Summary: <br> How can recognizing powerlessness over a child’s addiction make it easier to detach and not enable them?<br> <br> <br> <br> Jacob joins us to tell his story and how he stopped trying fruitlessly to fix his son's addiction.<br> <br> <br> <br> He picked a couple of readings from ODAT — Jan 29 and Feb 11, saying that they have been and are important in his ongoing recovery.<br> <br> <br> <br> As I read Jan 29, it is about (not) enabling our addicted loved ones. How has this reading spoken to you? How have you followed its suggestions? What benefits have you gained?<br> <br> <br> <br> I see Feb 11 as speaking about powerlessness over our loved one’s addiction. How has this reading spoken to you? How has your behavior changed as a result?How have you gained by recognizing your powerlessness and the unmanageability of trying to exert control?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Readings and Links<br> <br> <br> <br> We read from <a href="https://therecoveryshow.com/book-odat">One Day at a Time in Al-Anon</a>, Jan 29 and Feb 11.<br> <br> <br> <br> Upcoming topics<br> <br> <br> <br> An upcoming topic is The Effects of Recovery. What effects have you experienced in recovery? How do these contrast with the effects that alcoholism or addiction had on you? Please call us at 734-707-8795 or email <a href="mailto:feedback@therecoveryshow.com">feedback@therecovery.show</a> with your questions or experience, strength and hope. Or just leave a comment right here.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Music from the Show<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Disturbed – Down with the Sickness<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Tool – Right In Two<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Tool – The Pot<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
