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Triggers. As wives of alcoholics we experience them daily. Sometimes even multiple times a day.They affect us to or core: emotionally, mentally, and many times even physically. (Ever felt sick to your stomach when you realize your husband has
Staying stuck in the negativity of being married to an alcoholic is a place where most wives stay, at least for a while.I mean, it's understandable....this is a really hard thing to go through. And it's hard not to find yourself drowning in th
Let's talk about silence. When is it good? When is it bad?And how can we know the difference?In this episode I'll talk about the value...and danger...of intentionally using silence in your relationship with your alcoholic husband.----------
It can feel like the last thing we are concerned about as the wife of an alcoholic....caring for ourselves.We are usually so caught up in our husband's life that we feel like we just *don't* have the time or energy to worry about us.But as a
Hope.It feels like all we have sometimes as wives of alcoholics.And sometimes we don't even have that.In this episode I will share a shift that you need to make where hope is concerned.And it's a *really* important one.--------------------
That 'stuck' feeling is the worst, isn't it?You're not happy where you are, but you don't feel like you can do anything about it.But what if I told you that's not the case?In this episode I'll talk about why we feel stuck, where those feelin
Does your head feel really loud right now?Does it seem that the more you look for answers the more confused you get?In this episode I will talk about how our search for clarity as wives of alcoholics can actually make us more confused instead
Should you just 'wait it out' in your marriage if you don't feel like you have clear direction from God?Not always.In this episode I talk about five different scenarios in which you should strongly consider a change.In these cases there is t
In this third part of our three-part series on how we have to navigate our way through this a bit differently as Christian wives of alcoholics we are talking about the shame and isolation that can make its way into our lives.We can begin to fe
This is the second episode in a three-part series about how this journey as the wife of an alcoholic is different for us as women of faith.In this episode I talk about how we can encounter some confusion around our faith.I'll also discuss the
This episode begins a three-part series on navigating your husband's addiction as a Christian wife.I feel that we come up against some additional challenges when we are in this position as a woman of faith, and I think it's important to talk a
Oh, the holidays. They can seem pretty lackluster as the wife of an alcoholic.For some of us they are the most difficult time of the whole year.And for many of us, no one even knows what we are going through which can make it all seem that mu
You hear it on airplanes all the time: 'Put your mask on first'.But what does that mean for us as as the wife of an alcoholic?In this episode we talk about why 'putting our mask on first' is so important, how it can help us and those around u
So your husband has decided to attempt sobriety.You thought you'd be blissfully happy when this time came, but are instead finding parts of it challenging, or even annoying.In this episode we will talk about things we need to keep in mind if
When my husband was addicted I became such a good detective that I bet the Scooby Doo gang would've hired me in an instant.I worked hard to figure out all his drinking habits.I thought I was 'good' at it, and walked around with a smug sense o
You've heard it before, I'm sure: An alcoholic has to 'be ready' for recovery.But what does that mean exactly?And how do they get there?Is there anything we can do to hurry it along?In this episode I will share an analogy with you that I th
This is a scenario I hear about a lot. Many of our husbands' early (or even late) attempts at sobriety will be trying to do it on their own.Is that ever successful?What are the challenges around that?What things can make it actually possibl
It's probably been about everyone but you for a while now, hasn't it?I get it. I was in the same position when my husband was addicted.But here's the thing...If you keep ignoring YOU, then you will keep sinking deeper and deeper into a pit o
Nothing changes if nothing changes.If we feel like we are being prompted to make a shift then we need to listen to that.It can be difficult because change often feels uncomfortable, but God knows where He is trying to lead us so we need to tr
Have you heard the term 'dry drunk'?What does that mean?Is your husband considered a dry drunk now?Why does it occur?And what can we do if our husband is exhibiting 'dry drunk' behaviors?We will tackle all of that in this episode.________
Hopefully you know by now that working on our own recovery as wives of alcoholics is vitally important.It can help us get our lives back. It can help us get ourselves back.But what about the ripple effect?How does prioritizing our own person
'I'm sorry. I love you.'We've heard it all before. Usually after a fight with our husbands about their drinking.Have you started just tuning it out?Do you feel like those words are empty at this point?Then this episode is for you.And it mi
Our head can be a VERY noisy place when we're the wife of an alcoholic.'What do I do?!''How much has my husband had to drink today??''Will he be drunk when I get home?!''I can't take it anymore!!!'Sound familiar?In this episode we will ta
This is something I get asked about on occasion, so I thought I would tackle it in a podcast episode.Is an intervention a good idea?Is there ever a time when it might be a bad idea?What types of things do you need to consider before staging
Boundaries.It's a word we are all too familiar with as wives of alcoholics.But it also might be a word that you find really confusing.What exactly *are* boundaries?And why do we need them?We'll slice right through some of that confusion in
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