Help! My Spouse is an Addict | The Naked Marriage Podcast |

Addiction issues can sabotage your life and your marriage. In this episode, Dave and Ashley interview counselor and addiction specialist Dr. Jacques de Broekert to discuss practical ways to find healing and sobriety from the grip of addiction. He also shares practical steps for the spouse of someone who is struggling with addiction.
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A podcast dedicated to undressing the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love. The concerns and questions most couples have in marriage often go unspoken, until now. Hosts Dave and Ashley Willis bring wisdom, vulnerability, and humor to even the toughest marriage topics. Together they have built a strong following, reaching millions of married couples through their blogs, books, and videos. They have four young sons and live near Dallas, TX.
Dave and Ashley Willis spent thirteen years in full-time church ministry before devoting their work entirely toward the global mission of building stronger, Christ-centered marriages. Their marriage-related books, blogs, podcast, speaking events and media resources have reached millions of couples around the world making Dave and Ashley one of the most recognized and trusted couples in marriage ministry.
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Dave and Ashley partnered with MarriageToday in 2018. MarriageToday (and its live events and media brand of "XO") is the nation's largest marriage-focused ministry. As part of the MarriageToday/XO Team, Dave and Ashley speak at all XO events, host The Naked Marriage Podcast, create new marriage resources, and co-host the MarriageToday television broadcast on the Daystar Network which features their teachings plus the teachings of MarriageToday's founder, Pastor Jimmy Evans.
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The Willis family includes four sons ranging in age from preschool to high school and a rescue dog named "Chi Chi." When Dave and Ashley aren't writing and speaking, they love hanging out with their family, watching movies and going on long walks which is also where they develop many of their marriage ministry content ideas.

[@Da_buck]

I learned from living with a traumatized addict that he suffered from PTSD from the childhood trauma (molestation) he experienced. However, in turn, he gave me secondary PTSD due to his extreme up and down, manipulative, passive aggressive, etc. behavior.

[@melissamorris9069]

If you're not supposed to blame the addicted spouse for most of the marriage failure, how is the addicted spouse held accountable to change their behavior?

[@dee9588]

They have to either get completely hopeless or loose something of value is what I understood. I think it then puts their addictive behaviour into perspective (for them) that their addiction is the root cause for the problem in the marriage. Then they can accept accountability. 💜

[@mchristr]

What if your spouse has an "acceptable" addiction like food/sugar? What can you do if you've mentioned the issue but your spouse doesn't acknowledge it as a problem?

[@anabecerra4310]

Any resources for dealing with a pathological liar?

[@dreo6769]

The Bible