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Drug Addiction, Emotional Abuse, and More Caller Questions from February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025
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Topics: Anxiety, Negative Thoughts, Drug Addiction, Grief, Salvation, Dating, Emotional Abuse, Adult Children, Anger, Getting Unstuck, Alcohol, Suicide
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Jacqui shares about anxiety and how we need to find the good and focus on that.

2. My son died of a drug overdose, and his body wasn’t found for months; how do I deal with my guilt if he wasn’t saved?

3. I have been in a long-distance relationship for 3mos, but my excitement has waned; what should I expect at this point in this relationship?

4. How much more can I take of my husband being stuck in the past and constantly throwing it in my face? He is in a psychiatric hospital for PTSD and chronic insomnia.

5. My brother died, and his 40yo son is struggling with drugs and mental illness; what can I do to help?

6. How do I get unstuck instead of angry? My alcoholic brother committed suicide last year, and I was angry with his partner’s behavior at the funeral.

Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
100 Days To Freedom from Anger

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