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Podcast: From Sobriety To Recovery: An Addiction Recovery Podcast
Episode: Ask questions because you're not a mind reader, Ep27
Description: No one is a mind reader - regardless of what you, your significant other, friends, or family might think. Ask questions in order to communicate clearly about the wants, needs, and desires of all parties involved.
My therapist loves to remind me to speak concisely. She says, "take out 17 words, then respond." So before you speak, ask yourself - are you performing mental gymnastics to get out of a lie, confrontation, or an otherwise lack of integrity moment? If so - don't. No one wins when you try to convince yourself and others of something you know...