ANGER
Join Lou and John as they talk about the anger and frustration that can come from living with a problem drinker and advice on how to cope.Anger can happen for many reasons – trust is repeatedly betray...
25 Touko 24min
Q&A - Talking to teenagers, Jekyll & Hyde drinker, dealing with denial
In this episode John and Lou answer your questions. They look at the question of talking to a person in denial about their drinking, the changes in a drinker, talking to teenage children about their p...
18 Touko 23min
Help! My friend has a drink problem
Talking to a friend about their drinking can be very difficult. You may worry about upsetting them, damaging the friendship, or pushing them away entirely. Often you are also not in the strongest posi...
11 Touko 12min
Living with a binge drinker - how to cope
Living with a binge drinker often feels impossible. It can leave you constantly on edge, scanning for the next crisis. You will probably experience hypervigilance and catastrophising as drinking cycle...
4 Touko 16min
3 Strategies To Change Your Life
In this episode Lou and John outline three key strategies to help change your life when living with an alcoholic. STOP doing things which don't work. START taking care of yourself. Get SUPPORT.These s...
27 Huhti 17min
How to detach from a drinker - you MUST do this!
In this episode, Lou and John talk about how to detach from your drinker. Detachment is essential to leading a more stable, healthy and happy life, even if your drinker's state is not improving. John ...
20 Huhti 18min
You are not to blame!
We have said it before, but it needs repeating - you are not to blame for an alcoholic's drinking. Drinker's are adults who make their own decisions. But living with a problem drinker can cause you to...
13 Huhti 15min
Tough love. Let the negatives happen!
Let the negatives happen. We've said it before, we'll say it again! It sounds counter intuitive to being a caring person who has spent a long time trying to cope with their drinker's addiction – and t...
5 Huhti 12min
