E78: The Fear Of Financial Insecurity Can Bring You To Your Knees
05/31/22 • 34 min
Oh my! Financial insecurity. It's one of those fears that can make you drink and can derail any period of recovery. One of the AA Promises says:
"Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us."
Does that mean if financial insecurity pops up again, you've been doing the program incorrectly?
Matt J has some financial issues lately. Along with a lot going on at work and in his home life, the financial concerns of a home project have become overwhelming. Instead of suffering in silence, he used this podcast as a way to help others. Steve C joined the show and gave his perspective and advice including, "why not go to a few more meetings?"
Have you had fear of money? Did this go away the longer you recovered? Are you new and this is at the forefront of your concerns? If you are in a 12 step program, where did the 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th steps come into play?
This is great episode that whatever your length of clean time, we know you can relate and find value!
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Oh my! Financial insecurity. It's one of those fears that can make you drink and can derail any period of recovery. One of the AA Promises says:
"Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us."
Does that mean if financial insecurity pops up again, you've been doing the program incorrectly?
Matt J has some financial issues lately. Along with a lot going on at work and in his home life, the financial concerns of a home project have become overwhelming. Instead of suffering in silence, he used this podcast as a way to help others. Steve C joined the show and gave his perspective and advice including, "why not go to a few more meetings?"
Have you had fear of money? Did this go away the longer you recovered? Are you new and this is at the forefront of your concerns? If you are in a 12 step program, where did the 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th steps come into play?
This is great episode that whatever your length of clean time, we know you can relate and find value!
Want to help our show? Subscribe, review, rate and share. Help us get the show into the ears of those who could use it the most.
Do you want to live an awesome life and to also inspire others? Fish is a world...
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It’s so easy to focus on the bad stuff in life and even easier to correlate them. Matt has had some issues with his house and financing the repairs. At every corner, he’s run into roadblocks (see last week’s episode). Matt’s therapist posed a question:
“Have you considered a gratitude list?”
So instead of focusing on all the bad stuff, why not look at what good you still have?
In this episode of the Sober Friends podcast we talk about staying grateful when life gives you lemons and how you can deal with life on life’s terms.
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Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
The Living in Clarity Podcast, with Fish & CoachDo you want to live an awesome life and to also inspire others? Fish is a world...
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