10 min
JADE: (Don't) Justify, Argue, Defend, or Explain Grace Through Recovery
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- Relationships
In this week's episode, Andrea discusses the recovery acronym JADE, which stands for (don't) justify, argue, defend, or explain yourself. A lot of us grew up in dysfunctional households where justifying, arguing, defending, and explaining ourselves were the norm so it then becomes our normal way of communicating. Listen to learn more about how these ineffective communication patterns negatively impact ourselves and our relationships and ways to avoid them.
Connect with Andrea on Instagram: @gracethroughrecovery
Resources:
Sharon Martin, LCSW: Healthy Communication Doesn't Include Justifying, Arguing, Defending, and Explaining
Al-Anon
Nar-Anon
Co-dependents Anonymous
Families Anonymous
In this week's episode, Andrea discusses the recovery acronym JADE, which stands for (don't) justify, argue, defend, or explain yourself. A lot of us grew up in dysfunctional households where justifying, arguing, defending, and explaining ourselves were the norm so it then becomes our normal way of communicating. Listen to learn more about how these ineffective communication patterns negatively impact ourselves and our relationships and ways to avoid them.
Connect with Andrea on Instagram: @gracethroughrecovery
Resources:
Sharon Martin, LCSW: Healthy Communication Doesn't Include Justifying, Arguing, Defending, and Explaining
Al-Anon
Nar-Anon
Co-dependents Anonymous
Families Anonymous
10 min