Interview: Breaking The Cycle of Codependency For Her Daughters

Love Over Addiction

Michelle Anderson

Society & Culture, Wifeofanalcoholic, Codependency, Relationships, Recovery, Alanon

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

For many of us, codependency is something we've dealt with for a long time. But have you ever wondered how you came to be that way? Or how to break the cycle of codependency, particularly with your loved one who struggles with addiction?

This is something I discussed recently with a strong woman in our community.

Tune in for this new podcast interview to hear how she's made her boundaries work for her and how she's committed to breaking the cycle of codependency for her daughters.

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https://loveoveraddiction.com/cycle-of-codependency

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast.
0:04.4	Hi, thank you so much for agreeing to share your story.
0:23.5	So I like to ask everyone kind of the same question, how did you meet your husband and
0:31.2	when did you know there was a problem?
0:34.2	Sure, so thank you so much for having me, this is such a good opportunity for me to tell
0:42.4	my story and hopefully it will be cathartic for me.
0:46.9	I first met my husband almost 20 years ago now and I was 22.
0:54.2	I had just graduated from college.
0:57.9	I had gotten my health care degree and I had moved back to my hometown.
1:03.0	I grew up in a small suburb in the Northeast and a group of them and I one night decided
1:09.8	to go out and the suburb says not too many places to go, but we went and we found like
1:16.4	a little local park and I met my husband there, irony of all ironies.
1:21.3	I met my husband, his struggles with alcohol in a bar.
1:28.0	But that was it and he owned the, it was a small restaurant and he with the bars like
1:33.9	the mainstay and he co-owned it at the time.
1:38.2	So we went and I got to know him that way and I would say the first six months were
1:44.7	good friends and then it developed into more than that and we started dating and we just
1:51.2	we had a blast.
1:52.2	We had a great time.
1:53.7	What was it that initially attracted you to him?
1:56.8	Yeah, so my husband is one of those guys who everybody wants to be around him.
2:04.2	He is so much fun and he makes people feel he's, you're always laughing when you're around
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