
Alcoholism and problem drinking is a destructive force, but help is at hand. Join experts Dr. John McMahon and Lou Lewis for kitchen table conversations offering help, advice, coping strategies and encouragement for both people who live with an alcoholic (problem drinker) and people who suffer from alcohol addiction. Alcohol can break up families and we know that living with an alcoholic partner i... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 62 | Founded | 10 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Self-ImprovementMental HealthEducationHealth & Fitness | |||

Talking to a friend about their drinking can be very difficult. You may worry about upsetting them, damaging the friendship, or pushing them away entirely. Often you are also not in the strongest position as a friend – you may not have enough contact... more
Living with a binge drinker often feels impossible. It can leave you constantly on edge, scanning for the next crisis. You will probably experience hypervigilance and catastrophising as drinking cycles repeat unpredictably. In this episode Lou and Jo... more
In this episode Lou and John outline three key strategies to help change your life when living with an alcoholic. STOP doing things which don't work. START taking care of yourself. Get SUPPORT.
These strategies will improve your life, they may also ... more
In this episode, Lou and John talk about how to detach from your drinker. Detachment is essential to leading a more stable, healthy and happy life, even if your drinker's state is not improving. John and Lou explain how “learned helplessness” can tra... more
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Useful, pragmatic advice. Can highly recommend to any of who knows or lives with a problem drinker.
This is really good. Very helpful to me and it has finally made sense to me that the affect on our family is as important as a clinical diagnosis. I’ll keep listening.
John and Lou really helped me understand my partner behaviour better.
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