The Gap Between Addiction and Recovery: Learning to Belong to Yourself with Peg O’Connor
From AuDHD and Then Some™ | Hosted by Ellie AuDHD Capstick · 01:15:54
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⚠️ Content note: This episode includes conversations about alcohol addiction, mental health, shame and recovery. Please listen with care.Knowing that something has become a problem is not always the same as being ready to change it.In this episode of *AuDHD and Then Some*, Ellie speaks with Peg O’Connor, a professor of philosophy, author of four books and recovering alcoholic who believes philosophy helped her get and stay sober.Peg shares what it felt like to become deeply disorientated within her own life, to lose her sense of identity and self-respect, and to feel as though she belonged more to alcohol, impossible expectations and old grievances than she belonged to herself.Together, Ellie and Peg explore:• The dangerous gap between recognising an addiction and feeling ready to recover• Whether somebody really needs to reach rock bottom• Shame, self-deception and the stories we tell ourselves• What it means to belong to yourself• Rebuilding identity and self-respect in recovery• Why recovery can take many different forms• The role philosophy can play in creating a meaningful life• Moving from knowing what you do not want towards discovering who you want to becomeThis is a thoughtful and honest conversation about addiction, identity, readiness and the difficult but liberating work of creating a life that genuinely feels like your own.Take Peg O’Connor’s free Ready to Recover Quiz to discover whether you currently identify as a Disconnected Self, an Awakening Self or a Ready Self:https://pegoconnorauthor.com/ready-to-recover-quiz-landing/Please remember that this podcast shares personal experiences and general information. It is not a replacement for professional medical or mental-health advice, diagnosis or treatment.💜 ELLIE AuDHD 👕 Neurodivergent clothing by ND artists: https://www.ellieaudhd.com 🎁 Code TWOBRAINS: 10% off orders over $50 🧠 1:1 mentorship, body doubling & accountability from £14: https://www.ellieaudhd.com/pages/list-of-services 🎙️ Want to be a guest? https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/ellieaudhdhostlink New episodes every Tuesday & Thursday. If this episode helped, please follow and leave a rating. It really helps other ND people find us. 🍉
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