Your Partner’s Addiction

While reading a book recently, I had a revelation about how I (and my clients) have been operating in life in a way that makes things way harder than they need to be. We're expecting too much - and not enough. Listen to the full episode if you're ready to let yourself off the hook. 

For more information and the full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/27

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

This week I'm answering 10 questions from YOU about relationships with someone struggling with an addiction. Looking for a specific question? See timestamps below. 

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/26

00:00:46 - If you've left your addictive partner, but they are now in recovery, is it safe to go back?

00:04:31 - Examples of couples who have recovered?

00:06:56 - Can you ever forgive? How can I see my partner as a person after everything he's done?

00:09:44 - How to deal with guilt after leaving an addict?

00:11:23 - How to deal with guilt for staying with an addict?

00:12:30 - How do I move on after breaking up with someone struggling with addiction? How do I NOT remember the good parts and want them back?

00:15:00 - Why do they lie about things that don't matter? And why do they always need some substance/behavior?

00:18:30 - Fear of relapse

00:21:05 - Noncompliance in treatment...denial?

00:23:11 - How do I love and support my spouse without enabling them? Do addicts need to lose everything in order to get better?

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

When you're confused about what to do regarding your relationship, or when your relationship ends without every little loose end tied up...how do you move forward? 

Most of my clients think that their partner (or ex) needs to do something or say something that will help them figure it out. But this is just a trap that will leave them confused forever. 

In this episode, learn how to create clarity and closure regarding your relationship WITHOUT needing anything from your partner or ex. 

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/25

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

Most of us are confused about emotions. We don't understand the cause of our emotions, let alone the purpose for them. In this episode, I'm going to explain what emotions actually are, why they're so important to us as human beings, and how to FEEL them instead of FEED them. 

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/24

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

We have a lot of rules for how we think our partner SHOULD show up in our relationship. We see their actions, and we assume that it MUST mean they don’t love us or that they’re not committed to us. But those thoughts are really painful. What if there was another option? That’s what I’ll explore in this episode. 

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/23

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

Bringing you the lessons from my own personal breakthroughs! This week I had an epiphany about my own resistance to a worst case scenario, so I’m sharing what I learned from being coached by MY coach and how it can help you too.

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/22

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

Formal, dramatic interventions don't always have the best results - mostly because it puts your partner straight into defense mode. So how do we have an honest conversation with them about our concerns? 

In this episode, you'll learn:

• An alternative intervention method
• Why it works
• How to do it from the RIGHT energy

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/21

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

What do you do when your partner is in treatment? There are so many variables and fears and unanswered questions. The biggest thing that creates a problem for you while they're in treatment is your own thoughts about what treatment really means. 

In this episode, you'll learn 3 things you can do to focus on yourself and manage all of the unbearable emotions that come up while your partner is in treatment. 

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/20

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

We know a lot about how to have dysfunctional relationships. For most of us, dysfunction comes very naturally. But HOW IN FREAKING HECK do we create a healthy relationship, especially if we’ve never had one before? AND, is it possible to have a healthy relationship with someone who struggles with addiction?

In this episode, you'll learn: 

• Why you don't have a healthy relationship now
• What a healthy relationship is
• How to create a healthy relationship, even when your partner struggles with addiction

For more information and full show notes, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/19

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach

Breakup up isn't always going to be the "right" answer for you, but what if you WANT to breakup and just can't seem to do it or make it stick? What happens when we know that ending the relationship is for our highest good, but we're too afraid?

In this episode I share some personal stories of how I've decreased my own fear of breaking up over the course of my adult life in order to make the hard call when it's necessary for me. 

You'll learn:

• What breaking up means vs. what we usually make it mean
• What's keeping you from moving through your fear
• How to shift your perspective to overcome fear

For full show notes and more information, visit karilynivers.com/podcast/18

The Your Partner's Addiction program is currently closed. Need to contact me? Reach out on Instagram @karilyniverscoach