The Harmonious Mind

S2E8:  There are recurring topics that come up for people who are challenged with mental health disorders like addiction -- guilt and shame.

We feel guilty about our loved ones having to live with us - because we feel unworthy.

We feel shame for being unable to change the fact that we're suffering from a chronic illness that feels beyond our control.

Tanya and Lance delve into another deep discussion and share some ideas about the best way to melt away unhelpful beliefs.

S2E7:  Deception.  It's something that family members of those who are challenged with mental health disorders like addiction come to accept.  People who are suffering with SUD (substance use disorder) lie about their addictions.  The lies contribute to the guilt and shame that we carry into our recovery.

On a previous episode, my husband shared his feelings about what it was like to live with the deception from someone he loved while, at the same time, watching me slowly kill myself every day with drug and alcohol addictions.

On this episode, he poses a few questions that he hoped would help him understand the thought process of someone with destructive addictive behaviours.

S2E6:  How does addiction affect our loved ones?

Tanya talks to her husband of 30 years about what it was like for him to watch her slowly killing herself everyday with her addictions to alcohol and other drugs.

S2E5:  Tanya's husband of 30 years shares how her addictions to drugs and alcohol affected his life and their relationship.  Lance becomes emotional when he explains why he had to make a decision to stop trying to help.

S2E4:  Mentorship and stoicism are the topics on this episode of the Red Roof Recovery show.

S2E3:  REBT is a distinct form of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).  Dr. Walter Matweychuk is a specialist in REBT (rational emotive behaviour therapy), and shares his insights on this problem-focused therapy that can be applied effectively to mental health disorders like addictions.

S2E2:  Tanya is a big proponent of Rational Emotive and other Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (thinking therapies), which she credits with helping her remain free from addictions. 

S2E1:  Special guest, Tammy Bannon, is an NLP specialist who joins us to talk about the four keys to access our Higher Consciousness.

S1E12:  Depressed?  Feeling anxious, hopeless, frustrated?

Each episode covers topics and solutions on a variety of mental health disorders, including addictions.

S1E11:  How is addiction connected with depression?  On this episode, Tanya describes how she self medicated her depression with alcohol and other drugs until "getting" SMART (Self-Management And Recovery Training).

Learning how to overcome and manage mental health disorders, including addictions, anxiety, and depression are topics on every episode of Red Roof Recovery.