Are you struggling with an addiction in your life right now? It could be alcohol, drugs, pornography or something else. Have you tried or considered walking away but are losing the battle? Addiction is passed down in part from generation to generation but so is recovery. The good news is there is a roadmap to recovery and I’ve brought a guest who will share some gold nuggets of that roadmap with us.Sarah Allen Benton is a licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a licensed Mental Health Counselor. Sarah is also the author of Parents In Recovery. Sarah has also been a parent in recovery from alcoholism for over 18 years.To learn more about Sarah Allen Benton or get her book Parents In Recovery visit: https://www.bentonbhc.com/Socials:Sarah’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahallenbentonParents in Recovery Support Group Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1x5nQE5WX9WGxhxv/?mibextid=K35XfPSarah’s Linked In:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahallenbentonParents in Recovery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parentsinrecoverySarah’s Psychology Today blog:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-high-functioning-alcoholicSelf-Help Groups:Alcoholics Anonymous (12-Step spiritual): www.aa.orgCelebrate Recovery (Christian): www.celebraterecovery.orgDual Diagnosis Anonymous: https://ddainc.org/ (12- Step)Narcotics Anonymous (12-Step spiritual): www.na.orgSMART Recovery (skills-based): www.smartrecovery.orgTherapy Finder:Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapistsSAMSHA: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-helpNAMI: https://helplinefaqs.nami.org/article/255-i-need-to-see-a-psychiatrist-therapist-how-can-i-find-oneCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrhttps://zencastr.com?via=thefatherhoodchallengeTranscription - Breaking Addiction Cycles---Are you struggling with an addiction in your life right now?It could be alcohol, drugs, pornography or something else.Have you tried or considered walking awaybut are losing the battle?Addiction is passed down in partfrom generation to generation, but so is recovery.The good news is there's a roadmap to recoveryand I brought a guest who will share some gold nuggetsof that road map with us in just a moment,so don't go anywhere.- Welcome to the Fatherhood Challenge,a movement to awaken and inspire fathers everywhereto take great pride in their roleand a challenge society to understandhow important fathers are to the stabilityand culture of their family's environment.Now here's your host, Jonathan Guerrero.- Greetings everyone.Thank you so much for joining me.My guess is license advanced alcohol and drug counselorand license mental health counselor Sarah Allen Benton.Sarah is also the author of Parents in Recovery.Sarah has also been a parent in recoveryfrom alcoholism for over 18 years.Sarah, thank you so much for being on the Fatherhood Challenge.- Thank you so much for having me.- Sarah, what is your own story of recoveryand how did that lead to becoming a counselorand writing parents in recovery?I was 27 when I entered into my recovery journeyand it was preceded by 12 years of binge drinkingand I was a high functioning alcoholicso I was really successful in school.I had a lot of friends.I had a lot of outside accomplishmentsbut I had an inability to control my intakewhen I would start drinking.And this, you know, for many years was fun and socialand humorous and then as I got,into my, you know, mid to late 20s,it started not to be funny anymoreand in fact something that I couldn't stop the cycle of.So after about four years of trying to control my drinkingwith various and clearly not successful techniques,I entered into sobrietyand through the help of therapy,through group therapy, through self-help programs,through social supports and spiritual pursuits,I have been sober for over 20 years.So my journey into recovery started before I became a parentand some of the parents I interviewedactually had different orders for thosebut I had quite a bit of sobriety under my beltwhen I became a parentbut what's interesting is I don't knowif it made the journey any more simplified for me as a parent,I found becoming a parent in recoveryactually really challenging.That's probably what prompted the bookbecause I realized that I had so many years in my sobrietyprior to having my daughter where it was all about meand I was able to do all of the things I needed to doon so many different levels for my recovery and balanceand that really, that got all rockedwhen I became a parent.And so really the story of this book also beginswith me walking into a bookstoreseeing a book that was called Mother Noisereading about how this mother was grapplingwith Cindy House, the author,grappling with whether or not to tell her 11-year-oldsabout her addiction and how it's such a part of usand it struck me that there just wasn't a lot out thereabout nonfiction-wise, maybe memoir-wisebut nonfiction-wise about navigating ...
