The Center for Disease Control defines heavy drinking as eight or more drinks per week for women and fifteen or more drinks per week for men. As he worked to grow his business, our marriage took a backseat. That, coupled with new motherhood and a raging case of postpartum depression, left me feeling lonelier than I believed possible in adulthood. I couldn’t grasp how one could presumably have everything, yet feel so deeply sad. A friend of my ex-husband’s was in town, so a group of us gathered on board under the setting sun and took turns swigging from a warm bottle of iced tea vodka, a la Jack Sparrow and crew. The sober partner isn’t dependent on the other to maintain their sobriety. They have other sources of support. Recovery involves a number of different steps, including maintaining safety and freedom from the perpetrator. Because they themselves try with all the strength of their souls to hide this thought from themselves. With this in mind, if yours is a marriage or relationship that had to end so that you could begin, just know choosing yourself is always the move. Family members are often hesitant to open up to their […]
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