{"id":1029,"date":"2018-07-15T21:03:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T04:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odaatchat.com\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2018-07-15T21:11:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T04:11:56","slug":"david-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odaatchat.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/15\/david-g\/","title":{"rendered":"OC54 – David – Relapse after long term recovery, Dealing with Trauma and Signing a book deal."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today\u2019s episode is brought to you by Audible.com. One of the most powerful questions my sponsor has ever asked me, is \u201cCan you love your unloveable parts?\u201d Because the truth is, that recovery is about recovering our WHOLE selves, even our character defects and human shortcomings. That kinda tough to swallow right? But obviously nobody is perfect, so it\u2019s silly to pretend we are. But how to we practice self love in the face of character defects, well one way to practice the ideas in a book called \u201cRadical Self Acceptance, by Tara Brach. \u00a0I listen to this audiobook over and over because it has one of my favorite guided meditations on it, which I bookmarked in the app. Tarah\u2019s voice is smooth and calming and listening to her speak makes me feel relaxed and peaceful. Not a bad way to feel right? And there\u2019s no unwanted side effects like a hangover or STD. Just sayin. ODAAT Chat listeners can get this audiobook for free when you sign up for an audible subscription by Clicking on the banner below.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Odaat Chat, my name is Arlina and I\u2019ll be your host. In case you didn\u2019t know, ODAAT stands for \u201cone day at a time\u201d. If you haven\u2019t yet, don\u2019t forget to subscribe on iTunes, or you can get new episodes delivered right to your inbox by signing up for the newsletter at odaatchat.com.<\/p>\n

You might be wondering the purpose of the podcast, and what I can tell you is that besides wanting to clear up a lot of misconceptions about addiction and recovery, I also wanted to share the teachers, ideas and exercises that have helped me on my own journey over the last 24 years, some of which includes but is not limited to any 12 step program.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s episode is with David Griggs. He is an attorney, actually he\u2019s a legal super hero in my book because he handle a lot of sexual harassment cases for women, but his is also a soon to be published author! He took Anna David\u2019s memoir book proposal class called \u201cAll the write moves\u201d, got voted for the best proposal and won a meeting with a publisher, and he sold his book!<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll tell that story in the interview along with his addiction and recovery story. David talks about some of the trauma he experienced growing up, switching addictions from alcohol to weed, to sex and even video games and the effects it had on his life.<\/p>\n

With Love and Gratitude,<\/p>\n

Arlina<\/p>\n

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