• 085 Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & Jeanie Griffin - Part Two - The Family Choice: Using "Bad" Words Like Intimacy and Vulnerability

  • Sep 7 2023
  • Length: 12 mins
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085 Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & Jeanie Griffin - Part Two - The Family Choice: Using "Bad" Words Like Intimacy and Vulnerability

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  • In Part Two of this very special three-part series, Dr. Jason Flowers welcomes back to the show Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & Jeanie Griffin.

    Today, Candy & Jeanie talk about the critical role that family plays in recovery and the value of intimacy and being vulnerable.

    Key Takeaways

    01:31 – Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & Jeanie Griffin all join the show today to talk about intimacy and vulnerability

    07:52 – Tonda speaks to the importance of family in the process of recovery

    11:14 – Dr. Flowers thanks listeners for tuning in to Part Two of this episode and encourages them to return for Part Three with Tonda, Candy & Jeanie

    Tweetable Quotes“My parents lost a biological child to polio. And, I always thought of myself as a ‘replacement daughter.’ So, I got asked to speak at The American Adoption Conference. And that’s all that isis fractured families. ‘Why did they give me up? I can’t believe it. I can’t find them.’ It’s just one of those things where I started realizing what family was.”(02:54) (Candy)“Every level of recovery has a family involved in it, whether it’s your home group or your community. That’s why I’m sober is my mother-in-law had a black belt in Alcoholics Anonymous.”(07:14) (Candy)“I do a three-day program and I’ll tell them that it’s designed so that the first day we think. The second day we feel. The third day we take action.”(08:09) (Jeanie)“The process of identification is the first step in healing.”(10:04) (Jeanie)Resources Mentioned


    JFlowers Health Institute – https://jflowershealth.com/

    JFlowers Health Institute Contact – (713) 783-6655

    Subscribe on your favorite player: https://understanding-the-human-condition.captivate.fm/listen


    Tonda’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonda-chapman-3018b2154/

    Candy’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/candy-finnigan-8194068/

    Jeanie’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-griffin-d-d-lmft-lpc-lcdc-25a3939/

    **The views and opinions expressed by our guests are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of J. Flowers Health Institute. Any content provided by our co-host(s) or guests are of their opinion and are not intended to reflect the philosophy and policies of J. Flowers Health Institute itself. Nor is it intended to malign any recovery method, religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

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