One way that you may be coping with the high stress situation of loving someone with an addiction is food. Let's face it we are exhausted, overwhelmed and under chronic stress. We are looking for ways to cope, even if we do not know it.

This is not abnormal and it is nothing to be ashamed of.

If you feel concerned or would like a shift for your emotional or stress eating. Try checking in with yourself and trying to determine what you need. Have you given yourself enough food throughout the day?

Reach in your tool box and try something else before you reach for that food.

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Feeling angry tends to come with the territory of loving someone with an addiction.

It is a strong emotion and one of many. Sometimes we try to suppress our anger while other times we feel so angry but we do not even know why.

Today I will go over why it is ok to feel angry but also what holding on to that anger is doing to your body.

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Days, weeks and months of stress adds up. Their addiction is adding to all of the other stress that life brings and you may be feeling that!

If you find that you seem less tolerant, feel more overwhelmed or emotional, you are not crazy or weak. Your stress bucket is probably full. Listen as I explain the stress bucket with 3 tips to starting emptying yours.

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Last week I shared my story about how the years of unmanaged stress from my loved one's addiction caused my cortisol to be chronically elevated.

This week I wanted to share some symptoms of chronically elevated cortisol and some tips on how to keep your cortisol regulated.

Maybe try incorporating one of these tools a day !

Remember the goal is never to have cortisol at zero. Cortisol is a beneficial and necessary hormone.

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Years of chronic stress, during my loved one's addiction struggles not only led me feeling overwhelmed, and exhausted, but I did not know that a lot of the reason for this was because I was not supporting my body.

I began to experience emotional and physical changes in my body due to a dysregulated nervous system and chronically elevated cortisol. Here is some of my story.

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The purpose of this podcast is to support you as you navigate this season of chaos while loving someone with an addiction.

Today I wanted go over my 6 foundations of supporting your body while it is under this chronic stress.

Be the ANCHOR in the sea of turmoil that addiction brings. ⚓️

You do not need to try to overhaul your life all at once. Take these foundations a little at a time and start with your biggest struggle.

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Episode 4 fight or flight

Lack of sleep and loving someone with an a addiction tend to go hand and hand, unfortunately.

It seems that as soon as our head hits the pillow, our mind begins to wander.

Your body needs sleep to function and to juggle everything that you need juggle.

Let's get out of survival mode and become the anchor in the sea of chaos that addiction brings.

Today I am giving you some tips to help you and your body get prepared for rest.

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Addiction is a thief. It steals our loved ones away, it steals your joy and slowly it steals you.

Little by little as their addiction takes over and you become so many things that you did not even sign up for. You may realize that you do not even know who you are anymore.

I urge you to start reconnecting to yourself. Remember that your identity is not their addiction.

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