Do you know the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation? Because they aren't the same. In this episode, we break down each one so that there is more clarity around which one is best for you and your relationship with your addict.

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What does complacency look like when your loved one with an addiction is in recovery? In this episode, we take a look at how that can look, how it impacts you and your addict. We also explore healthier ways to support an addict who is in recovery.

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Complacency has a major impact on addicts and you, their loved one. In this episode, we dive into what complacency looks like when an addict is in active addiction, the role loved ones play, how it impacts both you and your addict, and how to move through complacency successfully.

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What should you expect when your loved one has 1+ year of recovery time? We break down what to expect, what it is comprised of, and how to support your loved one with an addiction.

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Having tough conversations and listening to their secrets is a difficult situation. You want to know the details but when you hear them your entire world flips upside down.

In this episode, we explore having tough conversations and being open to the secrets and revelations of your loved one with an addiction. We cover strategies to have these conversations and how to manage hearing the deep truths that lurk in the shadows.

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When your loved one enters recovery, they do an enormous amount of personal development work. Their entire identity changes. Essentially, they become a different person.

But what does that mean for you? This means that your relationship WILL change. Some of these changes you might be excited for while others may cause you grief and turmoil.

In this episode, we explore some of the changes that you can expect, why they occur, and how to navigate it.

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When you love an addict, your identity changes and becomes wrapped up in them. You start thinking, behaving, and wanting different things.

This change in identity feels gradual or necessary. Yet, this means that you have to abandon who you used to be.

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There are a lot of terms in the addiction world and on this episode we explore DRY DRUNK.

We talk about what it is, how to tell if your loved one is dry drunk, and why learning these terms is an assets when you love an addict.

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It is common for the loved ones of addicts to sabotage them. This is true whether or not they are in active addiction. Sabotaging them to stay addicted or sabotaging their recovery so that they return to their addiction. We take a look at whey loved ones sabotage and how it looks.

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Ever wonder how influential environment actually is on addiction? Is it only genetic? Is it only environmental? We take a look at the Rat Park study findings and explore what it means for you and your loved one.

Rat Park study was conducted in the late 1970s by Bruce K. Alexander and colleagues at Simon Fraser University in British Colombia, Canada.

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