“You’re wrong!” How many times have you felt attacked with these words from a loved one? Are you ready, in this moment, to seek out healthy ways to respond to your loved one that invites forgiveness and acceptance?
One of the ways that many of us dull emotional pain is through the use of coping strategies, that while they appear to be adaptive in the beginning, eventually turn into defects of character in time that can cause more problem than they “fix”.
Those of you who have struggled with romantic relationships as we have will understand that the desire to be loved by a partner can be a powerful force that can drive one blindly into a relationship that is apt to be lopsided and unfulfilling.
The courage it took most of us to commit to an intimate relationship based on honesty, openness, and spiritual service has required more faith than most of us ever thought ourselves capable of.
There are a great many challenges to the security of a romantic relationship. The fears of our past life experiences may threaten the safety that we currently feel with each other without either partner being aware of the exact origin of the feelings of mistrust.
Our passion for promoting healthy families who share in the recovery process has been burning since we were the forgotten children in our alcoholic homes.
