Heidi Rain
Heidi Rain
When the worst thing happens to the addict or alcoholic and your biggest fear is comes true.
When the worst thing happens to the addict or alcoholic and your biggest fear is comes true.
When the worst thing happens to the addict or alcoholic and your biggest fear is comes true.
Monday 30th October 2023
Heidi Rain provides guidance on coping with the fear of leaving an addicted partner and the potential for their death, sharing personal stories and practical advice.
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20 minutes
Compassionate
Empowering
Informative
Supportive
Thought-provoking
About this podcast
Author:
Heidi Rain
Overview:
Categories:
Healing Relationships
Navigating Intimate Relationships
Navigating Alcohol Dependency
Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Recovery from Trauma
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Episode Overview
- Heidi addresses the fear of leaving a partner struggling with addiction and the possibility of their death, drawing from a poignant email from a listener.
- She emphasizes the need for professional support and highlights the importance of exhausting all efforts before making the decision to leave.
- Heidi shares her personal journey with her father's alcoholism, offering a candid perspective on trying to save a loved one from addiction.
- Listeners are encouraged to schedule a strategic session for tailored guidance, ensuring they have done everything possible to help their loved ones.
- The episode provides a profound and compassionate perspective on navigating the challenging dynamics of addiction and codependency.
I want to help you help your loved ones and know you did everything you possibly could. And if we can save that thing, let's save it. Let's fix it. Let's turn it around. And if we can't, then you have to exit. Know you did everything you possibly could the right way.
What do you do when the thought of leaving your addicted partner keeps you up at night? In this heartfelt episode of 'Addiction and Codependency Breakthrough', Heidi Rain tackles the gut-wrenching fear of what might happen if you walk away. Sharing a deeply personal story and a poignant email from a listener, Heidi addresses the worst-case scenario: the death of a loved one struggling with addiction.
She offers not just empathy but practical advice on how to cope with this fear. Drawing from her own experiences, including her father's battle with alcoholism, Heidi emphasizes the importance of seeking professional support and exhausting all possible efforts before making the tough decision to leave. She explores the role of enablers and the harsh reality that setting boundaries doesn't guarantee control over an addict's actions.
This episode is a compassionate guide for anyone caught in the turmoil of loving someone with an addiction, providing actionable steps and much-needed reassurance.