Radical Acceptance of My Feelings

Radical Acceptance of My Feelings

Episode Overview

• Michael's candid account of navigating isolation and despair
• Insights on embracing emotions and self-acceptance as an adult child of an alcoholic
• Challenges and triumphs in the journey towards healing
• Understanding the transformative power of radical acceptance
• Resilience and hope amidst adversity

“I feel really sad today and lonely and kind of hopeless and that's been coming up a lot for me in my recovery the last few months particularly since I went off of antidepressants because I felt like I was not getting full access to my feelings. My feelings have come roaring back which can be complicated, and one thing I wanted to share before I get to the reading around that is I had the most, and I was able to recognize those quintessentially, kind of amazing ACA thought in a meeting before Christmas where I realized, I was listening to people share about their grief and share about crying a lot. And I realized that in the back of my mind I was thinking, oh, because I feel despair and I'm not crying a lot, I'm not experiencing grief correctly. And then I thought about it, that is such an ACA thought that I'm judging my despair and my grief as being the incorrect form of grief.”