When we think about addiction and recovery, we often focus on the process of breaking free from substances or destructive behaviors. But what comes after that? Sobriety is not just about abstaining from alcohol or drugs; it's an opportunity to rediscover who we truly are beneath the layers of addiction.

Within our addiction, most of us completely lose touch with the person we truly are. 

And getting clean and sober does not magically return us to our authentic selves and most of us feel even more lost. 

This is why people who simply quit drinking and stop there end up relapsing.  We get so far removed from our true selves that the only person we know is the addicted version, so when things get uncomfortable and we feel lost again, we gravitate toward what we know.

But you don’t have to feel lost in your recovery.

When we face our addictions and remove alcohol or drugs from our lives, we also have the opportunity to confront the emotions and experiences that we've been trying to avoid and also work to authentically build the character traits we were chasing with our drinking.

But how do we do that?

That is exactly what we will talk about in this episode.

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