Sheri and Matt Salis just wanted a regular life–regular marriage, regular careers, a regular house, and happy kids. Instead, they lived a life of lies and terror as they struggled with Matt’s alcoholism and emotional abuse. Unfortunately, their experience
If you are the loved one of an alcoholic, it may be hard to be truthful and authentic with your partner who is dealing with or recovering from addiction....
“You do what I tell you or else,” statements rarely work, and they create additional friction while weakening our relative positions in relationships....
More than anything else, recovering a relationship from alcoholism is a huge communication problem. And it isn’t just a problem with the words we...
For alcoholics, there is a direct relationship between the shame from past behaviors, and a tangible liquid called alcohol. For the loved ones of alcoholics,...
Do you remember a correction, disciplinary action or criticism from years or decades ago that still hurts? We bet the person who delivered those words...