This episode is a review of of the second half of the material covered in the first 25 previous episodes. We are hoping to hear from you! Please send us question and suggestions for other episodes to [email protected]. If you have any

What was That? Part 1

Sep 13th, 2022 16m 21s

This episode is a review of about half of the material covered in the 25 previous episodes. We are hoping to hear from you! Please send us question and suggestions for other episodes to [email protected]. If you have any questions, fe

25. Less Baffling

Sep 6th, 2022 5m 27s

Until addiction takes its rightful place with all other treatable diseases, our culture will be in trouble. Until we, as a culture, stop looking for shortcuts in dealing with feelings and problems, we will be in trouble. We must let people kn

24. A Whiff Of Condemnation

Aug 30th, 2022 11m 7s

When working with addicted persons it is essential that they get the sense that your are treating them as sick people who can get well and not as bad people who need punishment. Many professional people don't like working with addicts, because

23. Truth And Consequences

Aug 23rd, 2022 15m 2s

Not all addictive behaviors can be prevented, but it would certainly be better to prevent problems than to wait and have to solve them. Parents can help with prevention in their children by letting them know their genetic predisposition to add

22. A Harmless Game?

Aug 16th, 2022 16m 44s

One of the fastest growing addiction problems is computer/game/iPhone addiction, particularly among younger people. The same pleasure centers of the brain light up from excessive gaming as they do for the use of alcohol and drugs. These compu

21. Eat To Live Or Live To Eat?

Aug 9th, 2022 22m 26s

Food addiction is has also been called eating disorders and is comprised of four main problems: 1) Overeating, 2) Bing eating disorder, 3) Bulimia Nervosa, and 4) Anorexia Nervosa. Eating disorders have now overtaken tobacco addiction as Amer

20. Puffing And Chewing

Aug 2nd, 2022 27m 15s

Tobacco addiction is not just a "bad habit", but is one of the most deadly and difficult addictions anyone can have. There is an unusual drug combination os stimulant and sedative in tobacco that makes it very seductive. Plus, there are doze

19. What's The Plan?

Jul 26th, 2022 13m 44s

Because relapse is always waiting, it is imperative for an addict to have a program of recovery. This is not just a hope or dream or desire, but a specific plan of action that includes measurable, observable action with some built-in accountabi

18. Milking The Same Cow Every Day

Jul 19th, 2022 17m 7s

Relapse is part of the disease of addiction. It is not a question of whether an addict might relapse - they all will relapse unless there is a program of daily spiritual growth that prevent the relapse for one day. Recovery is not an event, b

17. Lord Knows I Tried

Jul 12th, 2022 20m 43s

Addiction is a spiritual disease, because it requires more power than the person has in themselves. Some people have religious background that may either help or hinder their spiritual growth. Religious background that is judgmental and view

16. Changing Horses

Jul 5th, 2022 15m 32s

Cross dependency is a term that means that an addict doesn't really quit their destructive behavior - they just switch to a different addictive agent. For example, switching from whiskey to beer or from beer to marijuana or from street drugs t

15. When Bottom Hits You!

Jun 28th, 2022 23m 26s

Addicted persons never get help until things look desperate, so sometimes those who love an addicted person can help them by actually making things worse. There are legal interventions, employer interventions, medical interventions, and family

14. Anybody Not Like Me

Jun 21st, 2022 35m 1s

Diagnosing addiction is sometimes a difficult thing to do. Certain signs such as: increased tolerance, relief use, blackouts and unplanned usage. The easiest way to tell if something is a problem is to look at what problems the usage causes

13. Loving You To Death

Jun 14th, 2022 18m 48s

The term "enabling" can have a positive meaning in that we might be helpful to another person and enable them to have success. However, family members and friends of addicted persons often slide into desperate enabling that actually just help

12. The Cast Of Characters

Jun 7th, 2022 19m 49s

There are various roles that are leaned in an addicted family to keep the game going. There might be a family hero, a family foul-up, a lost child, and a jokester. All these roles play a part in maintaining the status quo so that the addict i

11. My Version Of "Normal"

May 31st, 2022 32m 51s

Children who grow up in dysfunction of some kind have struggles from that training that can have a very damaging effect on their adult lives. They learn survival skills that oftentimes don't translate well for the rest of the world. The shame

10. The Afflicted And The Affected

May 24th, 2022 23m 6s

Codependency is a term that describes damage done to persons who are close to an addicted person and are affected by their disease. Addicts are afflicted with the disease of addiction, but codependents are affected by that disease. In fact ma

9. Losing My Best Buddy

May 17th, 2022 26m 52s

At a time of grief or loss people are oftentimes looking for something to numb the pain and addictive agents seem logical, but this is not a healthy thing to do. There are many losses besides death that people will experience such as: loss of

8. Your Head Will Show Up Later

May 11th, 2022 24m 23s

The emotion of fear is the level at which we really live. Fear of failure, rejection, intimacy, death and fear of the unknown all prevent us from living life to the fullest. Using addictive agents seems to relieve these fears for a while, but

7. It Ticks Me Off

May 3rd, 2022 19m 25s

Anger is a cover-up emotion that is often used in place of hurt or fear because it leaves us better defended. Addicted persons use various forms of anger to keep other people from confronting the obvious problem that addictive agents are causi

6. Shame On You

Apr 26th, 2022 23m 2s

The companion emotion to guilt is shame. They feel similar inside us, but come from two very different places. Guilt is feeling badly about what I have done. Shame is feeling badly about what somebody else has done to me. When we are abused

5. Things I Never Should Have Done

Apr 19th, 2022 23m 4s

When we violate our values or moral standards we feel guilt and this is an emotion that really gnaws at us. Addicted persons have more guilt than the average, because the disease itself causes the loss of values and morals. Addicts use many t

3. I Feel Good!

Apr 2nd, 2022 15m 5s

Addiction is also a "feeling disease", because addictive agents change the way we feel in a hurry. If things like alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other addictive agents did not change our feelings in a hurry, nobody would be interested in them.

2. More Power To You

Apr 2nd, 2022 16m 20s

Addiction is also a spiritual type of disease because the problem is not lack of brains or moral fiber, but lack of power. The need for more power than the individual has is why spirituality is necessary. This is not the same as religion, alt