Which Way Is Life

The rise in middle-age alcoholism, how to recognize it, and what to do about it with recovering alcoholic Marcella Pilla Pettorossi.What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How to know if you have a problem. How to build up courage to ask for help. Where to turn for help, get counseling or find treatment. What if you recognize this in a loved one or friend? High Five Highlights: What's the best part about being sober now? That I get to help others and carry the hope of recovery.  If you recognized the symptoms of addiction in a friend, how would you approach them to offer help? Ask questions, “Do You Need help?” “Is there something going on?” Don’t say “I think you have a problem.” As a recovery coach, what’s the biggest obstacle you face in helping people? It is the denial that they have a problem. They don’t want to recognize it until something serious happens. Do you have a favorite quote or book you can share? “One Day at a Time” and “Never explain yourself to anyone. Those that love you do not need it. Thos