Early recovery is hard...SO hard. It's hard for our loved one but also hard on the ones supporting the addict on this new journey. Today we share stories of the early days with our partners. We talk about how recovery must always come first in our partners lives, how new everything is and how we learned to cope in those early days and months. If you are struggling with the early recovery days like we did, please reach out. We are here to support you in any way we can because we've been there. Topics also discussed: Treatment Recovery Relapse Antabuse Mental health Relationships Addiction Therapy Self-care Follow us at: Instagram: @boyproblemspod Twitter: @boyprobspodcast Facebook: @boyproblemspod Additional Resources: Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/ Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/ National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

In today's episode we talk to Darleen and Randy. Randy has been in recovery for almost 20 years and Darleen has stuck by his side. We hear insights into how they've come so far and how they raised their children with a father in recovery. They also share concerns about their youngest son being addicted to alcohol. Topics also discussed:

Love through addiction

Recovery

Self-Care

Relationships

Addiction

Boundaries

Personal growth

Personal development

Therapy

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Twitter: @boyprobspodcast

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Additional Resources:

Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/ Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/

Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/

National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Love through addiction

Recovery

Self-Care

Relationships

Addiction

Boundaries

Personal growth

Personal development

Therapy

In today’s episode, a friend of ours, Lizzie, joins us to share her experience navigating addiction and recovery with her spouse. Lizzie, a wife and mother, shares how she supports her husband, teaches her kids about addiction and works through her own anger and resentments to keep taking it one day at a time. Trigger warning: this episode contains a story about a suicide attempt.

Topics also discussed:

Treatment

Recovery

Relapse

Antabuse

Mental health

Relationships

Addiction

Therapy

Self-care

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Instagram: @boyproblemspod

Twitter: @boyprobspodcast

Facebook: @boyproblemspod

Additional Resources:

Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/

Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/

Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/

National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Today Alex, Elise and Liz get personal and share why they’ve stayed with their loved one through their addiction and recovery. It’s something they get asked frequently (or even ask themselves!) and can be difficult to understand from the outside looking in. Hopefully this conversation provides a better glimpse into the complicated relationship with a loved one recovering from addiction.

Topics also discussed:

Love through addiction

Recovery

Relapse

Self-Care

Relationships

Addiction

Boundaries

Follow us at:

Instagram: @boyproblemspod

Twitter: @boyprobspodcast

Facebook: @boyproblemspod

Additional Resources:

Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/

Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/

Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/

National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

In this week's episode we hear some good news about Jake. Liz also shares some valuable tips when taking your loved one into a treatment center. Topics also discussed: Treatment Recovery Relapse Drugs Relationships Addiction Loving Support Follow us at: Instagram: @boyproblemspod Twitter: @boyprobspodcast Facebook: @boyproblemspod Additional Resources: Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/ Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/ Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/ National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Bruce Perkins Notes

When is it time to intervene? This is something we’ve all struggled with as we’ve assisted our loved ones through their recovery. In today’s episode, we talk with interventionist Bruce Perkins. Bruce is a recovering person and licensed counselor that has conducted over 2,000 interventions with a 95% success rate. You can learn more about Bruce at http://www.bruceperkins.com/.

Topics also discussed:

Interventions

Treatment

Recovery

Relapse

Drugs

Relationships

Addiction

Loving Support

Follow us at:

Instagram: @boyproblemspod

Twitter: @boyprobspodcast

Facebook: @boyproblemspod

Additional Resources:

Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/

Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/

Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/

National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Episode 9 Notes

Anger is something we’ve all dealt with living with our recovering addict spouses. In today’s episode, we discuss the different ways each of us processes and deals with our anger and how we forgive and move forward with our relationships.

Topics also discussed:

Trust

Anger

Self-care

Recovery

Relapse

Drugs

Boundaries

Relationships

Addiction

Follow us at:

Instagram: @boyproblemspod

Twitter: @boyprobspodcast

Facebook: @boyproblemspod

Additional Resources:

Co-Dependents Anonymous: http://coda.org/

Al-Anon: https://al-anon.org/

Nar-Anon: https://www.nar-anon.org/

National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Treatment Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Alex has an update to share.

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Twitter: @boyprobspodcast

Facebook: @boyproblemspod

Additional Resources:

Co-Dependents Anonymous: coda.org/

Al-Anon: al-anon.org/

Nar-Anon: www.nar-anon.org/

National Helpline: www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Treatment Locator: findtreatment.samhsa.gov/