What if the thing that’s actually keeping you stuck… is trying to hold everything together?
In this episode, we talk about powerlessness — not as weakness, but as the beginning of real peace. Because whether it’s addiction, anxiety, control, or just trying to keep everyone else happy… eventually we all hit a point where white-knuckling life doesn’t work anymore.
We get real about:
• What powerlessness actually looks like (and what it doesn’t)
• Our own stories of trying to control things we couldn’t
• The moment we realized that letting go wasn’t giving up — it was freedom
This one isn’t just for people in recovery. It’s for anyone who’s exhausted from pretending they’re fine.
🔗 Resources Mentioned:
👉 Find a Celebrate Recovery group near you: https://www.celebraterecovery.com/locator
👉 Find an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting near you: https://www.aa.org/find-aa
👉 Find a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting near you:
👉 Need support for codependency? Check out CoDA: https://coda.org/find-a-meeting/
💬 Let’s stay connected:
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