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Ashley Roberts
Feb 8, 20215 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 4 Questions To Ask Yourself To Avoid Hindering Your Healing
I read a post the other day that was similar to some other posts and opinions I’ve seen regarding those with addiction, and it was...
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Ashley Roberts
Feb 4, 20216 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Focus On These 2 Things To Avoid Judging Yourself Too Much
I have always judged myself and what I’m doing using a very large amount of various metrics, and with my partner’s addiction (and now...
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Ashley Roberts
Jan 22, 20216 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Take What You Want And Leave The Rest
I’ve always been a learner. From a young age I’ve always loved to read, to research, to teach myself just for the sake of learning. And...
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Ashley Roberts
Jan 18, 20215 min read
Addiction and Relationships: There's No Mistakes, Only Lessons (The Pancake Analogy)
I made breakfast yesterday as it was Sunday, and that usually calls for pancakes, among other things. And while I was mixing the batter...
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Ashley Roberts
Jan 11, 20217 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Are You Unconsciously Trying To Escape?
We’ve heard it before, said by everyone from the average person to the obvious New Age guru to Oprah. “Be in the present moment”, and...
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Ashley Roberts
Dec 24, 20206 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Are You Giving Your Power Away?
It’s easy to blame things. Even if you’re doing so well on your own journey of inner work and self discovery that you feel like a brand...
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Ashley Roberts
Dec 14, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Are You Completely Without Motive?
When I first met my partner, he was at the end of a cycle of active addiction. And I, being very uneducated on addiction and not knowing...
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Ashley Roberts
Dec 8, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 2 Reasons It’s Not Actually About Them Getting Sober
“I just want them to get better.” We all say it at some point, and I mean, it’s kinda hard not to. Once they stop doing drugs then...
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Ashley Roberts
Nov 30, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Are They Choosing Drugs Over You?
I’ve heard it said by others in groups, and I’ve felt it in the past, too: “Why does my partner choose drugs over _______?” We may fill...
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Ashley Roberts
Nov 16, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: How To Support Your Partner In Recovery (In A Healthy Way)
Alright, your partner has finally agreed to go to rehab, and off they really go. And this is exciting, right? Now they’re going to be...
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Ashley Roberts
Nov 9, 20207 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 3 Things To Help You Start On Your Own Recovery
So your partner is an addict. They’ve got issues with something, whether it’s drugs or some other vice, and it’s bad. Maybe they keep...
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Ashley Roberts
Oct 28, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Your Idea Of A Higher Power
I’ve never really been a religious person, and that's despite being a baptized Catholic. Not that there’s anything wrong with it of...
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Ashley Roberts
Oct 20, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Change Starts With Asking The Right Questions (And Here's 4 To Get You Started)
Ok, so I think you got it by now that I get a lot of inspiration from posts about addiction on websites from other people, and that I see...
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Ashley Roberts
Oct 14, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Find Yourself Feeling Triggered By Media?
I’ve been watching this show for a few weeks now with my partner called Designated Survivor, and while I didn’t think I was a fan of...
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Ashley Roberts
Oct 5, 20206 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Why You Should Go With The Flow
Most of the time when you hear anything about going with the flow, it’s in reference to something bad, as in, your life‘s not doing well...
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Ashley Roberts
Oct 1, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: It's Not All Up To Luck
I used to think that life was based on luck. Got good grades even when you didn’t study? Maybe you were just lucky. Got a boyfriend in...
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Ashley Roberts
Sep 28, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 3 Things To Ask Yourself Before Drug Testing Your Partner
If you have a partner who has addiction issues, you probably know all about the home drug test. You know how they work, you know where to...
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Ashley Roberts
Sep 21, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Think Your Partner Should Do Better? A Lesson In Empathy
Has anyone wanted to go up to their addicted partner and shake them (or other, more questionable, actions) because they just won’t wake...
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Ashley Roberts
Sep 7, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: When You Consider Leaving (or Staying)
I don’t think I have to tell you that when you are in a relationship with someone with addiction, things can be crazy, stressful, and...
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Ashley Roberts
Aug 31, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 3 Ways To Start Adding More Gratitude In Your Life Right Now
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous. Gratitude is defined as "the quality of being thankful; readiness to show...
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