members not only need their own recovery they deserve it.
Sadly many loved ones don't find their own recovery. They spend all their time and energy trying to fix, manage and control their addicted loved one. Falsely believing if they get their addict into recovery, they will be good again.
Sandy Swenson shares in this episode that she had to learn the power is in her own recovery versus the powerlessness in trying to fix Joey. Not only is the disease of addiction parallel for the family and their addict the recovery journey is also.
Family recovery is counter intuitive to every ounce of their being...just as getting sober is counterintuitive to every ounce of the addict's being when they are using.
Find out more about Sandy Swenson on her website:
https://www.sandyswenson.com/dandelion-strong-blog-for-moms-with-addicted-children/
Find resources and a full transcript of the episode on my webpage
https://embracefamilyrecovery.com/
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