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Loving An Addict | Al Anon, Stressed, Exhausted, Self Care, Boundaries, Codependent
By Tara Little| Christian Coach, Self Care Coach, Wellness Coach, Certified Nutrition CoachHealth & FitnessReligion & SpiritualityChristianityEducationSelf-Improvement
Loving An Addict | Al Anon, Stressed, Exhausted, Self Care, Boundaries, Codependent episodes
- 6/ Walking On Eggshells? How Keeping The Peace With Them Hurts You Leading to Burnout
Today we discuss the last state, the Fawn State of the nervous system.
How people pleasing or enabling during your loved one's addiction from substance abuse or alcoholism is slowly causing you to lose yourself and how to take steps to move out of this state.
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20 min - 5 / When The Chronic Stress and Exhaustion Shuts You Down: The Hidden Toll Of Their Substance Addiction.
In today's episode I talk about the Dorsal state or freeze state of our nervous system.
Months or years of being in the flight or fight state can eventually put your body in a shut down state.
If you are struggling with the stress, exhaustion and feeling burnout out from your loved one's addiction from substance abuse or alcohol you may find that you are in this state.
I give you examples of symptoms you may be experiencing and some tips to pull you out of this including the importance of setting healthy boundaries.
Check out episode 4 if you are wondering if you in the flight or fight state https://healthycopingforchristianwomen.podbean.com/e/4-is-your-loved-ones-addiction-keepingyournervous-systemin-chronic-fight-orflight-here-are-symptons-tolookforplus3-simpletools-tosignal-safety-in-you/
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16 min - 4 / Exhausted From Loving Someone With An Addiction? Calm Your Nervous System From Flight or Fight
`Weeks, months or years of focusing on your loved one's addiction can you put your nervous system in a chronic state of flight or fight. Especially if you do not know what to look for. Are you feeling chronically stressed, exhausted, or burnout?
Are you setting healthy boundaries for yourself?
Listen up for some symptoms that can help you determine if this is happening to you.
Also, 3 simple tools that you can try to bring your body back to safety.
I hope to help you avoid the years of mistakes that I made so that you can become an ANCHOR in the Sea of turmoil of addiction
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Remember take the time to turn the focus to you
23 min - 3 / Feeling Guilt When Setting Boundaries With An Addict? Why It Feels Wrong and How To Find Relief
Boundary setting is key to taking control of your wellbeing when it comes to loving someone struggling with addiction.
Lack of boundaries and self care is causing you to feel stressed, exhausted and can lead to burnout.
Try the tip in today's episode to remember the things that you can and cannot control.
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12 min - 2 / 5 Scriptures for Stress Management When You Love Someone With An Addiction
5 scriptures to turn to when you are really struggling with your loved ones addiction.
Scripture gives us guidance for how to cope with our stress, and exhaustion.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you
Psalms 46:10
Be still and know that I am God
Philippians 4: 6-7
Do not be anxious about anything-
Present your requests to God
Matthew 11: 28-30
Come to me all who are weary and you will find rest in your souls
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.
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8 min - 1/Struggling With Loving Someone With An Addiction? Lack of Boundaries and Self Care is Sabotaging You and Keeping You Stressed and Exhausted...Here is my story
Today I want to introduce myself and give you my story that led me here to start this podcast for you.
You will hear how 20 years of my life was spent in turmoil while my loved one was battling addiction. In these 20 years I did nothing to cope in a healthy way. I neglected my body, failed to set boundaries and let myself become a shell of myself.
I was chronically stressed, exhausted and eventually burnout.
I hope to be the support you need to not do the same.
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19 min - Trailer | If You Love Someone Struggling With Addiction and Feel Stressed, Exhausted, and That You Have Lost Yourself... This Is For YOU
Welcome to Loving An Addict
If you love someone struggling with an addiction, you are likely exhausted, chronically stressed and are struggling to set boundaries to protect yourself.
This show is for YOU. This is not about your loved one and their addiction. This is about you and your needs during this season.
You may feel that self care seems selfish or impossible even but I am here to tell you that it is critical.
Join me each week as I discuss ways that you can check in with yourself and prioritize yourself even while loving someone with and addiction.
xoxo
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About Loving An Addict | Al Anon, Stressed, Exhausted, Self Care, Boundaries, Codependent
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*** Top 5% Globally Ranked Podcast***
Hey friend! I am Tara a faith led wellness coach and I too love an addict.
For over two decades. I spent most of my time on a mission to cure my loved one from his addiction. I spent years trying to get him into rehab centers, visiting him in jail, moving him from house to house, being the go to person to try to take some burden off of my family, looking up natural ways to "cure" him, obsessing about it really. His addiction became my addiction in a sense.
All of this time I did NOTHING to take care of me. I ignored my needs. I ignored my body to the point I was completely disconnected from it. Until it began screaming out loud and made me listen.
I was stressed, exhausted and eventually burnt out. I had no idea why I had lost my resilience. Why were little things so hard. Why was a crying all of time. Why was I gaining so much weight when I had not changed anything in my eating. Why was I tired but wired. Why had I lost interest in anything that I used to love. Why was I waking up at 3 am? And eventually why could I not get off the couch.
I could not help myself it seemed let alone even think about helping my loved one anymore.
After years of prayer, study and self reflection. The reason was clear. I had focused so much of my energy on my loved one and everyone else, that I forgot about myself.
Not once did I consider what I need in order to take care of my self through while coping with his addiction.
I had no idea that self care should have been my priority. My body had had enough neglect and it shut me down.
So now I am here for you. I am here to remind you that YOU matter. YOU need self care. YOU need boundaries. YOU need to fuel yourself. YOU need to rest. YOU need all of the things that you feel that they need and more.
You need to be an ANCHOR in the sea of turmoil that addiction brings. You did not choose this. You can not control this. You can prioritize yourself though. No one else will. It is not selfish. It is necessity. It is survival.
This podcast is for you. The woman who loves an addict. Who feels she is alone in this. Who does not recognize herself anymore. Who has no peace or joy. Who feels like self care feels selfish and impossible during this season.
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