182 Five Things Addicts Should and Shouldn’t Say to Partners | Pirate Monk Podcast 12-Step Recovery Men’s Ministry

Posted by lionsheartcreative@gmail.com on Sep 27, 2016 in Featured, Podcast | 0 comments

Nate, Aaron, and Mark check in briefly.

The guys discussed this article on this edition outlining the Five Things Addicts Should (and Should Not) Say to Partners.

1. Do say, “I understand why you don’t trust me.”
2. Do say, “What can I do to repair what I’ve done?”
3. Do Lead with Agreement
4. Don’t say, “I’ve told you everything.”
5. Don’t ask (or expect) your partner to congratulate you on your sobriety or recovery activities

Books Mentioned on this Edition:

Moving Beyond Betrayal by Vicki Tidwell Palmer

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (Download PDF at no cost here)

Bible Passages on this Edition:

1 John 1:9 (Confession (homolgio – say the same thing as)

1 Peter 5

Music on This Edition:

“I’m Not Who I Was”

 

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