Addicts Are Responsible for Their Own Healing. Spouses Get To Be Angry. - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst

from 2021-03-11T16:27:51

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Rob and Tami dive right into why addicts refuse recovery and consciously walk away from a wonderful family and life they’ve built. It can be so tough as a spouse to witness this happening to you, but at the end of the day. It’s not you your addict is walking away from, it’s himself.

TAKEAWAYS:

[0:25] Why do some addicts do recovery, and others do not?

[4:30] In therapy, the only person you can change is yourself. No one else can do it for you.

[6:55] Recovery is a daily thing.

[9:30] I want to help my husband, but he has no empathy for me. What do I do?

[11:35] Addicts are responsible for their own healing. Spouses get to be angry.

[12:05] What does trauma work look like?

[16:00] How do I control my self-destructive behaviors?

[18:45] My addict is still in denial and won’t consult with a CSAT. What do I do?

[23:20] Keep lying! How do I stop?

[26:00] How can I let people get close to me?

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