Those of us who live in one day at a time recovery understand that it is the therapists who do the therapy. Kind hearted recovering people understand all we have to share with others is our experience, our strength, and our hope. Should we try to take on the role of a therapist we could be harming those we are trying to help. Therapists are trained professionals who know how to hear what we as untrained people are unable to hear. Therapists pick up the meaning of certain body language cues. Trained professional understand to a much greater degree that when they are working with someone that time takes time. They also have treatment options that we probably know nothing about. For us we know recovery is one day at a time. We listen over coffee. We can be supportive but we let the professionals do what they do. It’s our basic reality. Peace.
