Orlando Rivera has been in recovery for more than 30 years, and active in the addictions counseling field, both counseling and teaching, since the early 90's. In today's conversation, he shares insights and wisdom about honest, self-awareness, vulnerability, and accountability. We talk about how overcoming denial to achieve self-knowledge is essential to being able to fully and authentically encounter another person. We talk about techniques for pausing, reflecting, and making conscious choices about our reactions to stressful people. We talk about WHY we would want to make ourselves vulnerable by opening up to people in the first place. Finally, we tough on how to make good use of an accountability partner.

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Rhys Pasimio can be found through www.patreon.com/outercircle and on instagram at @newpattrencounseling and is always happy to dialogue with listeners bringing honest questions!

For counseling resources, please visit New Pattern Counseling at www.newpatterncounseling.com.

To connect with Orlando, you can email him at orivera328 @Gmail.com. 

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