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Addiction is a common issue in marriage. This could be alcohol, explicit material, drugs, etc. If your spouse is struggling and you do nothing different, you can't expect change. So 2 keys to addressing addiction ➡️ You have to set boundaries. If you don't do something different you can't expect anything to change. And while you can't control what your spouse does you can control what you allow in your environment. Explore this possibility of boundaries as it powerful resource for addressing add

I repeated cycles of addiction for the first several years of our marriage. I’m not proud of it, and I’m no longer bound by it. I’ve been sober for over 5 years now without relapsing or ever fearing going back to my old patterns. This one area has destroyed millions of relationships. As a society, we must stop normalizing and minimizing our brokenness. Addiction doesn’t have to be expected. Addiction is rooted in trying to meet a legitimate need (like connection, comfort, or excitement) in an un