Addiction and Relationships: Leaving vs Staying- The Missing Piece You Need to Consider First
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, 2020
- 5 min
Addiction and Relationships: 3 Ways To Show and Feel Gratitude More Often (Even When It's Hard)
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous. Gratitude is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for...
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Ashley Roberts
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
Addiction and Relationships: Want to Change Your Life? The Secrets Are Found In The Weirdest Places
My daughter is 4, and I thought that because of this, we would miss the Frozen mania. Frozen Fever, if you will. But no, she watched the...
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Ashley Roberts
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: 5 Things You Shouldn't Do When Your Partner/Spouse Is An Addict
When your partner or spouse is an addict, it can be scary, stressful, and confusing. If you're like me, you might feel like everything...
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Ashley Roberts
- Aug 17, 2020
- 5 min
Addiction and Relationships: Your Relationship Will Only Work Under These Conditions
Throughout my relationship with my partner, especially when he was in active addiction, I was always trying to change him. And the funny...
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Ashley Roberts
- Aug 3, 2020
- 7 min
Addiction and Relationships: Loving Yourself Unconditionally, The Most Important Thing You Can Do
“When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jul 27, 2020
- 6 min
Addiction and Relationships: 5 Hard Truths About Medication Assisted Treatment (And Why It Matters)
Where do you stand on this hot button topic within the territory of addiction? If you know someone who has an addiction issue (depending...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jul 20, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: How to Regain Trust in Your Relationship
I saw a post recently on Twitter that I feel applies to our situation. It was made by someone who identifies as an alcoholic, and they...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jul 13, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: Had Enough of People's Opinions? How to Not Take Things Personally
“Don’t take things personally, but don’t condone disrespect.” -Unknown Not that I have to say it again, because I’m sure you all know...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jul 7, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: The Surprising Connection to Healthy Food (and Why That's Bad)
“Our discontent is evidenced in our excess.” -Unknown Healthy food. It’s important of course, but you’re probably curious as to why I...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jul 2, 2020
- 5 min
Addiction and Relationships: Need To Explain Something To Family Regarding Their Addiction?
If you are getting from this platform what I want you to get from it, you should know I try to be as transparent as possible. This is so...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 27, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: The 6 Boundary Types And How To Make Them
Before the beginning of my crazy experiences in the world of addiction, I never really knew what boundaries were. As time passed and I...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 24, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: 10 Ways To Show Up For Yourself
“Showing up for yourself in the ultimate sense means that you make choices that honor your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: "Do The Work" and Empower Your Life
“Without labor nothing prospers”-Sophocles What exactly does “doing the work” mean? I feel like I mention this phrase a lot in my...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
Addiction and Relationships: How I'm Overcoming Codependency
“I love you more than..." is healthy. - No One "Codependency" wasn’t really a word I was familiar with until I met my current partner and...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
Addiction and Relationships: Why Past Trauma Resurfaces
Ok, so we’ve already established that he has the possibility of relapsing. Right? And then we’ve also discussed the idea that we can...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Addiction and Relationships: How Music Can Be A Big Tool In Your Recovery
I’m a big music lover, and I believe that any kind of music can be a big tool in your recovery. Take the Taylor Swift song “Out of the...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
Addiction and Relationships: How I Practice Detachment and Surrender
“Detachment doesn’t mean not caring. It’s taking care of yourself first and letting others take responsibility for their actions without...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
Addiction and Relationships: The Hard Truth About Resentment
“I’ve been through the wringer but now that you’re sober that just goes away, huh?” I think I can be pretty confident in saying that most...
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Ashley Roberts
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Addiction and Relationships: The Unexpected Lesson I Learned On Being A Team
A relationship is defined as “the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.”...
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