You're listening to the Love Over Addiction Podcast. The dance between guilt and anger when you love someone suffering from addiction can leave you feeling crazy.

But instead of judging ourselves for feeling guilty or angry, let's take a quick look at why we feel these emotions with open hearts and open minds.

The rage is your internal alarm clock, reminding you that things are not okay and you must do something different.

Break the unhealthy cycles, take action so that you can get I'm stuck. Now for those of you

who meditate or pray that's good. Like definitely keep doing those practices.

But it is not enough.

Now I know hearing that might ruffle some feathers,

but hear me out.

When you get direction from a source greater than yourself,

take it. After you have been still and listened for

instructions or ideas, I promise most of what you're being called to do is uncomfortable and you will come up with ways to avoid making

difficult decisions but I'm here to be your biggest fan and trailer and tell you you can do this. In our community you have

an army of people who are just like you who have gone before you and are ready to pour into you and give you attention and direction.

But nothing will change my friend without making scary decisions.

For some of you, that will mean moving out or making an appointment with a lawyer.

For some, it will mean driving to the bank and opening an account with just your name on it.

For some of you it will mean telling your son or daughter that you will no longer be giving them money.

And for others, it will be blocking your family member

from your phone or if you were at the very beginning of your recovery from

loving someone suffering from addiction, it may be admitting they really do have a problem and making an appointment with a therapist.

There are thousands of us in this safe and loving group and we are being called to do many different things.

So make sure you take time today to get still, breathe, and listen.

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