Peter Finger is a SMART Recovery Regional Coordinator in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is also an advocate for the drug courts in his state.
In this podcast, Peter talks about:
- Why partying like Frank Sinatra was the way his family coped with issues
- What caused tremendous anxiety during childhood and carried into his adulthood
- Who held an intervention for him when his drinking habit was out of control
- How he found SMART Recovery and Alltyr
- Why he never drank again after taking the SMART Recovery Training program
- How he became involved with the South Dakota Drug Courts
- What people are searching for and why the search over when they find it
- Taking the National Drug Court Institute training
- Using the Successful Life Skills book in his SMART meetings
- Why it’s important to extend compassion and empathy to everyone
- Where life goes from here
Additional references:
- SMART Recovery 4-Point Program®
- SMART Courts & Corrections
- SMART Toolbox
- Other podcasts featuring Peter Finger
Looking for ways to get sober
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I’m interested in joining your SMART Recovery to over come my drug addiction.
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