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Ashley Roberts
Aug 24, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: There Are Lessons In Everything
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, 20204 min read
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, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Your Relationship Seesaw, And Why It's Important
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, 20207 min read
Addiction and Relationships: All We Have To Do Is Love Ourselves First And Foremost
“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, 20206 min read
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, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: What It Means To Regain and Keep 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, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Some Thoughts On Taking 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 2, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Explaining Your Life And Addiction To Other People
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, 20204 min read
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 22, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 5 Simple Examples Of How To Do The Work
“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 17, 20203 min read
Addiction and Relationships: The Bumps On The Road To Recovery
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, 20203 min read
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, 20205 min read
Addiction and Relationships: The Importance Of 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, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 2 Easy Steps To Start Working Through 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, 20203 min read
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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Ashley Roberts
May 23, 20203 min read
Addiction and Relationships: Listening To Yourself, And When Things Feel Right
I was always a good planner. I like being organized, having a spot for everything, making sure everything that needs to be scheduled is...
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Ashley Roberts
May 19, 20203 min read
Addiction and Relationships: You Need To Recover, Too.
So, I learned that I’m not perfect. Well, ok, I knew that for awhile, but sometimes, especially in my case with my situation, it’s easy...
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Ashley Roberts
Apr 16, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: 6 Ways To Stop Worrying About Relapse (Or The Other Shoe To Drop)
It seems that everywhere you turn these days, there’s nothing but bad news: financial collapse, natural disasters, wars, etc. I stopped...
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Ashley Roberts
Feb 14, 20203 min read
Addiction and Relationships: I Am Not An Addict. But I Love Someone Who Is.
“Drug Addict" Is it just me or does that term sound so...dirty? I can’t imagine the weight and difficulty one must carry to be labeled...
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Ashley Roberts
Feb 14, 20204 min read
Addiction and Relationships: How Do I Handle Money With My Addict Spouse?
I think no matter what the situation is, financials (well, basically the whole sphere around money) can be a tricky topic to talk about...
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