The 12th Step Podcast

In this episode we talk about Patrick Carnes idea on the Ultimate To Do List and how this can be a great tool to use in your recovery.

Addiction recovery, like any chronic disease, requires a consistent commitment to keeping yourself happy and healthy. Unfortunately many addicts want to remain a tourist in their own recovery. However, total Commitment is essential in Addiction Recovery. Tune in to learn what our hosts have to say about this topic.

Watching someone relapse in your recovery circle can be difficult. And in some cases world shattering causing doubt about your own recovery to creep in. Join as we discuss what to do when those individuals you look up to in recovery falter in their recover and or relapse.

Join us as we discuss how Grievances can be detrimental to your recovery and how you can avoid this stumbling block.

We found in each other what we could find nowhere else: people who knew the depth of our pain. Together we found hope and the care of a loving Higher Power. Our commitment is to help others recover from sexual addiction, just as we have been helped. Join us as we talk more about the Twelfth Step.

Step Eleven helps to create a solid foundation for a peaceful and fulfilled life and to develop a more positive way of thinking, which will better serve you moving forward. Tune in to hear what our hosts have to say about this step.

When you identify what you really want your recovery to be. This clarity helps you to work out your next moves a lot more easily. You can use your WHY statement to drive you forward each day and achieve what you really want from your life. Especially during periods of struggle or when the going gets tough, keeping your why front and center will provide you with the motivation you need to keep going when what you really may want is to give up.

Denial can have a strong pull, especially when you are addicted. You may make up excuses for your behavior or try to convince yourself (and others) that you don’t really have a problem. Acceptance is one of the most difficult hurdles to cross when it comes to addiction and recovery. When you understand that your addiction is a disease and that it changes how your brain works, that can help you reach the acceptance you need to start on the path to recovery.

Your addiction does not mean you are weak or a failure. Your acceptance of your addiction is also not an admission of failure. It is a milestone that will become one of many you’ll reach as you work your way through recovery. Tune in to find out what we have to say about this topic.

Step Ten suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. Tune into find out what we have to say about this step.

In this episode we address a listener email we received from the spouse of an addict seeking some help and advise. Tune in as we address her questions and concerns.