STOP Pleading with your drinker
You're not doing anything wrong, but STOP PLEADING with a drinker. It won't work for you as it will leave you hurt and emotionally exhausted. Pleading also leaves the drinker feeling even more guilty....
29 Maalis 11min
STOP Policing your drinker - how to deal with an alcoholic
In this new series Lou and John look at Stop Policing the drinker. One of the four Ps (Picking a fight, Punishing, Policing and Pleading). They do not work, so don't do them.If your words aren't getti...
23 Maalis 8min
STOP Punishing the drinker - how to deal with an alcoholic
In a new series Lou and John look at Stop Punishing the drinker. It might be what you want to do and it is probably understandable! But, it will only cause an alcoholic to feel more ashamed and often ...
16 Maalis 6min
STOP Picking a fight - how to deal with an alcoholic
In this new series, Lou and John address the things you should never do with a drinker. First up, stop picking a fight with a problem drinker. You won't win, there could be unforeseen consequences for...
9 Maalis 9min
What I wish I had known - Recovery
In this episode John talks to Lou about what he wishes he had known about the early stages of recovery. Lou and John explore John’s thirties as an “alcoholic motorway”: chaos everywhere, seemingly no ...
2 Maalis 13min
What I wish I had known - the warning signs
In this episode of the series "What I wish I'd known", Lou talks to John as he reflects on the early indicators of his problem drinking. John describes how denial appeared as the belief he could chang...
23 Helmi 12min
What I wish I had known - during my marriage
In this episode in our new series "What I Wish I Had Known", Lou and John reflect on being married to a problem drinker and the painful dance which often takes place between the spouse and their partn...
16 Helmi 16min
What I wish I had known - at the start of our relationship
In this episode Lou talks with John and reflects on what she wishes she’d known at the start of her relationship with her drinker. Lou and John discuss how early signs of problem drinking can be overl...
9 Helmi 9min
