This week’s Recovered Life Panel dug into the messy, often unspoken patterns of codependency and people-pleasing, especially when a loved one is living with addiction. Members shared how these behaviors creep in, the toll they take, and the difficult but necessary process of breaking free. The conversation touched on personal stories of fear, exhaustion, and loss of self, but also on the hope and clarity that come with working a recovery program. One mother described the shock of learning her 22-year-old daughter was an alcoholic, and how Al-Anon helped her shift the focus from fixing her child to taking care of herself.

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In this episode of How I Did It, David shares a hard truth that changed everything for him: You can’t always control what happens, but you can always control how you respond when life doesn’t go your way. When life threw him curveballs, David stopped saying “life sucks” and started asking better questions: What can I learn? How can I be better tomorrow? That mindset shift became the foundation of his recovery.

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David’s story is a reminder that no matter how tough things get, you have choices. You can break free from the patterns that keep you stuck, find something positive in every situation, and use it to fuel your next step forward.

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In this raw and honest follow-up conversation, Jomo opened up to Damon about what it really took for him to recover—and it wasn’t easy. He talked about having a “Joey problem,” the old version of himself that kept him alive on the streets but ultimately blocked him from healing. The hardest part wasn’t just staying clean—it was surrendering the survival traits, the anger, the need to be hard, and instead stepping into humility and vulnerability.

He emphasized that recovery didn’t happen until he became fully teachable. Jomo shared that giving only 50% of himself to the process meant only getting 50% of the results. The turning point came when he decided to go all in—to open his heart, let the old defenses drop, and fully commit to becoming a better version of himself.

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