EP28 Being the Sober One in a Relationship

00:00 Intro

02:30 How it was challenging and scary for Lindsay to be the sober one in her partnership

06:37 Lindsay takes us through what she noticed was starting to change in her relationship with her partner who was still drinking

11:53 Looking back, would Lindsay have changed anything in how she showed up in her sobriety and in her relationship with her partner?

13:25 What is regret?

14:50 Lindsay breaks down the clarity that started coming through for her when she got sober

18:45 How Lindsay coped without alcohol early in her sobriety

21:46 Abby walks us through her experience of self compassion, loneliness and a Hail Mary thrown at her marriage

30:03 Why meeting your own needs and having values are so important to recovery and sobriety and how they affect your relationship.

33:34 You can’t drag people into sobriety!

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