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You Are Not Codependent: Reclaiming Yourself

You Are Not Codependent: Reclaiming Yourself

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SMART Recovery Family & Friends: Boundaries, Self-Compassion, and Healthy Hope

Host Jennifer Randall-Young introduces The Life with an Alcoholic, focused on supporting women affected by a loved one’s drinking, then interviews Pete Rubenis, CEO of SMART Recovery USA. Pete explains SMART’s scope (nearly 1,500 U.S. meetings, including family and friends groups), his personal decision to end his relationship with alcohol in 2017, and why SMART’s evidence-based, secular CBT/motivational approach and empowering language appealed to him. They discuss the difference between productive vs. counterproductive helping (often labeled “enabling”), emphasizing self-compassion, capacity-building, and tools for clearer communication and boundaries as self-care rather than rules or ultimatums. Grief is acknowledged as normal but often better processed with professionals. Pete describes “healthy hope” as realistic expectations about behavior change and lapse, and he cautions against stigmatizing labels like “alcoholic.” He directs listeners to smartrecovery.org, the meeting finder, the app, and the Family & Friends handbook and worksheets.

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