It's Not About the Alcohol

Ep113: How alcohol influences the power struggle between breadwinner and homemaker


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Has your drinking intensified the power struggle in your marriage?

Women who assume the role of "caregiver" to balance their partner's role as the "breadwinner" understand that staying home is a privilege.

But career moms quickly learn there's a big difference between financial support and financial power. And overtime, sacrificing your own needs because your job doesn't come with a paycheck creates a pressure cooker of anger, resentment and unhappiness.

Many of us turn to alcohol as a way to keep going. And in the beginning, it helps. The tension subsides! Our partners get to keep doing what they're doing and nothing has to change.

But exchanging your power for drink tickets eventually bites you in the ass.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

  • How we go from being grateful for our privilege to feeling like second class citizens in our own home

  • How to start negotiating from a place of power, regardless of past mistakes

  • Why you need to learn how to be happy (with yourself) before you decide whether or not to get a divorce.

Are you ready to reclaim your power so you can become unfuckwithable? Register for FREE masterclass to learn how to fix the thinking habits that cause alcohol use disorder using the 7 core principles of emotional sobriety.

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