Hi, I'm Jeff Jones from The Family Recovery Solution. www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com We provide Whole Family Recovery. https://jeffjones.substack.com/p/families-as-catalysts-for-addiction Recently, I interviewed Chris on my podcast, "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery." That full episode will go live in early August. Feel free to ask me any family related questions.

I post a lot of the good stuff here - it’s always awesome to see the progress, to get out of the fog and feel alive again….but some days are still harder than others. The last 2 days I’ve had really strong cravings. Not for any other reason than the massive amount of stress I’ve had dumped on me at work the last 3 weeks. Stress is real but stress management is what’s important and I do pretty well for the most part. I’m strong, I’ve got a lot of grit, and I don’t get my feelings hurts by almost anyone but….I am a manager in a male dominated field. Have been for a really long time, it’s not new to me. This “team,” however, is new to me and I’ve never known so many man-babies to exist in one room. They’re known in for their toxic atmosphere, for running off managers…I won’t be run off, but their habitual “anonymous” reporting to HR and being investigated just gets old no matter who you are. Of course the claims have all been unfounded and I knew they would be, but it’s still the idea of being in a room where you never know who is going to smile to your face and turn on you behind your back. I hope after this last go-round, these guys start to straighten up. I haven’t caved, I got an iced vanilla latte with an extra shot of espresso instead, lol, and enough club soda to keep the company in business, but the craving to just numb it is still definitely there. Even this morning. I’m going to go and get some sunshine and do something productive in my wood shop, maybe mow. I won’t lie, I hate yard work 😂. It might have something to do with the fact I thought I had to be miss-I-can-do-it-by-myself and buy a country house on 5 acres. Lol. I do have horses on about half of it so that helps a smidge. Going to get through another day until the craving goes away. 💪🏽 I like to pinpoint my cravings now, so I can talk myself through what I ACTUALLY need. No, I don’t need beer to numb the fact that I’m feeling stressed and pressure from some boys who don’t like following policies and procedures. No way am I going to let people who don’t truly matter to me at the end of the day cause me to mess up my personal goals - they aren’t worth the spiral.

Hi, Hope everbody’s doing well. I don’t digest Magnesium well at all but Chris mentionned Mag Taurat or bisGlycinate? Any words on that?

How are members doing working the program.

I had a small win yesterday. My dad is visiting and any time him and my stepmom get together with family there is always beer and a couple shots of whiskey as the “bonding” time. I didn’t have either one, and fortunately my dad doesn’t pressure, just offers. It was a win for me though, because if I’m ever going to absolutely drink, it is during family get togethers. Now I need to get through my nephew’s high school graduation tonight! For the first time in years, I’m not sweating over how I’ll keep myself from drinking. I have been feeling so stellar lately and seeing results, keeping my mind on my “why,” that I don’t even care to have anything but club soda and a clear and fresh morning tomorrow! 🙌🏼