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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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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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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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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`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

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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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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