Dr. Rob and Tami answer some of your questions on this week’s episode. One listener had relapsed over the weekend and doesn’t know where to go from here. Dr. Rob has some helpful and encouraging advice to help you contusion on this path of sobriety and recovery. Dr. Rob and Tami also answer the question of how trauma and abuse relate to addiction, and if it’s truly possible to recover from multiple addictions at once.

 

TAKEAWAYS:

[:30] How do you create safety and intimacy?

[2:25] Addicts need to learn a whole new way of connecting.

[3:50] Is addiction recovery handled differently when you’re a child of trauma?

[10:00] A workshop or a retreat is not going to address your deep trauma wounds.

[10:30] I have relapsed. How can I bounce back?

[11:35] So many men who relapse don’t go back and ask for help. Good for you for asking for help!

[14:40] My husband is addicted to multiple things. Is recovery possible for him?

[18:40] The power dynamic has shifted in the household ever since I cheated. What do we do?

[23:30] It’s not about having “time” heal all wounds. It’s about taking action.

[24:35] How often should my SA and I do check-ins?

[27:10] Connection is all about building intimacy.

 

RESOURCES:

Seekingintegrity.com

Email Tami: [email protected]

Sexandrelationshiphealing.com

Intherooms.com

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