In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Positive Psychology and Resilience Coach Andrea Seydel about the ways misplaced loyalty to an addicted loved one may be harmful. She is also a best-selling author.
In the conversation, Seydel shares some of the signs of addiction that she initially did not recognize, such as her loved one's mood swings, job loss, dishonesty and stealing.
She advises those in similar situations to be willing to detach from the problem, and refuse to accept abuse and neglect. "Find the courage of focus on you," Seydel advises. "Realize that you matter... . Turn up the volume on loving yourself."
For more information on Seydel and her book, "Loving You is Killing Me," go to: https://www.andreaseydel.com/
Host Gail Ferguson Jones is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist, podcaster, speaker and certified peer recovery coach specializing in recovery from codependency, also known as co-addiction.
You can purchase her best-selling book, "Butterfly Rising. A Journey of Love, Healing and Freedom from the Cocoon of Codependency," or contact her about her peer recovery program at https://linktr.ee/GailFergusonJones
The Buttrfly Effect Podcast is available on most platforms: https://pod.link/1518404338
Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at: https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.
Episode 18: Recovery is Spiritual Connection
Episode 17: Five Shades of Manipulation
Episode 16: Benefits of a Personal Inventory
Episode 15: Moving from Sobriety to Recovery
Episode 14: Counter-Dependence
Episode 13: Answering the Question: Who Am I?
Episode 12: Addiction, Covid and the Holidays
Episode 11: Love Addiction and Codependency
Episode 10: Sober Life, Happy Wife
Episode 9: Recovering Your Alcoholic Marriage
Episode 8: Therapeutic Approach to Recovery
Episode 7: Gaslighting
Episode 6: Secondhand Drinking
Episode 5: Recipe for Happiness
Episode 4: The Trauma of Co-Addiction
Episode 3: It's My Life
Episode 2: Barriers to Recovery
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