Inside The Mind Of An Addict

Inside The Mind Of An Addict

Hosted by: Amber Hollingsworth

Master Addiction Counselor Amber Hollingsworth teaches you how to recover your loved one from addiction. You'll discover the secret to breaking through denial, finding your loved one's motivation, and helping them...

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When Helping Your Loved One Becomes Enabling: Knowing When to Step In (and When Not To)

When you love someone struggling with addiction, one of the hardest questions is knowing when to help and when stepping in may actually keep them from facing the consequences of their choices. Should you pay their...
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Remorse is NOT the Same As Readiness

They’re Sorry… So Why Don’t They Change? Have you ever had someone apologize after drinking, using, lying, disappearing, embarrassing you, or breaking trust — and they seemed completely sincere? They cried. They...
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Change How You Interact with Your Loved One

If you’ve been doing everything you can to help a loved one struggling with addiction but still feel stuck, exhausted, and frustrated that nothing is changing, this video is for you. Many families unknowingly get...
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Why Liars Get Angry When Confronted

You've had the same fight a hundred times. You've watched them at their best and seen them throw it all away. No matter what you do, the relationship always seems to end up back in the same painful place. In this...
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It ALWAYS Goes Back to the Same Old Thing

If you've ever found yourself having the same conversation, the same argument, or making the same promises over and over again, you're not alone. One of the most frustrating parts of loving someone with an addiction...
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When to Cut Ties with an Addict/Alcoholic

Everyone tells you to set boundaries. What nobody talks about is how to know when those boundaries are no longer working and when you’ve reached the point where nothing is changing no matter how much love, patience,...
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I Told My Wife to Go to Rehab, and People Are Telling Me I'm Part of the Problem

In this episode, Amber breaks down two real Reddit stories from husbands who tried to talk to their wives about their drinking gently, carefully, and with good intentions, only to watch the conversations completely...
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You Can't Help an Addict If You're Falling Apart

Learn how to realistically look at your actual influence over your loved one. Discover why changing strategies might not be working and how you might be the reason. If you’ve been trying everything to help your loved...
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When does "bad habit" become addiction?

Is it just a bad habit… or something more? Most people think of addiction as something extreme, something that only applies to drugs or alcohol at their worst. But what if the same clinical criteria used to define...
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Don't Go Silent. Get Strategic

Silence can feel like the safest option—but most of the time, it only protects the problem. When you hold back what needs to be said, nothing actually changes. In this episode, we talk about how staying quiet can...
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You're NOT Setting Boundaries — You're Trying to CONTROL Them

  If you’ve been setting “boundaries” that never seem to work, this episode will help you understand why. So many people supporting a loved one through addiction are told to set boundaries—but what most of us are...
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Why You're So Tired of Feeling Sick and Stuck

  If you’ve been living in constant worry about a loved one struggling with addiction, this episode is for you. Anxiety and fear can slowly take over—impacting your thoughts, your decisions, and even your health—often...
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