18: Healing addiction and the role of your family - Cody Wooten interview Jeff Jones

Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery

“I really see where addiction in the family can create an opportunity for transformation for everyone” -Jeff Jones

Tables have been turned and Jeff is being put under the spotlight for this episode. Cody Wooten will be interviewing and Jeff Jones will be the one answering the questions.

Just a bit of a background about our interviewer: Cody Wooten has his own podcast called “Emerge leadership connection” and it is centered around leadership ideas and concepts to unlock legendary leadership. Jeff is connecting with Cody in line with the similarity of their mission; what Jeff is doing in addiction Cody is doing in business and leadership.

Jeff has always been curious about families, addiction and trauma. As a therapist by trade, he has made it his mission in some way to understand and guide people through these circumstances. Jeff talks to Cody about his own journey with his own demons, how addiction can affect the whole family unit and the ways that can help them heal together.

Jeff also discusses the significance of his upcoming book entitled “It’s not your fault: Recognizing the family solution to addiction disruption” and how it can truly guide, not just the addicted party, but the whole family itself towards healing.

Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/

Highlights:

07:25 What’s up with Jeff Jones?

14:09 What does addiction really mean?

33:45 And there is the Spotlight Diagram...

51:10 The labels are now identified

62:00 Jeff’s own story

73:18 The roles people play in the life of an addict

79:19 Jeff talks about his book “It’s not your fault: Recognizing the family solution to addiction disruption”