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Addictions, Sexual Intimacy, and More Caller Questions from March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025
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Topics: Betrayal, Suicide, Adult Children, Estrangement, Addictions, Boundaries, Sexual Intimacy
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jim Burns

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Sheri shares what we can learn from the hedgehog effect and prickly quills.

2. My 32yo nephew lived with me and attempted suicide in my house; my daughter blames me and has cut off communication; what do I do?

3. How can I deal with old patterns from a spouse who has addictions? We separated for a while and are back together.

4. I am 56yo and my wife and I haven’t been intimate for more than a year because of her medical issues; what can we do to have sexual intimacy?

Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Intimate Deception
How We Love

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