We are right in the middle of the holidays, and we chat about this with our guest Andrea of 38 years clean in today’s episode. She shares with us which foundational things she has continued to do since the beginning of her recovery such as attending meetings and building a support. She also shares some recent life changes that are in the mix. We discuss how recovery is a continuous process of growth, building on foundational pieces. In fact, many of these same principles have allowed us to get through tough times like holidays: leaning on support, accepting difficult feelings, and getting outside of self through service. One of the greatest gifts that we have found on our journeys is that the basic idea of sitting with others that share a common experience can ground us as we make changes that continue to improve our quality of life. We learn that we have choices today- we no longer have to wait until the box that we put ourselves in gets too close for comfort in order to make positive change.
Tool References: Service (Toolkit 1), Raising the Bar (Toolkit 1) Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone (Toolkit 3)
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