Episode 2.02 & 2.03: Boundaries & Addiction, with Nita Basu

Episode 2.02: Exploring Anxiety and Boundaries through Addiction (Part 1 of 2)

Often times anxiety and a lack of boundaries with Desi culture and families can play into destructive behavior leading to a delay in treatment, or being blind to emotional conflict. In this episode, we hear from Nita, a recovering alcoholic, about how these issues manifested themselves into a substance abuse problem for her. The first of two parts, in this episode we delve into the development of her illness by exploring underlying issues of anxiety and boundaries. Tune in next week to hear more about the recovery process, in which we'll discuss her unique challenges having to confront resentments and learn to reckon and deal with emotional conflict.

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Episode 2.03: A Structured Approach to Recovery from Addiction (Part 2 of 2)

Recovery is a process that requires daily emotional upkeep of anxiety, boundaries, and resentments. In the second part of this mini-series on addiction, Nita and I continue talking about her personal journey as a recovering alcoholic. We discuss the benefits of establishing structure as a recovery plan to ensure long term sobriety. We also talk about what quantifying successes in recovery looks like; such as why she finds it helpful to measure sobriety through personal milestones rather than by months or years. Finally, we discuss how being part of a Desi community can pose certain challenges in recovery.

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