EP 36 Monitoring Alcohol Intake? Codependent Behavior 101 And What To Do Instead

EP 36 Monitoring Alcohol Intake? Codependent Behavior 101 And What To Do Instead

When you’re married to an alcoholic, it feels almost impossible not to keep watch over his drinking. Maybe you’ve counted bottles, checked the liquor cabinet, or tracked every sip at dinner—hoping that if you could just measure the problem, you could somehow control it.

In this episode, we’ll talk about why monitoring an alcoholic’s drinking doesn’t work and how it keeps you trapped in a cycle of anxiety, hypervigilance, and codependency. Addiction hijacks the brain, and no amount of checking or policing can make your husband choose sobriety. His recovery is his responsibility—not yours.

You’ll learn:

  • Why watching his every move fuels your fear instead of giving peace.
  • How addiction and alcoholism shift accountability away from him when you try to manage it.
  • The emotional cost of living like a detective in your own home.
  • What it looks like to release control and reclaim your peace in Christ.

If you’ve ever thought, “Maybe if I just keep track, I can get ahead of this,” this episode will show you a healthier way forward. Your husband’s sobriety is not your responsibility—but your peace, your healing, and your walk with God are.

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Ep 54 Codependency & Natural Consequences in Active Addiction

Ep 54 Codependency & Natural Consequences in Active Addiction

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Ep 53 The Impact of Addiction on Business and Income

Ep 53 The Impact of Addiction on Business and Income

Wife on The Rocks Marriage and Business - Listener Question "I find myself trying to control my husbands drinking and even some other things. We own a successful (for now) business and I manage it wit...

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Ep 53 Rehab for a YEAR? Alcoholism Treatment Options

Ep 53 Rehab for a YEAR? Alcoholism Treatment Options

In this episode of Wife on the Rocks, we continue last week's listener question and dive deep into one of the hardest parts of the recovery journey — deciding what rehab actually looks like for your f...

15 Jul 17min

Ep 52 He's FINALLY Ready for Help: What I Wish I Knew BEFORE Rock Bottom

Ep 52 He's FINALLY Ready for Help: What I Wish I Knew BEFORE Rock Bottom

“My husband finally agreed to get help… What do we do now?” For years you may have prayed for your husband to recognize his alcoholism and addiction. But as wives when that moment finally comes, along...

12 Jun 21min

EP 51 Parenting With An Alcoholic: Emtional Outbursts & Protecting Kids

EP 51 Parenting With An Alcoholic: Emtional Outbursts & Protecting Kids

In this Listener Q&A episode of Wife on the Rocks, I answer a heartbreaking question many wives silently carry: 👉 “How do I parent and protect my children when my husband struggles with alcoholism an...

19 Mai 28min

Bonus Episode: BIG Announcement & Trusting God In Alcoholism AND Recovery

Bonus Episode: BIG Announcement & Trusting God In Alcoholism AND Recovery

Wondering why there has been a pause in new episodes? Tune in to find out why!  God can do more than we ask or imagine and I will explain what that is looking like in my life right now ♥ Years ago in ...

29 Jan 12min

Ep 50 Ever Wonder Why He Drinks More at the Holidays? INTERVIEW: Recovering Alcoholic Explains His Addiction Experience of Christmas Past.

Ep 50 Ever Wonder Why He Drinks More at the Holidays? INTERVIEW: Recovering Alcoholic Explains His Addiction Experience of Christmas Past.

Why does drinking seem to escalate every holiday season — and why does it feel so lonely for the wife watching it happen? In this episode of Wife on the Rocks, we sit down together for an honest conv...

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Ep 49 Has He Stopped “Showing Up” for the Holidays? Guest Interview: Addiction, Alcoholism, Depression, and Anxiety Collide at Christmas

Ep 49 Has He Stopped “Showing Up” for the Holidays? Guest Interview: Addiction, Alcoholism, Depression, and Anxiety Collide at Christmas

What happens to holidays as alcoholism progresses? In this episode of Wife on the Rocks, we share a deeply personal conversation about how alcohol addiction slowly changed our family’s holidays over ...

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