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Addiction recovery and treatment is not a one-size-fits-all deal.  

 

Jon and Jackie sit down with Duane Osterlind, the creator, and host of "The Addicted Mind" podcast (www.addictedmind.com).  Duane started the podcast in 2017 to help people in recovery make informed choices about their treatment.

 

This was a hard episode to name because Carol shared so generously with us about her professional and personal experiences related to healing, recovery, and growing into a happier human being.  

 

Carol is an Marriage and Family Therapist who is working hard to make the world a better place!  Carol has two upcoming books "Recovering my Life," and is the co-host of the "Curious Intentions" podcast among several other things that make her a fantastic-helping-people-heal-badass!

 

You can learn more about Carol and her work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBeKuNHwwIPo3B6lJnHD7vw

In this episode, Jackie talks with Susan and Bill about SMART Recovery. They talk about how SMART meetings work and the concepts and psychological tools taught in SMART. If the typical 12 step meetings aren’t your cup of tea, or if you’re looking to add another resource to your recovery this episode will be worth your time.

Ken Adams is back (you also heard him on episode 57) with Wendy Conquest to talk about their work with women who are enmeshed with either or both of their parents.  We explore themes of reclaiming what it means to love and be loved, burdens of guilt, and how to un-enmesh while still being able to love.

 

You can learn more about the Ken Adams enmeshment workshops at www.overcomingenmeshment.com.  

 

You can learn more about Wendy Conquest and her work at www.wendyconquest.com

 

If you are part of any group- professionally, 12 steps, family, a relationship - you won't want to miss this one.  We are talking to Leonard Bade about his experience that ranges from helping large corporations change culture for the better to getting sober in 12-step rooms.  Leonard brings decades of experience that can help you to break through some of the barriers that keep the groups you are part of from being as effective as they can be.

The second part of our "what changes" series examines aspects of heterosexual relationships that get hit by the recovery bus.  For many couples, changes in power structures, emotional expression and sex are things to be feared and avoided.  Couples in recovery often find themselves in the middle of radical change simultaneously loving and hating every minute of it.

Jackie and Jon begin a series on the needed, but often unsettling changes that are byproducts of good recovery.  It would be nice if life just got more peaceful and we got more settled as we get more sober, but the truth is that initially a lot of institutions, relationships, and beliefs get upended and have to resettle as we fundamentally change the way we live.

 

 

We're recording this episode on location as we neared wrapping up our Dating in Recovery Intensive.  We wanted to give you a taste of what we're doing and a closer look at this Intensive series.

 

If you are in the process of dating, or would like to start dating in recovery but are scared, overwhelmed, or not sure how to start- you'll want to give this a listen.

We sit down today with Craig Cashwell, PhD. to talk about his research and practical application into the nature of spiritual bypass.  Dr. Cashwell looks at how we either move toward or away from emotionally or psychologically difficult spaces- the use of spirituality or religion being one of the ways we can either move toward or away.

 

Join us for a thoughtful and illuminating conversation with Dr. Cashwell.

 

Show notes: Craig mentioned authors you may want to look more into: John Welwood and Charles Whitfield among others.  

 

Research on the Spiritual Bypass Scale Dr. Cashwell mentioned can be found here: http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-45103-001

We have the fortune to sit down with Alex Katehakis again (we interviewed her in Episode 64) to talk about her new book Sexual Reflections: A Workbook for Designing and Celebrating Your Sexual Health Plan.

 

You won't want to miss this one- Alex brings her signature wisdom, warmth, and intelligence to a conversation packed with ideas to help you experience your sexual self as an integrated, shame-resilient person.

 

You can get your copy of Sexual Reflections from Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Reflections-Workbook-Designing-Celebrating/dp/1717166121/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528494124&sr=8-1&keywords=sexual+reflections

 

You can learn more about Alex and her work at:

www.centerforhealthysex.com