Episode 3: Trying To Control The Uncontrollable with Lindsay and Adam
Christopher Doyle talks on this show to a wonderful couple that made a documentary about their life story: Lindsay and Adam. They share how they overcome the husband’s addiction and how sobriety changed the dynamic of the entire family.
The Why Intervention Podcast is aimed at helping family and friends feel supported and encouraged that recovery from addiction is possible, for themselves as well as their loved ones. You'll hear how to affect positive change in their life and help your loved one begin a successful recovery. Host Christopher Doyle shares his insights, talks with experts and interviews people who have gone through recovery.
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Show Notes
- How they met and got together - 0:43
- Together for 16 years - 1:54
- Started to drink - 2:14
- Acknowledging he had a problem - 3:42
- Lindsay's mom also had addiction problems - 4:30
- His inner self and ego - 7:13
- Denying how bad the situation was -8:30
- Her mom's story with addiction - 9:20
- Knowing you’ll die if you don’t do anything - 10:08
- Getting help for Adam - 11:55
- 30% chance of living - 12:38
- Attempting to stop addiction - 14:00
- Changing his behavior - 15:33
- Survival mode - 16:45
- Feeling strong - 17:24
- Blaming everybody except yourself - 18:18
- Why intervention? - 19:07
- How long was the treatment? - 20:30
- Feeling scared and trying to walk - 21:24
- Dealing with addiction and recovery - 22:02
- What alcohol did to him - 23:33
- What does recovery look like today for Adam? - 28:07
- Crossing the bridge from addiction to recovery - 30:15
- Not having control of the situation - 33:40
- Addiction is not something to be embarrassed about - 35:17
- Becoming addicted to the addict - 37:00
- Acknowledging that you are an addict - 40:00
- The most amazing feeling in the world - 43:02
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