Typology Grace Yourself: How to Embrace Sobriety and Self-Acceptance, with Chris Janssen
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Jul 3, 2025 
In this engaging conversation, Chris Janssen, a USA Today best-selling author and board-certified coach, shares her personal journey as an Enneagram 4 navigating sobriety. She discusses the intricate link between addiction and personality traits, emphasizing the transformative power of grace and community support. With humor and authenticity, Chris explores self-acceptance, the challenges of creativity in recovery, and the importance of shared stories in overcoming shame. Her insights offer hope and connection for anyone on a path to healing.
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Read 12 Steps for Any Problem
- Try reading the 12 steps with an open mind even if you’re not an addict.
- Examine what you want to change in life and see how the steps apply to that.
Meetings Offer Grace and Acceptance
- Recovery meetings offer acceptance and grace with no shame even when restarting the journey.
- Sharing stories without advice fosters community and support in these rooms.
Recovery vs. Church Shame Contrast
- Anthony shares his experience of receiving acceptance in recovery meetings versus shame in Christian circles after relapse.
- He highlights the contrast of unconditional love downstairs and judgment upstairs in the church context.
