Wife of an addict

My husband’s addiction was damaging to my family and my emotional health. Meanwhile, much of the Christian advice I was getting was lacking in Godly wisdom. I needed boundaries for my relationship that aligned with my values and felt right in my soul.

Loneliness.. “The #1 word to describe what it’s like to love an alcoholic…” is published by Anne Kelly.

The majority of pastors I saw through my husband’s addiction suggested I pray, stay faithful, and never give up on my husband. In truth, that advice was without boundaries. Most relationships that don’t use boundaries won’t last. My husband’s addiction was damaging to my family and my emotional health. Meanwhile, much of the Christian advice I was getting was lacking in Godly wisdom. What’s a girl to do?!

I had a picture in my mind of what I wanted my marriage to look like. I didn’t realize this of course when I was married but rather, down the road when my husband was not meeting my undisclosed requirements for a happy marriage. Things like sit-down family dinners, who would read the bedtime stori

It's hard to not think of our marriage as our most important relationship. We share our life with this person, maybe for many many years. Our spirits our intertwined, we share a home, maybe we have children together. It ...

The Secret Sisters Circle offers help for wives of alcoholics in the form of an online support group, and coaching from someone who's been there and understands

SO many wives of alcoholics tell me they feel like they are 'hanging by a thread'. And I know they truly do, because I did too.It is such a difficult, overwhelming place to be, but you just don't know what to do to get yourself out of it. So today I am giving you three things to focus on when you're in that spot.

Do you feel like you're not getting your needs met because your husband is addicted?

A woman's painful essay about how addiction destroyed the man she loved and how hard it is to be in a relationship with an addict.

I think of all the things I struggled with during my husband's addicted years, control was probably the hardest.