Moving Forward as a Recovering Alcoholic
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Valid for 20% off site-wide. Standard exclusions apply. Valid March 5th, 2025 through May 30th, 2025. Thanks for listening to my Call of the Day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 111. Leslie, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. I'm calling you back.

Spoke to you on Friday. Okay. For those who didn't hear us on Friday, give a thumbnail sketch of why you called, what I said, and what's the update. Okay. I called because, well, let me see if I can sum it up. It's like night and day today from Friday. But I called. I was very nervous.

depressed and frustrated about moving on with my life after a long marriage and divorce. And I was very emotional and unable to really kind of get my emotions regulated a lot. And

What else? Really depressed, unmotivated. It's been, it'll be two years in May since the divorce. And it's been extremely trying on my life and trying to, now I'm trying to create a life on my own. And the emotional distress and the, you know,

you know, continued fears and anxiety about being abandoned and betrayed have just really affected my quality of life. And you, I first want to say you, I cannot say how compassionate and kind you

you were and how, sorry, this is good crying. It's good crying. At least I think it is. It was like you could see through me and sink into me and know exactly, like know me. And that was extremely impactful.

And I feel like what you did is you, because of your compassion and your kindness, you really confirmed where I was, where I am. And I needed that because I beat myself up so much about not being able to move on. And the main thing you asked me to do, my assignment was to jump up and down 20 times.

And we did that while I was on the phone with you on Friday. And I have done it since over the weekend, probably four or five times. I made little signs that I put up all over my house that say jump. Wonderful. I forget these things. You know, short term memory is just not that great these days.

And I just feel completely differently than I did on Friday. My Saturday and Sunday were amazing in helping out a local recovery community event. Nice. And some friends asked me to sober a karaoke. And I went. And then I went to a new church yesterday and joined the class and found out that there are five or six people

old and new friends I didn't know attended that church and I had basically been alone attending that church for the last two years. And it was just so much confirmation, so much kindness and I just, I feel like I'm a little bit on a high and just extremely, extremely grateful.

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Leslie, I'm very impressed with you. You did the work. Good for you. Yeah. Yeah. Good for you. Well, how about once a, oh, so what? We eat hard for breakfast. Yeah. That's the only way. That's right. So how about once a month or so you just give me a follow-up call? Okay. Now there are going to be some little bumps along the way. Yeah. I just want to say there'll be some bumps along the way.

Ignore them. Okay. Yes. Keep jumping. All right. Good. With your question. Speaking of bumps along the way, the biggest bump that continues is when I visit my son and he lives in the city and state where my marriage and my family just completely fell apart.

And when I swear cross over into the county and the, you know, the forest change, the trees change and get closer and closer to salty air. I'm just absolutely heightened. Everything's heightened here.

I'm tense. I'm anxious. You know, I have a lot of embarrassment there. Okay. Wait a minute. While you're driving, put on music. Yes. Sing with it. That's it. Just sing with the music. Okay. I don't know what kind of music you like the best. It's the 1812 Overture. That'll be hard for you to sing with, but just sing with something. It will, music does it. Music does it for me. I believe it'll do it for you too. It

Music hath charms. Yeah. And being at my son's house, if I'm there for three or four or five days, and as that returns, and as I'm afraid of running into my ex and his now fiance. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. Look forward to it. Wave high. Wave high. Look forward to running into him so you can bravely wave high.

And keep walking. Yes. Yes. You're taking back your life. And this is how you do it. You don't run with fear. You raise your hand and say, hi, no matter how you feel. And besides, he won't be expecting that. And it'll bother him. I tried the last time I was around him. No, don't try. Just do what I tell you to do here. Wave. No, I mean, I did. I did. But I will. I will. All these feelings you're having will pass.

but they'll pass faster if you do the kinds of things I'm suggesting. You already tried the ones at home. You joined a new church. That's opening up a whole new thing. That's it. Yeah. Make us be a little more patient with ourselves. Just be patient. You hear me? Be patient. Hurry up and be patient.

Well, thank you. You're very sweet to have said those things. And I'm glad you feel that way and that it worked out so well for you. Makes me very happy, gotta tell you. All right, folks, thank you for listening. More so for calling because you help other people. If you like this podcast, be sure to rate it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite place to listen to my podcast. Of course, I'd love if you gave me five stars.

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