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How One Daily Affirmation Can Change the Way You Handle Addiction in Your Family

• Jason Coombs • Episode 21

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When addiction takes hold of someone you love, it can feel like your whole life is consumed with fear, anxiety, and constant exhaustion. In this episode, Jason Coombs shares how one simple but powerful tool—a daily affirmation—can transform the way you respond to the chaos of addiction in your family.

Drawing from his own journey through depression during his wife’s cancer battle, Jason reveals how morning routines and affirmations helped him rebuild resilience, restore peace, and show up differently for the people he loves. Whether you’re a parent, spouse, or family member walking alongside an addicted loved one, these practices can help you reclaim your strength and hope.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

  • [00:30] The Miracle Morning framework for rising above daily challenges
  • [04:44] The SAVERS method: six daily practices for mental wellness
  • [08:08] How the Ideal Life Vision Course reshaped Jason’s future
  • [14:24] Seven affirmations for seven days of intentional living
  • [17:29] The meta-affirmation: I am healing
  • [18:02] A question that will change how you speak to yourself
  • [20:32] Understanding “Genshai” — never making anyone feel small (including yourself)
  • [22:49] How to receive compliments with gratitude instead of deflection
  • [25:32] Why authentic communication builds trust with addicted loved ones

Practical Takeaways for Families:

  • Start small: 10 minutes of silence, affirmations, or journaling each morning
  • Use the seven-day affirmation framework to reset your mindset
  • Try the mirror exercise to shift your self-talk
  • Practice Genshai—treat yourself and others in ways that never make anyone feel small

Even when your loved one isn’t ready for recovery, you can find healing, peace, and strength for yourself. As Jason reminds us: “The future is bright and beautiful when we commit to daily practices that align us with our highest selves.”

📘 Grab Jason’s book Unhooked at https://a.co/d/c357XBz

www.brickhouserecovery.com for more tools and resources.

📖 Explore Dan McCormick’s book and affirmation framework at affirmiam.com.

🎓 Register for Jason’s free web class at www.livunhooked.com to learn how to break free from the cycle of addiction in your family


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