Today’s episode is part of a series called “Creative Recovery,” based on the book of the same name, published by Shambhala Press, that addictions’ special Susan Raeburn and I have written in which we describe a complete addiction recovery program for creative people. In it we take into account the risks, needs, and demands of the creative life and the creative personality. I hope that you will give Creative Recovery a peek if addiction issues are of concern to you or to somebody you know. Today’s show, the eighth in the series, is called “Creating in Recovery.”The episode begins this way:“Every day is a day to create. But every day is also a day to pay attention to your recovery. As Barbara, a painter, explained, ‘I need to do my painting or else I don’t really feel alive. But the pressure I put on myself when I paint to get it right and to make it conform to my vision, and the state I get into when I open myself up to my dark imagery, each jeopardize my hard-fought recovery. The longer I maintain my recovery, the less dangerous this becomes, but it is never really a completely settled issue.’”Tune in to hear more!