She’s Staying With Her Husband Suffering From Alcoholism

Love Over Addiction

Michelle Anderson

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

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Every woman that loves someone suffering from addiction is looking for hope. We want our loved ones to change, and we’re doing anything and everything we can to get them sober.

We are in a relationship with our loved one for our own reasons, and we never intended to leave the relationship or marriage.

I remember when I was married to a good man suffering from addiction, I tried everything to make it work. You name it, I probably tried it.

Is it possible to live a life with your partner, staying in your own lane, and living in your own happiness whether they get sober or not?

For some, that is possible. Let me lovingly remind you that we never do judgment. You reserve the right to change your mind at any time, for any reason. Let me also say that staying is not for everyone.

Today on the podcast I talk with Dana. We’ve been friends for 20 years, and she’s married to a good man that drinks too much and suffers from addiction. We met in college, and she has chosen to stay (for now), and she lives a happy life. Listen to her story today.

Find show notes and more here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/staying-suffering-from-alcoholism/

If you’d like a free guidesheet on how to communicate your boundaries, we have that for you here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/boundaries132/

And if you’re ready to join our online programs and take your healing to the next level, you can find out more here: https://loveoveraddiction.com/courses/

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast. Hi, my name is Joe, and I am not Michelle, as you may have noticed.
0:25.0	I'm the Director of Operations at Love over Addiction.
0:29.0	And I'm here today to introduce the podcast and tell you about what you'll be hearing.
0:35.0	Today we have an interview with Michelle and one of her best friends named Dana.
0:41.0	They've been friends for over 20 years, but I will let them tell you all about that.
0:47.0	They met in college before Michelle was married to a good man that suffered from addiction. This interview is particularly
0:57.2	interesting because Dana is also married to a good man that suffers from addiction.
1:04.0	She's decided to stay for now, so Michelle and Dana dive deep into why and how she's staying.
1:12.0	We hope you enjoy the interview and and how she's staying.
1:12.9	We hope you enjoy the interview,
1:14.8	and thanks so much for listening.
1:16.8	Okay, I'm going to say a word in a couple seconds, and half of you listening to me are going to hear the word and go,
1:30.0	oh yeah, yeah, I need to learn more about that. Thanks for bringing that up.
1:34.0	And then the other half of you are going to roll your eyes and secretly think,
1:39.0	Michelle. Seriously, how many times are you going to talk about this? But here's the deal. I got
1:45.6	good news for the eye rollers and the curious enthusiasts, but before I get to the
1:51.8	good news, allow me to share with you the word that I am referring to.
1:56.0	Ready for it? Boundaries.
1:59.0	If you fall into the curious enthusiastic group.
2:04.0	Your good news is that we've created a free simple guide sheet
2:09.0	that will teach you the easy to implement basics of boundaries.
2:14.0	Get your guide sheet by going to love over addiction.com slash 132.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Michelle Anderson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Michelle Anderson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.