Episode 125: Recommitting Ourselves to Step 7 of the Twelve Steps of Adult Children of Alcoholics

Let Go and Be Free

In this week's episode, we're going to discuss Step 7:

• Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.

For Step Seven, humility is essential. We will also need to reflect on our unhealthy behaviors.

This might mean that we have to come to terms with being immature. It's highly possible that our inner child is emotionally immature because we never learned how to handle problems or a crisis in a healthy way. We only saw unhealthy behaviors and coping mechanisms that played out in our family.

Good quote from the 12 Steps for Adult Children book:

"Achieving sainthood is not part of this Program. We simply do the best we can, understanding and accepting our humanness without catering to it. Our intentions may be good, but they do not protect us from occasional lapses."

We might also struggle with the removal of our shortcomings because it might feel uncomfortable for us. When we're used to acting a certain way, we might need time to grieve the change and losting a part of ourselves (even though that loss might be shortcomings and acting out with unhealthy behaviors).

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