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Couples and Addiction Recovery: Why Partners Need Couple Recovery

There are many paths to recovery, one size does not fit all. However, over the years I have found a missing piece that limits the great healing potential for individuals, couples and families. That glaring difficulty for many, if not most, couples impacted by addiction and recovery is that they are discouraged to begin couple recovery. Instead, the advice is to limit the focus to individual recoveries for each partner and family members. The following are "composites" of the stories I have heard from couples when a partner has been in outpatient or inpatient treatment for addiction.

My Partner Is In Denial: Part 2 – What To Do

In my last blog, My Partner Is In Denial: Part 1 The Problem, I address the impact of a partner's denial, When we care about somebody who is in denial, and that denial has an impact on our own wellness, feelings of isolation, anger, resentment, fear, and frustration typically follow. Initial steps should include a focus on self-care, letting go at least initially, of what to do about the partner. In this article, I suggest some strategies to consider in addressing your partner's denial.

Am I Codependent?

Is Codependency Really A Thing?

Codependency is an ever-present concept in the language of recovery. Partners, family members, and friends of people who struggle with problematic substance and behavior are typically automatically assigned this label. It is assumed that anybody in a close relationship with a person with an addiction is, by definition codependent.