About this episode

The episode explores themes of addiction and self-forgiveness through personal stories and discussions with a guest.

A listener asks about addiction and self-forgiveness. A family friend drops by for a moving discussion about sobriety, relapse, and learning to move forward. Plus, Kathryn judges Gideon’s beard rather harshly, and a story about a first kiss that changed everything. Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskMandyandKathryn or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. 👉 Subscribe so you don’t miss a new episode every week! 🎧 Listen to the podcast on all platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/DontListenToUsYT 📱Follow us: @mandypatinkin @lemonadamedia #MandyPatinkin #KathrynGrody #Podcast #DontListenToUs Head over to Booking.com and start your listing today. Chapters: 00:00 Intro: Beards, Friendship & Forgiveness 01:16 Who Loves a Beard? 04:05 Boundaries & Emotional Limits 04:44 Surprise Guest Drops By! 07:49 Meet Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Maureen Laffey 08:25 How We Met Good Friend Maureen 10:32 First Kiss Stories 11:32 The Secret to Long Friendships 12:39 Jack Hofsiss’ Story: Caregiving and Illness 14:07 The Ann-Margret Elevator Story 15:32 A Relationship Beyond Caregiver and Patient 16:56…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody

Guest: Maureen Laffey

Topics covered

• self-forgiveness
• addiction
• sobriety
• friendship
• relapse
• personal stories

Keywords

• forgiveness
• addiction
• sobriety
• first kiss
• friendship
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lemonada Media

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