Ways To Spend Your Energy When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed

What Happens After We Leave: We lay in bed at night and dream about what life would be like if we left the ones we desperately love who struggle with addiction. What would living without constant worry feel like? How would we deal with our finances, the kids, and no one to laugh... by Love Over Addiction

8 min listen

Three Ways Addiction Makes Us Feel Like It's Our Fault: When we love someone suffering from addiction, we can often get into the bad habit of blaming ourselves for their poor behavior. Addiction is manipulative and cunning. Becoming educated women will ensure we don’t fall for one of the most common lies... by Love Over Addiction

8 min listen

A Well Designed Happy Life With or Without Them: How would it feel if I said we need to live a life that isn’t dependent on our loved one’s sobriety? And if we can create that kind of life, we can have a happy future if they get sober or not. We can learn to live with or without our partners.... by Love Over Addiction

5 min listen

What To Do With The Kids If Our Partner Is Drinking or Using Drugs: Knowing what to do when our loved one starts drinking or using drugs around the children can be difficult. Here’s one helpful tip: We don’t need to stick around when they're making bad choices. We can ask them to leave the house. If they... by Love Over Addiction

7 min listen

Should We Leave?: "Should I leave my partner?" What a big question. And let's be honest, it's a question that many women in this community have. Let’s first start off by saying thinking about leaving is nothing to be ashamed of. We’re doing the right thing by... by Love Over Addiction

6 min listen

If We Struggle With Codependency: Change is necessary if we want to move forward. Some of us enjoy changing, and others will avoid making the changes we know we need to because we're scared (I am raising my own hand). Change is uncomfortable, and staying stuck in our misery... by Love Over Addiction

5 min listen

What To Do When We Feel Overwhelmed: When I was married to a good man who suffered from addiction, I was terrified of leaving him. I thought about leaving all the time; I think part of me always knew, we would end up in divorce, but the idea of actually leaving paralyzed me with fear.... by Love Over Addiction

10 min listen

The Truth About Trusting Them: When our loved ones who struggle with addiction choose to go to rehab or get help, it can bring up all sorts of feelings. We might feel hopeful that maybe THIS time, they will get sober for good. We might feel scared that maybe this won’t work and... by Love Over Addiction

7 min listen

How To Detach From Our Partner: If you’re familiar with the world of addiction or codependency, you’ve probably heard the word “detach”. But, like many “self-help” words, it can be very hard to understand exactly what detaching means, let alone how actually to detach.... by Love Over Addiction

4 min listen

What To Do When They Start Getting Mean: One of the core beliefs we have at Love Over Addiction is that addiction is a third party in our relationships. We view addiction as a separate entity from our loved ones. This helps us with forgiveness and to process why we love someone who can be so... by Love Over Addiction

4 min listen

What's the Difference Between Good Boundaries & Poor Boundaries?: Having good, healthy boundaries in place versus poor, unrealistic boundaries can make all the difference in our personal, spiritual, and physical lives. Having boundaries is important (especially when loving someone suffering from addiction), but... by Love Over Addiction

5 min listen

How to Really Surrender Control: The word surrender is used a lot in the world of addiction. One of the things that always bothered me was that I was constantly being told that I needed to “let go and surrender,” but I never really understood how. The word surrender to me... by Love Over Addiction

11 min listen

Why We Keep Going Back to Them: Do you ever wonder: "Why do I keep going back to someone who hurts me so much?" There are many reasons we stay, but today, I’m going to be vulnerable and share with you why I deeply loved a man who clearly didn’t love me or himself enough to get... by Love Over Addiction

8 min listen

3 Reasons We Don't Talk About Loving Someone Suffering with Addiction: Your loved one might seem put together on the outside. Most men and women who drink too much or suffer from substance abuse disorder hold good jobs and earn a good living. Most of the time, they can help take care of the kids and household duties. And... by Love Over Addiction

10 min listen

Valentines Day AND Super Bowl Sunday? Ugh.: It's almost time for Valentine's Day and Super Bowl Sunday (in America). One holiday can leave us feeling disappointed and unloved, wondering, "Why don't they love me enough?" We see the commercials for Valentine's Day with loving couples,... by Love Over Addiction

4 min listen

Normal Relationship Advice Does Not Apply To Us: Let’s be honest, not many people know what to do with our feelings of deep loneliness or constant anxiety when it comes to our relationships. And very well-intentioned people can give some really hurtful advice. Find the full show notes and join in... by Love Over Addiction

11 min listen

3 Ways You Might Be Codependent: Being codependent can go hand in hand with loving someone suffering from addiction. Like two magnets attracted to one another, we connect with our partner by a force that feels greater than ourselves. Love has something to do with it, but also, there... by Love Over Addiction

9 min listen

Why It's So Hard To Love Someone Suffering With Addiction: And addiction happens to really good people. I truly, truly believe that. I always said my ex-husband is one of the most talented human beings I've ever met. He had it all. He was brilliant, kind, funny, charming and good looking. I mean, the guy had... by Love Over Addiction

9 min listen

Should We Throw Away Their Substances: When we love somone suffering from addiction, it can be hard to know if we should throw away their drugs, alcohol, or get rid of their pornography. We hear this from people in our community all the time. They'll find stashes in the bathroom,... by Love Over Addiction

13 min listen

3 Common Mistakes We Make During An Argument With Our Partner: When you love someone suffering from addiction, everything about your relationship is different. Arguemnts can be very challenging to navigate. Today we'll talk about 3 tips to navigate arguments with your partner. And three common mistakes we make... by Love Over Addiction

11 min listen

How to Get Back to Being Yourself: Today, let's dive into something deep—finding our way back to ourselves. You ever look in the mirror and wonder where that old you went? Yeah, it hits hard. Love, especially when it's entangled with addiction, can make us feel lost, lonely, and like... by Love Over Addiction

12 min listen

I Was Losing Myself: When I was married to a good man who suffered from addiction, I made a list of things I could control vs. things that I needed to let go of because, after a decade of loving him, I was losing myself. My wake-up call came when... by Love Over Addiction

11 min listen

Why Do We Feel Depressed Around the Holidays?: Michelle talks about how difficult the winter holidays can feel when loving someone struggling with addiction, the top five things people like us worry about (and it's not the turkey stuffing) and how we have two choices - quit or double down on the... by Love Over Addiction

16 min listen

Narcissism, Abuse, and the Progression of Addiction by Love Over Addiction

54 min listen

Is It Possible To Build Back Trust?: Whether your loved one suffers from addiction or not, having trust in your relationship is essential. Right? Because without it, you'll most likely start to feel frustrated or even stuck. But if you entered this relationship with any trust issues from... by Love Over Addiction

31 min listen

He Went To 5 Rehabs In 22 Years: When your loved one who struggles with addiction has been in and out of rehab for 22 years, at what point do you say, 'enough is enough?' Because honestly, are they really EVER going to get healthy (especially when they can't be honest about their... by Love Over Addiction

77 min listen

Her Trauma Bond Kept Her From Leaving: When you think about the relationship with your partner who struggles with addiction, have there been times you've questioned yourself about why you've stayed so long? And if so, what keeps pulling you back in even though it's not a healthy situation?... by Love Over Addiction

49 min listen

Does An Alcoholic Have To Drink Every Day?: When you think of someone struggling with alcoholism (or any addiction), you probably feel that they must drink every day, right? But as you'll hear in this new podcast interview, that's not necessarily always the case. Tune in for this brave woman's... by Love Over Addiction

47 min listen

Spiraling And Spinning Out Of Control? You’re Not Alone.: Loving someone with addiction can sometimes make you feel like you're spinning out of control, can't it? One moment you're feeling joy and hope, only to have it turn to fear and anger pretty quickly. And listen, you’re not alone. We've been there... by Love Over Addiction

39 min listen

He Won’t Stop Drinking: Has your loved one flat out refused to stop drinking (or whatever their substance of choice is) no matter how many times you've begged and pleaded? And what if their addiction is affecting your young children? That's something a strong woman in our... by Love Over Addiction

67 min listen

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