From Shame and Survival to Honesty and Wholeness—Is Real Lasting Change Possible?
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of addiction recovery and the importance of addressing underlying trauma for lasting change.
A person who has struggled with addiction for many years may begin to believe that he is uniquely broken and incapable of lasting change. Repeated relapses, betrayal, damaged relationships, spiritual conflict, and overwhelming shame can make recovery feel possible for others but not for him. Yet the return of addiction does not necessarily prove hopelessness. It often reveals that recovery has focused too heavily on stopping behaviors without fully addressing the underlying trauma, attachment...
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Hosts: Steve Moore, Mark Kastleman
Topics covered
- addiction
- recovery
- trauma
- shame
- relationships
- lasting change
Keywords
- addiction
- recovery
- shame
- trauma
- lasting change
- relationships
- betrayal
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