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Helping women navigate a partner or loved one’s addiction without losing themselves
Feel steady, present & like yourself again
Support them without losing yourself

Free Guide ↓ I help women who have been impacted by their loved ones' addiction take back control of their lives so they can live wholeheartedly for themselves and their family. You can book in a free confidential chat to learn how you

can take the first steps to take back control of your life and and start living by clicking here:

https://calendly.com/addictionmakesthree/quick_chat

22/05/2026

I think one of the saddest parts about loving someone struggling with alcohol or addiction…

is how slowly survival mode starts feeling normal.

You stop questioning it.

You stop recognising it.

And instead, you start thinking:

“This is just who I am now.”

Anxious.
Overwhelmed.
Always on edge.
Unable to relax.

Meanwhile…

your world quietly starts getting smaller too.

If this feels like you right now, I talk about the quiet toll a loved one’s addiction takes on you.

🎧 In Episode 93:
How Survival Mode Slowly Becomes Your Personality

➡️ Comment “SURVIVAL” and I’ll send you the episode directly

Amanda x

20/05/2026

No one talks about this.

One of the hardest parts of loving someone with addiction…

is how slowly you stop trusting yourself.

Your thoughts.
Your reactions.
Your instincts.

Over time, the focus shifts.

Suddenly you’re questioning:

“Am I overreacting?”
“Maybe it’s me”
“Maybe I’m the problem”

And that’s what makes this so confusing.

🎧 In Episode 92:
Am I Overreacting? The Hidden Damage Addiction Causes

I talk about the hidden psychological toll addiction can have on the person loving them too 🤍

➡️ Comment “TRUST” and I’ll send you the episode directly

16/05/2026

One of the hardest parts about loving someone struggling with alcohol or addiction…

is how much hope keeps you stuck.

Hoping things will settle down. Hoping this phase will pass. Hoping next time will be different.

Meanwhile… your nervous system is exhausted, and another year has passed by.

Because deep down?

You already know: nothing changes if nothing changes.

If this is you…

👉 comment “CHANGE” and I’ll send you the podcast episode. 🩷

05/05/2026

You can be right there with your kids…
They can be literally right in front of you,
and still feel like you’re not fully there.

That’s the part no one really talks about.

Not because you don’t care.
Not because you’re not trying.

But because part of your mind is always somewhere else.

Thinking about his drinking.
Anticipating what might happen next.
Trying to stay one step ahead.

And over time…

That takes you out of the moments that matter most.

First steps.
Cuddles.
Goals scored.
Important connection conversations.
A missed glance that said “I need you”

This is the heart break.

When you are slipping away from your children, and into the spiral of addiction.

And you aren’t even the one with the addiction.
Yet it’s costing you more than is imaginable.

If this feels familiar, you’re not alone 🤍

🎧 I go deeper into why this happens, what happened to me, )and what actually helps) in this episode:

“When You Don’t Like Who You’ve Become In Their Addiction”

👉 comment “present” and I’ll send you the link to this episode.

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