Controlling Co-Crazies

Controlling Co-Crazies

In this episode, Finn and Sarah explore the various ways control manifests in relationships and personal behavior. From manipulation to passive aggressiveness, they provide insights and examples to help listeners identify and address controlling tendencies.

Key Takeaways:

  • Manipulate People: Understand how subtle manipulation can affect relationships.
  • Anger as Control: Learn how expressing anger can be a form of control, especially in parent-child dynamics.
  • Passive Aggressiveness: Recognize the subtle ways passive aggressiveness can control and affect others.
  • Crisis Creation: Discover how constant drama and crises are used to control social interactions.
  • Unwanted Advice: Find out why giving advice unsolicited can be a form of control and how to address this behavior.

Quotes:

“These origins of these ways you control have compassion for yourself. Absolutely.” – Sarah

"Passive aggressive people never go to therapy, but the people that are passive aggressive with are always in therapy because we're always thinking we're crazy." – Finn

Listener Challenge: Identify one controlling behavior you might exhibit and consciously work on reducing or eliminating it this week. Share your journey with us on social media using #ControlFree.

Episoder(92)

When Mental Illness Turns Deadly — A Family Tragedy and the Warning Signs We Missed

When Mental Illness Turns Deadly — A Family Tragedy and the Warning Signs We Missed

Do you stay when someone you love is spiraling — or do you walk away?Sarah and Finn sit down with Alex Konicke, author of Evil Among Us, to talk about a family tragedy no one saw coming — and the ment...

28 Apr 1h 9min

Frank the cat writes in to Finn and Dr Sarah

Frank the cat writes in to Finn and Dr Sarah

Is your pet tired of being your emotional support system?In this hilarious and insightful episode, Sarah and Finn read a letter from Frank the Cat, who's fed up with being his owner's emotional bandai...

21 Apr 6min

From Strippers to Self-Compassion: How Recovery Changed Everything

From Strippers to Self-Compassion: How Recovery Changed Everything

Do you still carry shame from things you did back then?Finn and Dr. Sarah both hit major sobriety milestones — and they get raw about what's changed in recovery and what still needs work. They share h...

14 Apr 12min

From Six Pregnancy Losses to 18 Years Sober: The Grief Nobody Talks About

From Six Pregnancy Losses to 18 Years Sober: The Grief Nobody Talks About

Do you drink to numb pain you can't name?Nicole Cameron endured six pregnancy losses while her alcoholism spiraled—each miscarriage deepening her denial, her isolation, and her belief that something w...

7 Apr 46min

Why “One Right Way” Can Keep People Stuck in Recovery

Why “One Right Way” Can Keep People Stuck in Recovery

In this Boozeless Book Club episode of Leaving CrazyTown, Amy Liz Harrison and Dr. Sarah Michaud take a deep, thoughtful dive into Many Roads, One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12 Steps by Charlotte Davi...

31 Mar 50min

Three Ways Recovery Changed Us — What Changed For You?

Three Ways Recovery Changed Us — What Changed For You?

Do you even know who you are anymore?It's Sarah's and Finn's anniversary month — time in recovery — and they're reflecting on three major ways they've changed since the using days. From self-reliance ...

24 Mar 11min

Sober Sex: Why It’s So Uncomfortable at First (And Why It Gets Better)

Sober Sex: Why It’s So Uncomfortable at First (And Why It Gets Better)

Can you imagine having sex without booze… or does that thought make you want to crawl out of your skin?In this episode, Finn and Dr. Sarah get honest about sober sex — what it looked like in addiction...

17 Mar 15min

Faith, Fear, and Freedom: What “Wake Up” Reveals About Recovery

Faith, Fear, and Freedom: What “Wake Up” Reveals About Recovery

In this Boozeless Book Club episode, Dr. Sarah Michaud and Amy Liz Harrison dive deep into Wake Up by Jen Hatmaker—a book that challenges rigid belief systems, recovery dogma, and fear-based spiritual...

10 Mar 50min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
foreldreradet
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
mikkels-paskenotter
treningspodden
rss-bisarr-historie
jakt-og-fiskepodden
rss-sunn-okonomi
sinnsyn
rss-kunsten-a-leve
hverdagspsyken
ukast
rss-bak-luftfarten
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
fryktlos
lederskap-nhhs-podkast-om-ledelse
gravid-uke-for-uke
rss-kull