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What is Step 4 from the Twelve Steps of Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families World Service's Organization? Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. This step allows us to get in touch with all sides
Part 1: What did you need when growing up? Stability, unconditional love, someone with strong emotional intelligence, empathetic, compassionate, and someone who listened to you and took you seriously. Part 2: What did you need now in life?
I personally find Step Three to be difficult: Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. I struggle with the need to let go and take a leap of faith. It's not easy for me and I am often
Why is it so hard to let go of the past? If we hold onto hate and our anger, we stay trapped by the past. But when we forgive, that's the path toward healing. Forgiving someone is something that we do for ourselves. And there is a difference be
As we go through life, there are times when we need to stop and reflect on what we feel and think about the 12 Steps. With the second step, there are questions about control, trust, and faith. How do you feel about the second step? How do you f
On an Oprah interview I heard recently, she talked about her having John Bradshaw on her show and how what he shared with her transformed her life. Bradshaws is the author of such books as "Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child."
The last time I discussed the first of Adult Children of Alcholics and Dysfunctional Families World Services' 12 Steps was December 2022. To recommit myself to the steps, I wanted to go through the first step, discuss it, and to see what we've
Negative thoughts, worrying, and obsessive perseverating can easily pull you down and disrupt your healing. How can you overcome negative thoughts? Help someone (volunteer, assist a neighbor, or someone in your community). Write about your fe
Why do we look for love in the wrong places? What's really going on inside of us that we act this way? Are we setting healthy boundaries between us and other people? Are we living the present as a means of "fixing" what happened to us as kids?
Each day we have a choice. We can choose a path of healthy behaviors or choose dysfunctional ones. How do we learn what's good for us and how do we make healthy choices each day? Understand your physiology: Your "Lizard Brain." Read the "Don
How do you get by if you are living in a family with active substance abuse or there's unhealthy/dysfunctional behaviors? Many people don't have the ability to move, but need to find ways to survive. If in danger, please contact the National Do
Apologies for the poor sound quality as I had issues with my mic. In growing up, we may have learned that arguing was bad, or worse, we may have seen unhealthy ways of resolving conflict. Here are several fair fighting rules that you and your p
Grieving for our past: That we never had normal childhoods. Especially when we get older and compare how we see how others lived. -We can become resentful, angry, and filled with envy. -President Theodore Roosevelt once said: "Comparison is the
Blaming everyone around us and not taking responsibility for our own health and actions can keep us trapped in life. Do we point the finger at others and use it to absolve ourselves from being accountable? Why do we allow ourselves to remain t
We repeat what we lived through. What can we do to stop becoming like our parents? Example: Being forced to eat broccoli as a kid. What is really happening in these type of situations? The underlining conflict is about power: who has it and
Relationships can be viewed many different ways. We can see them as opportunities to grow and learn more about ourselves, or fall into unhealthy patterns that leads to enmeshment and codependency. In this episode, I share my story, the challeng
Many think that it's easier to stick with what we know (even if it's not healthy for us) than face the fear of the unknown. Reasons why we resist change: Fear of the unknown, anxiety, doubt, worry, and helplessness. And sometimes there's th
If we're always working on ourselves and at our jobs, family and with doing chores, when will have time to be a kid again? Having fun is essential to learning about who we are, what we like, and being comfortable in our own skin. Let's be sure
There is no magic bullet that's going to solve all your problems. It's okay to accept that the road to healing takes time and is not linear. In this week's episode, we'll discuss how to use tools and skills that we can learn to help propel us
Perfectionism can be cloaked in your trying to be there for everyone and in doing "all the things." Take time to reflect and be honest with yourself: How do you handle failure? Are you taking care of yourself? Can you handle change? If you h
Each of us has a choice: We can continue to try and hit our light from the rest the world to just "get by" or we can live up to our full potential. In today's episode, we'll talk about stepping out of our comfort zone in order to grow and embra
When difficult problems come upon you in life, how do you deal with those times? If you grew up in a dysfunctional family or where one (or both) of your parents struggled with addiction, you might never have seen healthy problem-solving behavio
In this episode, we'll learn how to overcome feeling lonely and like we don't fit in as well as the importance of building a social network around us. What are some basic steps that we can do to help ourselves? 1. Identify and allow yourself t
Take time to do the following: Perform an inventory of people in your life to see who tries to pull you into their drama or is a chaotic friend. Strengthen your boundaries and give yourself time to take of yourself. We don't have to jump to a
As we continue onward on our journey for 2024, let's talk about the importance of forgiveness. When I look back at my life, I see some of the mistakes that I made or weaknesses I had that trapped me in a circle of dysfunctional behaviors. But a
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