Loving An Addict | Al Anon, Stressed, Exhausted, Self Care, Boundaries, Codependent

Lack of sleep and loving someone with an a addiction tend to go hand and hand, unfortunately. 

It seems that as soon as our head hits the pillow, our mind begins to wander.

Your body needs sleep to function and to juggle everything that you need juggle.

Let's get out of survival mode and become the anchor in the sea of chaos that addiction brings.

Today I am giving you some tips to help you and your body get prepared for rest.

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Addiction is a thief. It steals our loved ones away, it steals your joy and slowly it steals you.

Little by little as their addiction takes over and you become so many things that you did not even sign up for. You may realize that you do not even know who you are anymore.

I urge you to start reconnecting to yourself. Remember that your identity is not their addiction.

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In the sea of our loved ones addiction and substance abuse,  we neglect ourselves including our minds and our bodies. This continues to leave us exhausted and eventually to burnout

To move us out of survival mode we need to support our body in many different ways.

One of the ways is moving it. The chronic stress that we experience shows up as headaches, tension, joint pain, and more. 

 Stress Management is key and movement is just one more way to do this. 

You do not have to feel like you are barely coping while trying to navigate chaos.

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It is easy to jump out of bed and start scrolling, turn on the news, or open the laptop and start checking emails.

When you are under the chronic stress of loving someone with an addiction from substance abuse or alcohol.  Try these 4 simple  morning routines to start your day in a more peaceful way. Begin to go from barely coping to creating safety in your body in moment that you can.

Balanced breakfast ideas in this episode

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When your loved one is struggling with addiction from substance abuse or alcohol it is normal for us to want to rescue them or fix them.  

But what is this doing to your body? Are you carrying more that you need to be? Are you taking on to much and barely coping?

Lack of boundaries leaves us stressed, exhausted and ultimately burnout.

Where can you make changes this week to remind yourself what is your responsibility and what is not your responsibility.

 Ultimately, I want you to become the "anchor" in this sea of turmoil that addiction brings.  Setting healthy boundaries is just one step to becoming that anchor.

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When you love someone struggling with an addiction from substance abuse or alcohol one of the hardest emotions that many do not talk about is the grief that you experience for someone who is still alive.  The stress and exhaustion you may be feeling could be linked to the fact that you are trying to push these feelings away.

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Hey there! I am so excited for today's episode. I have with me a special guest, Cassie Hutton.

Cassie is a HTMA Practitioner who helps women heal burnout through holistic, trauma informed functional care.

She is going to talk to you about how the chronic stress of your loved ones addiction from substance abuse or alcohol can be depleting you leaving you burnout and exhausted.

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Hi there!

I know that sometimes eating meals or preparing meals is the last thing on our mind but it is key to giving our body the safety it needs and the mental and physical energy it needs during the stress and exhaustion that we experience when we have a loved one with an addiction from substance abuse or alcohol

Today I will give you some simple but nutrient dense dinner meal ideas.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Episode 7 

Episode 8 

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Hi Friend!

I know that sometimes when we are in the thick of things the last thing that we want to do is eat. Or maybe you want to grab some sugary foods only to cope.

We are under stress, burnout and exhausted from our loved one's addiction from substance abuse or alcohol  we want to let our body know that it is safe and that it will be fed.

Today I give you three simple balanced lunch examples to reduce overwhelm but also keep you nourished and supported.

For breakfast ideas check out episode 7 

Why Skipping Meals Leaves You Exhausted.  Nourishing Yourself Is Self Care

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Do you find yourself skipping meals because you feel too stressed or exhausted to eat?

Are you finding yourself binging on sugary snacks in the evening to cope with the stress and overwhelm of your loved one's addiction?

Today I want to discuss the importance of nourishing your body with balanced meals to help create safety in your body and nervous system to help prevent burnout.

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