I Wish You Knew

She Spent 11 Years Rescuing an Addicted Man | Adam Lane Smith


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What happens when toxic attachment feels like love? Maggie opens up about an 11-year relationship marked by addiction and emotional chaos, uncovering how her father’s betrayal shaped her patterns and need to rescue others.

✨ Topics Covered ✨

👉 The link between childhood trauma and adult relationship patterns
👉 The invisible caretaker role and how it develops
👉 Addiction’s hidden impact on intimacy and integrity
👉 Why women often ignore red flags or avoid hard questions
👉 Understanding “micro-cheating” and emotional leakage
👉 How disorganized attachment fuels people-pleasing
👉 The connection between parental infidelity and fear of abandonment
👉 Building awareness to break generational attachment cycles

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