How To Create A Safe Space When You Love Someone Suffering From Addiction

Sometimes, addiction can make our environment feel incredibly unsafe. Here's a helpful tool to create some healthy distance when things get to be "too much."

Thank you for continuing to share this newsletter. I know a lot of you are curious about the programs and podcasts. All I can say is that I am working on it. Slowly and surely, I am starting to get a better vision of what we need in the space of loving someone suffering from addiction. I don’t want to go back to the way things were (that model - behind the scenes - was confusing), and I don’t want to be a self-promotional “self-help influencer.”

I would love to offer you help in the privacy of your own home (or car, or wherever you are) through online programs with easy, simple steps and clear directions and perhaps some meet-ups online and in person.

In a world full of AI, trolls, too many podcasts, and so much social media - I want to connect the old-fashioned way (lol): In-person, voice-to-voice, reading, writing, studying, and application.

I have some ideas - but I would love to hear yours, too, so please feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments. And thank you for sharing this resource while we park here and start dreaming.

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Having a safe space can be incredibly helpful if you love somebody suffering from addiction. A safe space is a place you can go if your loved one has been drinking too much, using drugs, or just behaving poorly.

People who struggle with addiction can be wonderful and kind, but when battling a powerful disease, they might also have a darker side that is not often discussed.

Addiction can make our environment feel incredibly unsafe. Sometimes, we need protection; no - strike that; we deserve protection from loved ones. Always.

That's where a Safe Space comes in.

You can go to your safe space when you need to create distance from your partner.

What does a safe space look like?