OM DENNE EPISODE
“I should be able to figure it out on my own,” may be one of the most DANGEROUS things any person can say to themselves.
Especially in recovery.
In today’s conversation, I sit down with counselor Dylan Green, an ASAT Counselor from Nashville, TN, with specialties in sex addiction and trauma. Our question is about “powerlessness” and why this matters in recovery. Why do we need to be powerless, or hit Rock Bottom, in order to really grow?
We dig into the first of the Twelve Steps — "We admitted we were powerless" — and why so much of lasting recovery hinges on getting this step right. Instead of treating powerlessness as defeat, Dylan reframes it as the honest starting point that makes real change possible.
From there the conversation moves into the emotional and spiritual terrain underneath Step One: how powerlessness gets tangled up with shame, why shame and guilt aren't the same thing, and how conviction and repentance offer a healthier path than shame-driven self-punishment. We also look hard at male stigma — the pressure to protect our image — and why that instinct keeps so many people stuck. We close on the practical side: how to turn Step One from a one-time admission into an ongoing, livable practice.
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Dylan can be reached at his counseling profile at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/dylan-greene-brentwood-tn/1532916
Rhys can be reached at his clinic at www.newpatterncounseling.com, at the podcast through patreon.com/outercircle, and on Substack https://substack.com/@rhyspasimio
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