Caller Question: “What Does Healthy Masculinity Have To Do With Recovery?” Brannon and Tyler talk with guest Jon about his recovery and the different periods of growth that he’s experienced and what the obstacles have been. Brannon and Tyler both know Jon and have had the chance to watch him develop into the man that he is today.
August 23, 2021
What Does Healthy Masculinity Have To Do With Recovery?
Tyler Patrick LMFT + Brannon Patrick LCSW
This episode was so good and something i've been thinking about for many many months. As someone who's been going to SAL meetings for almost 6 years I recently within the last 6 months stopped checking in by saying Hi i'm Chas i'm a sexaholic. I've grown and changed so much in my recovery over the years that i no longer see myself as that "addict" who was completely out of control and so it wasn't sitting well with me to continue to call myself that as that's no longer who I am as a person. At a time it seemed more accurate and was helpful to say as i tried to own my situation, but as real recovery and change has happened in my life it no longer feels useful to me and by stopping this practice (even when im sure there's some in my group who are thinking "why doesn't he say he's a sexaholic?") it's helped my rid myself of shame which i've found to be the root cause of so many of my challenges in life. Thanks again for the great podcast and work you both are doing!