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One of the things that we\\u2019re told about recovery is that the disease is progressive; meaning, if left untreated, the disease gets worse and worse and worse. My experience is that this progressive nature is also true about codependency. I recently started thinking about how my life would be different if I was never in recovery, given how progressive things got with both my addiction and my codependence at the end there. This week\\u2019s episode 162 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast is about the progressive nature of our illnesses!\\xa0

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In this episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I\\u2019m sharing the importance of reflecting on where you\\u2019d be if you didn\\u2019t get into recovery and actionable steps you can take right now to recognize the pressive nature when it rears it\\u2019s ugly head.\\xa0

Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:

• What it felt like when I was codependent; feeling trapped and constantly needing more in order to feel loved, even when I wasn\\u2019t.
• Inviting a homeless man to stay in my home, and how I put others on the backburner for codependent relationships such as that one
• Why I hid an empty box of donuts, in my own home when I lived alone, and how that day was a great example of the progressive nature of the disease.
• What my life would be like now, if I didn\\u2019t go down the road to recovery, and what I am so thankful that came from recovery.

Even if I wasn\\u2019t just generally grateful for recovery, which I am, I look for that gratitude every day. This is an emotional episode of my own journey through recovery and how I was before recovery. This shit is fucking real. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.

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