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CHAPTER
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:35 Sobriety Timeline & Earth School Metaphor
00:02:54 Writing About Addiction & Grief
00:07:51 Sex and Love Addiction: Self-Examination
00:13:01 Patterns, Shame, and Secret Lives
00:16:19 Rhea as Earth School Assignment
00:17:52 The Relationship’s Descent & Prayer for Clarity
00:23:54 AD BREAK 1
00:27:40 Idealization, Power Transfer, and Relapse
00:31:21 Rhea’s Cancer Diagnosis & Codependency
00:34:29 Markers of Relapse & No Abandonment of Self
00:37:07 Self-Awareness vs. Addictive Compulsion
00:46:05 The Blind Spot & Compartmentalized Spirituality
00:49:51 AD BREAK 2
00:55:06 Willingness, Withdrawal, and Lineage
01:01:08 Celibacy, Healing, and Amends
01:05:59 Friendliness vs. Self-Love & Dalai Lama Story
01:11:13 Parenting the Inner Child & Self-Compassion
01:16:10 Transformative Modalities: 12-Step & The Work
01:22:34 Surrender, Higher Power, and Spiritual Practice
01:30:39 Purpose Anxiety & Presence over Achievement
01:53:02 Public Disclosure, Anonymity, and Advocacy
01:58:50 Creativity, Recovery, and Reclaiming Life
02:01:25 All the Way to the River: Intimacy & Book Title
02:06:40 Addiction Vigilance & Avoiding Triggers
02:08:52 Lessons from the Past & Trusting the Process
02:15:10 Closing Stories & Friendship
02:40:51 Shame, Transparency, and the Power of the Rooms


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