Healthy Coping While Loving An Addict, Addict , Boundaries , Stressed, Exhausted, Overwhelmed
Hey friend! Do you struggle to set boundaries for your loved one struggling with addiction? Do you feel exhausted from self neglect and ignoring your own health? Do you find yourself coping with your loved ones' addiction through numbing behaviors such as food, tv, busyness, or isolation? Does their disease make you feel alone, or ashamed? I am so happy you are here! This podcast will help you realize the importance of setting boundaries to protect yourself, learn to care for and nourish your body with love during the chaos utilize exercise and other tools for stress management, and lean on scripture through this tough season. Hey, I am Tara faith led wellness coach who loves an addict. I spent nearly 20 years trying to fix my loved one while neglecting myself. I failed at setting boundaries for myself out of fear and guilt . I used chronic dieting and binge eating to cope with a situation that I could not control. I was ignoring many signs my body was giving me that it was burnt out. I did not feel that anyone understood what I was going through. My body began to rebel against everything I was doing and I finally realized that loving him did not mean I needed to neglect myself. I shifted my focus to my health and wellness. I learned to listen to my body., fuel and move my body for energy and stress management. I leaned on scripture and most importantly I set boundaries for myself that were not always easy but were critical for my well being. If you are ready to cope with your loved ones addiction by setting healthy boundaries, learn to nourish and move your body to reduce the stress that it is under, lean on scripture, and understand the importance of focusing on your health and wellness. This podcast is for you! So take a deep breath and throw on your walking shoes and let's focus on you!
Episodes
When you love someone struggling with an addiction, one of the hardest emotions that many do not talk about is the grief that you experience for someone who is still alive. Why this is ok.
Hey there! I am so excited for today's episode. I have with me a special guest, Cassie Hutton.
Cassie is a HTMA Practitioner who helps women heal burnout through holistic, trauma informed functional care.
She is going to talk to you about how the chronic stress of your loved ones addiction can be depleting you.
I hope you enjoy! Connect with me taraglittle@gmail.com
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I know that sometimes eating meals or preparing meals is the last thing on our mind but it is key to giving our body the safety it needs and the mental and physical energy.
Today I will give you some simple but nutrient dense dinner meal ideas.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Hi Friend!
I know that sometimes when we are in the thick of things the last thing that we want to do it eat. Or maybe you want to grab some sugary foods only to cope.
We are under stress and we want to let our body know that it is safe and that it will be fed.
Today I give you three simple balanced lunch examples to reduce overwhelm but also keep you nourished and supported.
For breakfast ideas check out episode 7
Do you find yourself skipping meals because you feel too stressed to eat?
Are you finding yourself binging on sugary snacks in the evening to cope with the stress and overwhelm of your loved ones addiction?
Today I want to discuss the importance of nourishing your body with balanced meals to help create safety in your body and nervous system.
Want to connect? I would love to hear from you. taraglittle@gmail.com
Today we discuss the last state, the Fawn State of the nervous system.
How people pleasing is slowly causing you to lose yourself and how to take steps to move out of this state.
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In today's episode I talk about the Dorsal state or freeze state of our nervous system.
Months or years of being in the flight or fight state can eventually put your body in a shut down state.
I give you examples of symptoms you may be experiencing and some tips to pull you out of this.
Check out episode 4 if you are wondering if you in the flight or fight state https://healthycopingforchristianwomen.podbean.com/e/4-is-your-...
art865432`Weeks, months or years of focusing on your loved ones addiction can you put your nervous system in a chronic state of flight or fight. Especially if you do not know what to look for.
Listen up for some symptoms that can help you determine if this is happening to you.
Also, 3 simple tools that you can try to bring your body back to safety.
I hope to help you avoid the years of mistakes that I made so that you can be...
Boundary setting is key to taking control of your wellbeing when it comes to loving someone struggling with addiction.
Try the tip in today's episode to remember the things that you can and cannot control.
If you found this helpful please share this with someone you feel needs to hear it.
connect with me taraglittle@gmail.com
5 scriptures to turn to when you are really struggling
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you
Psalms 46:10
Be still and know that I am God
Philippians 4: 6-7
Do not be anxious about anything-
Present your requests to God
Matthew 11: 28-30
Come to me all who are weary and you will find rest in your souls
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.
Today I want to introduce myself and give you my story that led me here to start this podcast for you.
You will hear how 20 years of my life was spent in turmoil while my loved one was battling addiction. In these 20 years I did nothing to cope in a healthy way. I neglected my body and let myself become a shell of myself.
I hope to be the support you need to not do the same.
Welcome to Healthy Coping for Christian Women
Welcome to the Healthy Coping for Christian Women podcast
If you love someone suffering from addiction, then this podcast is for you
When you love someone struggling with addiction. It is easy to put your health and wellness to the backside. What is this doing to your body? Your nervous system? Your wellbeing?
Here we turn the focus to you.
Take this time with me so that you can become and anchor in the sea of turmoil that addi...
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