About this episode
Matt and Steve explore the meaning behind the phrase 'take what you like and leave the rest' in the context of recovery.
Send us Fan Mail You've heard it a thousand times in the rooms — take what you like and leave the rest. But what does that actually mean? Matt and Steve dig into one of recovery's most repeated phrases and ask the question nobody wants to answer: are you using it as a doorway into the program, or a loophole out of it? From the opinions of the old-timer who never shuts up to skipping Step 4 because it makes you uncomfortable — there's a real difference between leaving what doesn't belong to th...
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt, Steve
Topics covered
- recovery
- self-reflection
- program participation
- addiction
- personal growth
Keywords
- recovery
- loophole
- doorway
- Step 4
- addiction
- self-help
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