What To Expect From Someone Who Is Newly Sober/in Early Recovery

When your loved one finally decides to get sober you feel a mix of relief, hope, and fear. Often everyone feels a little uncomfortable and you may even feel like you're walking on eggshells. Knowing what to expect will help ease the tension. Here's a list of realistic expectations for people who are newly sober/in early recovery. 00:00 What To Expect From Someone Who Is Newly Sober/in Early Recovery 01:43 Pink Cloud Phase 03:15 Don't expect them to talk about it 04:52 Don't expect everything to change immediately 06:27 Don't expect an amends or apology 07:12 The Takeaway 🚦Signs That Someone Is Thinking About Change: https://www.familyrecoveryacademy.onl... ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 📑Access our FREE Family Recovery Resources: https://www.familyrecoveryacademy.onl... 📆To make an appointment with one of our specialists: https://www.familyrecoveryacademy.onl... INTERVENE WITH AN ADDICTED LOVED ONE: 👇 https://www.familyrecoveryacademy.onl... ⏩Get Access To Our FAST TRACK family recovery programs, visit 👉 https://www.familyrecoveryacademy.online 👪FREE Family Recovery Support Group on Facebook:   / familyrecoverysupport   💌Access counseling anytime/anywhere through Better Help: (Use this link to get 10% off!) https://www.betterhelp.com/PutTheShov... (**Better Help is a sponsor of Put The Shovel Down. Using Better Help counseling services helps support our channel!**) 📚Recommended Books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/addiction... SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: 🔊📣This channel is sponsored by Hope For Families Recovery Center. We believe RECOVERY IS CONTAGIOUS, and it's our mission to spread recovery faster than addiction is spreading. If you find our videos helpful there are several WAYS YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION: 1. LIKES AND COMMENTS let google know that people find value in our videos, which triggers Google to show our videos to more people. This helps tremendously! 2. SHARING our videos is one of the fastest ways to help us spread the message of family recovery. We're always getting comments from people saying they wished they'd found us sooner. Help us get our message to the people who need it by sharing the videos you find most helpful! 3. There is a little button underneath every video that says "Thanks". This button will allow you to give a small donation and to show your appreciation for any video you find particularly helpful. 4. If you'd like to help financially SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL, you can use this link to MAKE A DONATION through PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/hopef... 5. Anytime you PURCHASE A RECOMMENDED BOOK (or other resources) using our amazon affiliate link, Hope For Families receives a small commission from Amazon. (But don't worry, it won't affect the price you pay!) https://www.amazon.com/shop/addiction... *100% of all donations go to help cover the cost of producing videos and adding to our library of FREE online recovery resources that are available to anyone/everyone who may need the information.