Christian Wife, Addicted Husband

Jacquie’s husband, John, returns to the show to share what life was like after sobriety. He discusses the program that helped him get sober, the unresolved trauma beneath his addiction, and the therapy that began his true recovery. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

Jacquie’s husband, John, joins this episode to share what his addiction looked like from his perspective during the first decade of their marriage. He discusses the early years of his addiction, the turning point, the moment everything finally changed. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

Feeling guilty when you set boundaries is very common - but it can be confusing because not all feelings of guilt are the same. In this episode, Jacquie shares reasons why healthy guilt is a good thing, myths that perpetuate false guilt, and five self shaming messages that may be keeping you stuck. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

You can’t control your husband’s drinking, but you can stop carrying it alone. In this episode, Jacquie walks through four powerful sources of support: education, community, coaching, and therapy. She explains how each one aligns with the five stages of change and where to find help along the way. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

Some wives wait for years, or even decades, for their alcoholic husbands to change. In this episode, Jacquie discusses the cost of waiting too long and breaks down the Serenity Prayer to show how God, acceptance, choices, and wisdom are the pathway to peace if your husband refuses to change. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

Addiction and emotional abuse often coexist, but it can be hard to see when walking on eggshells has become your “normal.” In this episode, Jacquie shares signs of emotional abuse, feelings and beliefs that make emotional abuse difficult to recognize, and important qualities of emotionally healthy marriages. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

It’s so difficult, especially as a Christian woman, to find the line between loving and enabling. From the outside, they look very similar. Is it possible to mistake enabling for love? In this episode, Jacquie explains how enabling is different from healthy love, reasons why enabling is not helping, and why it’s so difficult to stop. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

People who have benefited from your absence of boundaries won’t like it when you begin setting them - especially an addicted husband. But just because he doesn’t like it, doesn’t mean you’re wrong to set them. In this episode, Jacquie clarifies the purpose of F.I.R.M. boundaries, how to know when they’re needed, and describes four basic steps for setting them. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

Husbands with a drinking problem often use manipulation to protect their drinking, leaving you stuck in confusion and self-doubt. In this episode, Jacquie talks about why manipulation feels so confusing, discusses common manipulation strategies you probably experience, and shares how to stay grounded when you feel confused. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.

Many wives of problem drinkers aren’t sure if their husband is an alcoholic or not. They’re not even sure what it means to be an “alcoholic.” In this episode, Jacquie unpacks what addiction really looks like, shares warning signs of addiction and practical next steps if you’re concerned. Visit true-pathways.com/info to learn how Jacquie can help you create a healthier home and navigate addiction with clarity and support.