Dr. Jamie Marich - clinical trauma specialist, LGBTQIA+ advocate and author of Trauma and the 12 Steps - joins us as we return again to the intersection between recovery and social justice. Audrey and Jamie talk about spirituality, trauma, and the Steps. Is there such a thing as unconditional love? Is there any daylight between helplessness and powerlessness? We submit that there may be spiritual value in praying for those we resent, even Donald Trump.

More about Jamie Marich: https://jamiemarich.com/meet-jamie/

Jamie’s recent Substack: “A Good Clinician is a Good Clinician: A Response to the Department of Education: https://open.substack.com/pub/jamiemarich/p/a-good-clinician-is-a-good-clinician?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

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Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

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• (00:00:00) - Jamie Merrick on Trauma in the 12 Steps
• (00:09:47) - How to Heal an Addict: Healing the Brain
• (00:13:35) - The 12 Steps: Healing From Religious Trauma
• (00:20:50) - Patrick, What's Your Take On Unconditional Love
• (00:23:33) - Forgive and Regret: The Resentment Prayer
• (00:32:33) - Has anything changed about your personal recovery practice or your work?
• (00:36:58) - Have You Redone the 12 Steps?