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Love Over Addiction — 322 episodes

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Cookies in the Freezer: Little Joys for Big Holidays

2

What Happens After We Leave

3

Three Ways Addiction Makes Us Feel Like It's Our Fault

4

A Well Designed Happy Life With or Without Them

5

What To Do With The Kids If Our Partner Is Drinking or Using Drugs

6

Should We Leave?

7

If We Struggle With Codependency

8

What To Do When We Feel Overwhelmed

9

The Truth About Trusting Them

10

How To Detach From Our Partner

11

What To Do When They Start Getting Mean

12

What's the Difference Between Good Boundaries & Poor Boundaries?

13

How to Really Surrender Control

14

Why We Keep Going Back to Them

15

3 Reasons We Don't Talk About Loving Someone Suffering with Addiction

16

Valentines Day AND Super Bowl Sunday? Ugh.

17

Normal Relationship Advice Does Not Apply To Us

18

3 Ways You Might Be Codependent

19

Why It's So Hard To Love Someone Suffering With Addiction

20

Should We Throw Away Their Substances

21

3 Common Mistakes We Make During An Argument With Our Partner

22

How to Get Back to Being Yourself

23

I Was Losing Myself

24

Why Do We Feel Depressed Around the Holidays?

25

Narcissism, Abuse, and the Progression of Addiction

26

Is It Possible To Build Back Trust?

27

He Went To 5 Rehabs In 22 Years

28

Her Trauma Bond Kept Her From Leaving

29

Does An Alcoholic Have To Drink Every Day?

30

Spiraling And Spinning Out Of Control? You're Not Alone.

31

He Won't Stop Drinking

32

Interview: Dating After Leaving Someone With Addiction

33

Does Your Relationship Show Signs Of Abuse? You Might Be Surprised.

34

What If They Get Better After You Leave?

35

3 Clues It May Be Time To Consider Leaving

36

Interview: He Used His Child To Manipulate Me

37

Interview: He Was A High-Functioning Alcoholic

38

Interview: Breaking The Cycle of Codependency For Her Daughters

39

When "Let Go and Let God" Doesn't Work

40

Two Codependent Boundary Systems You Need To Know

41

Interview: She Almost Called Off The Wedding

42

Interview: I Hate The Holidays

43

Interview: Her Plan For A Happy Holiday

44

Interview: How I'm Deciding To Stay Or Go

45

Interview: I'm Here To Stay

46

Interview: I Had No Idea I Was Married To An Alcoholic

47

Mindful Detaching and Finding Your Center

48

My Story Of Struggling With Depression

49

Ways To Spend Your Energy When You're Feeling Overwhelmed

50

Staying With Your Loved One Who Struggles With Addiction

51

What You Are Feeling Is A Big Deal

52

After You Leave: What To Expect

53

You Have Control Over Your Decision

54

You Are So Much More Than Pretty

55

Real Talk When They're Not Getting Sober

56

When It Was Finally Time To Leave And Divorce My Ex-Husband

57

Has Addiction Convinced You That You're Crazy?

58

Do You Live In A Constant State Of Fear Or Anxiety?

59

Are You Taking On Too Much Responsibility?

60

What Are The Consequences For Your Loved One's Behavior?

61

Finding Your Way To Healthy And Healing

62

Can Addiction Screening Help Your Loved One?

63

Does Your Loved One Struggle With Gambling?

64

How You Can Change The Future Of Addiction

65

What Makes Your Loved One Prone To Addiction?

66

The Evolution of Addiction Theory

67

My Personal Experience With Abuse

68

How To Set Expectations In Your Relationship

69

Are You Doing Too Much Work?

70

Where Is Your Loved One In Their Recovery?

71

How The 12 Steps Can Help You

72

Mind Games, Anger, and Your Loved One

73

How Do I Stop Feeling Guilty?

74

Are You Worried About Relapse And Your Loved One?

75

How To Have A Real Conversation With Your Kid

76

How To Love From A Distance

77

Why You Must Master Your Boundaries

78

Having Fun Is Key To Your Healing

79

Is Your Lack of Trust Holding You Back?

80

Red Flags You Might Be Missing

81

What's Next With Your Healing?

82

Answers To Your Questions About Letting Go

83

My Relationship With My Ex-Husband

84

Are You In Control Of Your Mood?

85

Addiction Is Not Normal

86

You Are Deserving of Comfort

87

Have You Let Yourself Mourn?

88

The Real Danger of Distrust

89

How To Learn To Trust Yourself

90

You Reserve The Right To Change Your Mind

91

It's Okay to Be Angry

92

How to Find Power From Your Embarrassment

93

Cheating, Denial, and Addiction

94

What To Do When You Just Want To Scream

95

What Do You Want To Accomplish?

96

Is Marijuana Safer Than Other Drugs?

97

Removing The Cloak of Addiction

98

Changing Expectations vs. Changing Yourself

99

It Is OK To Take Control Of Your Life

100

Things Don't Feel OK and That's OK *Bonus Episode*

101

Are You Playing Offense Or Defense?

102

Setting Strong Boundaries When You're Codependent

103

Finding The Courage To Get Back Up Again

104

How To Ask For What You Need

105

Codependency Questions To Ask Yourself

106

Let's Talk About Sex

107

What To Do When You're Embarrassed By Their Behavior

108

You Have A Lot In Common With Your Loved One

109

Riding the Roller Coaster of Your Loved One's Addiction

110

When My Husband Tested Positive For Drugs

111

How to Pick The Best Time To Talk to Your Loved One

112

Why You Need a Plan B When You Love an Addict or Alcoholic

113

Is Your Partner Being Manipulative?

114

How To Deal With In-Laws

115

How To Deal With Emptiness

116

Bonus Release: If Your Heart Is A Bit Prickled

117

Talking To Your Kids About Addiction

118

Coping When a Loved One Hurts Your Feelings

119

Three Tools For Surviving Hard Weekends

120

Are You Being Verbally Abused?

121

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Discussion Patterns

122

The Power Of Positive Thinking

123

Relationship Roles When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

124

Find The Answers When There's Something To Prove

125

Five Stages To Feeling Better When You Love An Alcoholic Or Substance Abuser

126

Finding Compassion Is Your Choice

127

Here's Something You Can Fix When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

128

Here's Why You're In A Relationship With Someone Suffering From Addiction

129

How To Stay And Find Your Power

130

You Don't Always Have To Try So Hard

131

Here's Why You Can't Leave An Unhealthy Relationship Right Now

132

Codependency Has Its Benefits

133

Do you love yourself while loving an alcoholic?

134

12 Quick Tips You Can Try Today

135

Three Lies We Believe When We Love An Alcoholic

136

A Near Death Experience Led To Recovery

137

Help and Support When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

138

Is it okay to stay with my alcoholic husband?

139

When (and how) to break away from codependency

140

How To Know If It's A Pornography Addiction

141

How To Let Go of Anger When You Love an Alcoholic or Substance Abuser

142

How To Help When Your Child Is Suffering From Addiction

143

Why They Might Suffer From Addiction (And How It Relates To You)

144

Their Addiction Is Not Your Fault

145

How To Thrive When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

146

Can You Be Grateful For Addiction?

147

Helpful Holiday Tips From Our Community

148

How Letting Things Fall Apart Can Actually Help

149

A Real Life Story About Supporting Your Children Through Addiction

150

How Taking Care Of Your Partner Suffering From Addiction Is Actually Hurting

151

What It's Really Like To Leave Your Marriage When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

152

Feeling Guilty Can Be A Good Sign

153

Why Her Son Suffers From Addiction (And Why That Matters)

154

Why Anger Is Okay (And How To Use It For Good)

155

How To Let Go Of Using Addiction As An Excuse

156

Learning To Trust Again

157

Their Long Road To Recovery And Yours Too

158

Two Simple Lessons When Your Partner Suffers From Addiction

159

Why It's Okay To Change Your Mind

160

Why You Need To Take Care Of Yourself Every Day

161

How To Listen To Your Whisper And Let Go Of The Voice Of Addiction

162

A Simple Tool To Help When You Love Someone With Addiction

163

How To Talk to Your Kids About Addiction

164

How to Create A Vision For Your Future (With or Without Them)

165

How to Practice Self-Care During a Crisis

166

How To Choose Friends When You Love An Addict

167

How To Create Your Team Of Experts

168

The Enabling Behaviors You Need to Stop Now

169

The Honest Truth About Finding Balance

170

When Addiction Steals Your Friendships

171

What To Do When Your Partner Is Mad At You

172

How To Stop Tolerating Lies From Your Partner Suffering From Addiction

173

Are You Being Manipulated By Addiction?

174

When Experts Don't Have Personal Experience

175

How To React When They're Playing Innocent

176

When Passive Aggression Is Really Covert Aggression

177

Why You Love An Alcoholic or Substance Abuser

178

How To Avoid An Argument

179

Addiction Can Be Your Greatest Opportunity

180

An Expert Interview With A Child Psychologist

181

A Small Reminder Of Calm Amidst The Chaos

182

Part II - How To Handle Addiction When It's Progressing Quickly

183

Part I - How To Deal With Denial When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

184

She's Staying With Her Husband Suffering From Alcoholism

185

How Cleaning Your House and Addiction Are Related

186

Practical Tips For St. Patrick's Day When Your Partner Drinks Too Much

187

A Celebration Of Women Who Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

188

How to Gain Self-Confidence (At Any Age)

189

Do Labels Really Make A Difference When It Comes To Addiction?

190

Valentine's Day With Our Love Over Addiction Sisters

191

Ask Me Anything Episode #3: With My Husband

192

How to Handle Super Bowl Weekend When Your Loved One Drinks Too Much

193

Ask Me Anything Episode #2: About My Ex-Husband

194

One of My Favorite Books

195

Dropping Expectations

196

12 Holiday Tips From Your Sisters

197

Your Safe Space

198

Introducing: Ask Me Anything Episode #1

199

Six Ways To Avoid Another Holiday Full of Drama

200

18 Reasons To Be Grateful for Addiction

201

Encore: Dealing with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

202

A Personal Story

203

Protecting Yourself

204

The Worst Advice - From Good People

205

3 Warning Signs You're Being Manipulated

206

Feeling Trapped In Your Relationship?

207

Warning Signs That Our Self-Care Isn't Healthy

208

Encore: Struggling With Anger? This Will Help

209

He Got Sober

210

How To Help Your Children Heal From the Trauma of Addiction

211

Communicate Without Talking (this is not as weird as it sounds)

212

3 Tips for Communicating Boundaries To Your Partner Suffering From Addiction

213

Uncovering The Truth About Enforcing Boundaries & Addiction

214

How To Find Compassion For Your Loved One Who Suffers From Addiction

215

Financial Advice Every Woman Needs To Know When You Love Someone With Addiction

216

Tips From A Divorce Lawyer If You Are Leaving Or Staying With Your Partner Who Suffers From Addiction

217

Stay Quiet or Speak Up? How To Make The Right Choice When Dealing with Addiction

218

Why We're Changing The Name Of The Podcast

219

The Secret to Loving Yourself

220

The Most Empowering Daily Practice To Heal Ourselves

221

If You're Thinking About Leaving

222

Suffering From Anxiety and Depression? THIS Can Help.

223

You Need THIS in Your Life

224

The Shocking Truth About The $35 Billion Rehab Industry

225

Is it Okay to Drink Around Your Alcoholic?

226

Signs that You're in an Abusive Relationship

227

The Most Important Advice About YOUR Recovery

228

When Addiction is Preventing You From Feeling Loved

229

3 Benefits of Separation

230

Detaching Without Frustration

231

When Addiction Bullies You

232

How to Stop Feeling Crazy

233

Worried Things Will Never Get Better? This Will Help.

234

Pornography Addiction

235

Should You Leave Or Should You Hold On To Hope And Stay?

236

7 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself Today

237

How To Tell If You Can Trust Them Again

238

Letting Go Of Guilt for Staying or Leaving?

239

How To Start Feeling Happiness and Joy

240

Dealing with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? This Is a Must-Read.

241

8 Helpful Tips for Children of Alcoholics or Substance Abusers

242

Struggling With Anger? This Will Help.

243

How to Stop Comparing Your Relationship to Other Couples

244

How to REALLY Surrender

245

4 Easy Tips For New Years Eve

246

Three Tips for a Happy Holiday + BONUS for Mothers

247

A Boundaries Victory From One of Our Sisters

248

A Story From One Brave Woman

249

The Truth About Trusting Them After Rehab

250

What To Do if They Drink and Drive

251

A Truth About Sobriety That No One Talks About

252

This Could Happen Coming Home From Rehab

253

How to Deal With Lying

254

Feeling Stuck? Here's the simple solution.

255

How Addiction Can Be A Blessing For Our Kids

256

7 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself When You Love An Alcoholic or Substance Abuser

257

How To Tell If They Love Alcohol More Than They Love You

258

For Mothers & Wives Who Are Feeling Defeated and Helpless

259

Why does your partner spend time with their friends over you?

260

A Must Read For Women Who Always Take Care of Everyone Else

261

Should You Drink Around An Alcoholic?

262

If You're Feeling Tired of Being Strong

263

Why Did He Fall In Love With You?

264

Drinking and Driving: The Boundaries You Need

265

Why You Might Be Staying in an Unhealthy Relationship

266

My Personal Body Shaming Story

267

Intimacy - Part 2 - Be Prepared to Blush a Little

268

Something We Should Remember

269

How To Deal With His Anger

270

Intimacy

271

Should You Tell Other People About His Disease?

272

5 Tips for Dealing With Anger

273

What Addiction Doesn't Want You To Know

274

How To Stop Being Afraid of Change

275

Does Rehab Really Work?

276

Why We Keep Going Back to Them

277

How To Deal With Judgemental Family Members

278

12 Blessings Of Addiction

279

What To Do With The Kids When Your Partner Drinks

280

How To Protect Your Finances From Addiction

281

An Open Letter to My Ex-Husband

282

Looking for God to Tell You What to Do? This Will Help.

283

4 Helpful Boundaries

284

Is He Cheating? Here's What To Do

285

How To Stop Feeling "Not Good Enough"

286

Make Sure You're Not Making These 7 Mistakes

287

Not Feeling Great Today? Here Are 5 Tips to Help.

288

How to Stop "Helping" Your Loved One Get Sober & Start Helping Yourself

289

Struggles of Keeping Addiction Secret

290

The Courses

291

What To Do If You're Feeling Lonely

292

Why I Decided to Leave My Marriage

293

4 Things Your Partner Won't Tell You

294

How To Feel Better When You Love An Alcoholic

295

7 Most Common Mistakes You Might Be Making

296

Boundary Basics - What Every Woman Needs to Know

297

2 Simple and Powerful Boundaries For a Happy Thanksgiving

298

Good Boundaries vs. Poor Boundaries

299

Are You Mad at Me?

300

Do you make these mistakes?

301

Don't Make These 3 Mistakes When You're Angry

302

What To Do If You're Feeling Guilty

303

3 Easy Ways to Feel Happy

304

The Secret to Leaving vs. Staying with your alcoholic husband

305

Are you preventing your partner from getting sober?

306

Holiday Survival Guide

307

Why Your Partner Keeps Lying to You

308

The Real Truth About Alcoholics

309

Halloween Warning for Women Who Love An Alcoholic

310

How To Get An Alcoholic To Listen To Your Feelings

311

One Tip How To Deal With Anger

312

Loving an Alcoholic Checklist

313

Hope for When You Feel Trapped

314

12 Things You Can Do To Help Your Partner Sober

315

3 Benefits of Codependency

316

How To Love Yourself While Loving An Alcoholic

317

4 Tips When Your Partner Starts Drinking

318

3 Biggest Lies When Loving An Alcoholic or Substance Abuser

319

Why I Stayed with My Alcoholic Husband

320

Encouragement and Love for the Wife of an Alcoholic

321

How To Let Go of Anger When You Love an Alcoholic or Subatance Abuser

322

Why You Love An Alcoholic or Substance Abuser