Addicts have to avoid these common pitfalls if they’re going to recover from their addictions… and if they’re not going to make things worse in the relationship.
Episode Summary:
-Signs of impending relapse
-Sponsorship and Accountability Partnership
-Avoiding becoming a dry drunk
-The “24-Hour Reprieve”
0:00 Intro
1:02 Pitfall One: Relapse (not knowing the signs of it)***
2:39 Pitfall Two: Confusing the roles of the sponsor and accountability partner / What Jay looks for in sponsors
4:18 Hint: What Wives should look for when their guys seek sponsorship or an A/P
5:37 Pitfall Three: If you’re asked to be an A/P… (What Jay tells the guy whose wife doesn’t know)***
6:57 Pitfall Four: Not knowing what to look for in a good sponsor
7:18 Pitfall Five: Not knowing when to look for a new group
7:57 Pitfall Six: Making Step 12 about your ego (Lori really likes Step 12 because…)
10:15 Pitfall Seven: Becoming a dry drunk because sobriety doesn’t equal healing
11:17 Pitfall Eight: Thinking the 12 Steps can rebuild trust after betrayal and lies
11:52 Pitfall Nine: Just showing up at the meetings / Creating the “24-hour reprieve” (but this doesn’t mean… )
13:40 Pitfall Ten: Doing the steps just once
14:10 Pitfall Eleven: Not knowing Step 4 is about character defects
15:06 Pitfall Twelve: Archaic Language (yet it’s still easy to understand) / Wrap up
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