Synopsis
If youre the wife of an an alcoholic or substance abuser you are not powerless over his addiction. You dont need to wait for him to get sober to start to feel happiness. Join us for encouragement, hope and some fun (because recovery doesnt need to be all depressing).How to feel love, joy and happiness while loving an alcoholic or substance abuser. If you feel exhausted from trying to help, depressed when hes been drinking or using drugs and worried this roller coaster ride will never end we can help.
Episodes
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![How To Let Go of Anger When You Love an Alcoholic or Subatance Abuser]()
How To Let Go of Anger When You Love an Alcoholic or Subatance Abuser
31/07/2015 Duration: 04minYou might be feeling angry or like your life is out of control sometimes. You are mad at yourself for staying with your partner. And you can hate him or her at times when they break your heart because once again you trusted them and once again he or she lied. But you don’t really hate your partner. You love him or her. Deeply. If you didn’t love them, you wouldn't care. That’s why you feel so angry. A girlfriend of mine from college is married to one of my favorite men in the world, who happens to be a recovering alcoholic. He told her, "We hate ourselves enough for everyone. You don't need to hate us too." Whatever is in your heart determines what you say. You know who said that? Jesus. And it’s so true. Most of the time we can attempt to muster up all the willpower in the world to control our anger, but it’s not enough. We still end up yelling, guilt-tripping, lecturing, and letting loose on our loved one. Who wouldn’t when you live with this kind of craziness? It's okay to feel angry. But, if you want to
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![Why You Love An Alcoholic or Substance Abuser]()
Why You Love An Alcoholic or Substance Abuser
29/07/2015 Duration: 06minWife of an Alcoholic podcast is a new community for women who love an alcoholic or substance abuser who may or may not be attending Al anon.
