Episode 44: Sobriety Is Not Enough (part 1)

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With your co-hostesses:

Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com

 

Today, we unpack recovery just a little more. In episode 35 we had an insightful discussion with Dr. Jake Porter about the three legged stool of recovery - her recovery, his self-discovery, and the coupleships relational repair and growth.

 

We are calling this episode sobriety isn't enough because we are exploring a wife's experience with a husband who may be sober but is not in a space of self-discovery.

We Discuss:

1. What's a quick understanding of sobriety versus recovery?
2. What perspectives have you had or heard from your clients about a husband who is not in a place of recovery? (i.e. no skills to cope and no capacity, window of tolerance)
3. What hope can we leave a wife who is in this situation?

Resources mentioned in this show:

• Episode 35: A Recovery Conversation with Dr. Jake Porter

Scripture references:

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