Why Does My Addict Keep Threatening Divorce? - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst
from 2020-12-17T05:00
Rob and Tami share how you can rebuild trust and how to recover from intense trauma and abuse. They also answer how you can discover what your true emotional needs are and how to express them in a healthy way to a partner, and what to do if your addict threatens to leave you in this week’s episode!
TAKEAWAYS:
[0:25] How can I rebuild trust again?
[2:25] First, create strong boundaries for yourself.
[3:35] How can the betrayed spouse heal, especially when the addict chooses to not go into recovery?
[5:00] Choose life. Choose your own life.
[7:00] There’s nothing wrong with missing your addict, even if you’ve been separated for a long time.
[7:15] My addict is reluctant to look at his childhood trauma and the root of his addiction. What do I do?
[10:10] How do you treat narcissism?
[11:15] As a single gay man in treatment, what should I focus on?
[15:55] Does porn addiction change the way the addict sees a relationship? Why does the addict keep threatening divorce?
[18:55] I’m a victim of incest and a sex addict, I’m struggling with expressing intimacy. How do I discover what my needs are?
[21:35] My husband and I are operating on different pages. He relapsed six weeks ago and things haven’t improved. How do I set new boundaries?
[26:20] I love anonymous sex with strangers. Is this just part of my sexual template?
[30:10] Ask yourself: Is your current lifestyle making you happy?
RESOURCES:
Email Tami: Tami@Seekingintegrity.com
Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency Book by Robert Weiss
Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction by Robert Weiss
Cruise Control Book by Robert Weiss
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