Dallas Bragg tells Tina that the stories she tells herself about lacking willpower are keeping her trapped in addiction. He argues that therapy and step work won't work until she changes her narrative, and urges her to repeat affirmations like "I have what it takes and I am on my way out of this" until they become true.
Are you lying to yourself about your meth use? About why you can't stop? Or are you even lying about the fact that you want to stop? Listen, the stories you tell yourself and believe can either empower you or imprison you. It's too hard to stop using, Tina, or I don't have the willpower, or I am not strong enough. These are lies you're accepting that keep you going back. And no amount of step work, therapy, or coaching is going to take hold until you change and adopt a new empowering narrative. I have what it takes and I am on my way out of this. Say that over and over until you know it's true.
