Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone With An Addiction

Stories of Strength & Resilience Today's episode features one of the courageous contributors from our collective book, When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective. Every chapter in this book tells a true story. These are stories of loving someone with an addiction, navigating heartbreak, holding onto hope, setting boundaries, finding courage, and discovering that healing is possible. Some contributors chose to share their full names. Others chose to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym. No matter how they chose to tell their story, every voice in this collection is real, honest, and offered with the hope that someone else will feel a little less alone. We are deeply grateful to every contributor for their bravery, vulnerability, and willingness to share their lived experience. Your stories are helping break the silence surrounding addiction and reminding others that healing begins when we realize we are not walking this journey alone. 📚 Order Your Copy When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective Available now in paperback and digital editions wherever books are sold. Search the full title on Amazon or use the link in the show notes. 💛 Share Your Story Has this episode stirred something in your heart? If you have a story that could encourage, comfort, or inspire someone else who is loving a person with an addiction, I would love to hear from you. We are already beginning to gather stories for future volumes of the SYKM Collective, and your voice could become the hope someone else is searching for. Please email me at: [email protected] Subject Line: Share My Story – SYKM Collective 🌿 Help Spread Hope If this episode touched your heart, please consider sharing it with someone who may need it. You can also help by: Recommending the book to your support group. Donating a copy to your local library. Gifting one to a therapist, recovery coach, doctor's office, or treatment centre. Sharing this podcast with someone who feels alone. One story has the power to change a life. Thank you for listening and for being part of the Saving You Is Killing Me community. Remember… Your story matters. Your healing matters. And together, we're reminding the world that no one has to walk this journey alone. Sending hugs, Andrea Seydel  

Stories of Strength & Resilience Today's episode features one of the courageous contributors from our collective book, When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective. Every chapter in this book tells a true story. These are stories of loving someone with an addiction, navigating heartbreak, holding onto hope, setting boundaries, finding courage, and discovering that healing is possible. Some contributors chose to share their full names. Others chose to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym. No matter how they chose to tell their story, every voice in this collection is real, honest, and offered with the hope that someone else will feel a little less alone. We are deeply grateful to every contributor for their bravery, vulnerability, and willingness to share their lived experience. Your stories are helping break the silence surrounding addiction and reminding others that healing begins when we realize we are not walking this journey alone. 📚 Order Your Copy When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective Available now in paperback and digital editions wherever books are sold. Search the full title on Amazon or use the link in the show notes. 💛 Share Your Story Has this episode stirred something in your heart? If you have a story that could encourage, comfort, or inspire someone else who is loving a person with an addiction, I would love to hear from you. We are already beginning to gather stories for future volumes of the SYKM Collective, and your voice could become the hope someone else is searching for. Please email me at: [email protected] Subject Line: Share My Story – SYKM Collective 🌿 Help Spread Hope If this episode touched your heart, please consider sharing it with someone who may need it. You can also help by: Recommending the book to your support group. Donating a copy to your local library. Gifting one to a therapist, recovery coach, doctor's office, or treatment centre. Sharing this podcast with someone who feels alone. One story has the power to change a life. Thank you for listening and for being part of the Saving You Is Killing Me community. Remember… Your story matters. Your healing matters. And together, we're reminding the world that no one has to walk this journey alone. Sending hugs, Andrea Seydel  

Stories of Strength & Resilience Today's episode features one of the courageous contributors from our collective book, When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective. Every chapter in this book tells a true story. These are stories of loving someone with an addiction, navigating heartbreak, holding onto hope, setting boundaries, finding courage, and discovering that healing is possible. Some contributors chose to share their full names. Others chose to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym. No matter how they chose to tell their story, every voice in this collection is real, honest, and offered with the hope that someone else will feel a little less alone. We are deeply grateful to every contributor for their bravery, vulnerability, and willingness to share their lived experience. Your stories are helping break the silence surrounding addiction and reminding others that healing begins when we realize we are not walking this journey alone. 📚 Order Your Copy When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective Available now in paperback and digital editions wherever books are sold. Search the full title on Amazon or use the link in the show notes. 💛 Share Your Story Has this episode stirred something in your heart? If you have a story that could encourage, comfort, or inspire someone else who is loving a person with an addiction, I would love to hear from you. We are already beginning to gather stories for future volumes of the SYKM Collective, and your voice could become the hope someone else is searching for. Please email me at: [email protected] Subject Line: Share My Story – SYKM Collective 🌿 Help Spread Hope If this episode touched your heart, please consider sharing it with someone who may need it. You can also help by: Recommending the book to your support group. Donating a copy to your local library. Gifting one to a therapist, recovery coach, doctor's office, or treatment centre. Sharing this podcast with someone who feels alone. One story has the power to change a life. Thank you for listening and for being part of the Saving You Is Killing Me community. Remember… Your story matters. Your healing matters. And together, we're reminding the world that no one has to walk this journey alone. Sending hugs, Andrea Seydel  

When Words Cut Deep: Separating the Person From the Addiction Harsh words spoken during addiction can linger long after sobriety begins. In this episode, Andrea explores impulse dysregulation, emotional erosion, and how to understand addiction without tolerating disrespect. In This Episode: Addiction’s impact on impulse control • Emotional harm and self-worth • Explaining behavior vs excusing it • Protecting your dignity with boundaries 💛 Continue the Journey Visit: 👉 www.savingyouiskillingme.com Explore Andrea’s books: 👉 https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Seydel/author/B076PQLS1X Including: • Saving You Is Killing Me • Tainted Love • Saving Me: One Day at a Time 💛 About Andrea Andrea Seydel holds a Master’s in Happiness Studies and formal training in Positive Psychology. As an author and advocate for those loving someone with addiction, she blends science, lived experience, self-compassion, courage, and community — helping you reclaim yourself without shame.

Stories of Strength & Resilience Today's episode features one of the courageous contributors from our collective book, When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective. Every chapter in this book tells a true story. These are stories of loving someone with an addiction, navigating heartbreak, holding onto hope, setting boundaries, finding courage, and discovering that healing is possible. Some contributors chose to share their full names. Others chose to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym. No matter how they chose to tell their story, every voice in this collection is real, honest, and offered with the hope that someone else will feel a little less alone. We are deeply grateful to every contributor for their bravery, vulnerability, and willingness to share their lived experience. Your stories are helping break the silence surrounding addiction and reminding others that healing begins when we realize we are not walking this journey alone. 📚 Order Your Copy When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective Available now in paperback and digital editions wherever books are sold. Search the full title on Amazon or use the link in the show notes. 💛 Share Your Story Has this episode stirred something in your heart? If you have a story that could encourage, comfort, or inspire someone else who is loving a person with an addiction, I would love to hear from you. We are already beginning to gather stories for future volumes of the SYKM Collective, and your voice could become the hope someone else is searching for. Please email me at: [email protected] Subject Line: Share My Story – SYKM Collective 🌿 Help Spread Hope If this episode touched your heart, please consider sharing it with someone who may need it. You can also help by: Recommending the book to your support group. Donating a copy to your local library. Gifting one to a therapist, recovery coach, doctor's office, or treatment centre. Sharing this podcast with someone who feels alone. One story has the power to change a life. Thank you for listening and for being part of the Saving You Is Killing Me community. Remember… Your story matters. Your healing matters. And together, we're reminding the world that no one has to walk this journey alone. Sending hugs, Andrea Seydel