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This episode discusses the concept of surrender and its importance in personal growth and recovery from addiction.

Click here to read the episode highlights. The "Living with Heart" Podcast is brought to you by Chip Dodd Resources (www.chipdodd.com) and The Voice of the Heart Center (vothcenter.com). You can connect with Dr. Chip Dodd at chip@chipdodd.com. Contact Bryan Barley for coaching at bryan@vothcenter.com. Be sure to subscribe to Dr Chip Dodd’s new Substack. He will be sharing two to three articles a week. The topics focus on healthy relationship, personal growth, and leadership. Dr. Dodd shares content two to three times a week. To subscribe, use the link above or go to chipdodd.com. Surrender: What surrender does not mean. It does not mean defeat, as in you have been beaten. It does not mean that you are through defeat establishing a peace treaty, as in you remain sovereign over your country, which is yourself. It does not mean that you are giving up benefits and have to tolerate abuse. What surrender does mean It literally means, “to render over, or give way, for one’s own benefit” It is a relinquishing of my attempt to control what I cannot control; from that standpoint, the “defeat” is the relinquishing of pride, denial of need for help, or actions that make my life unmanageable…

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