My husband and I are both recovering addicts - different substances, different timelines - and we're trying to rebuild intimacy but we keep falling into old patterns of enabling each other's avoidance. We love each other but we don't know how to be close without being codependent.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people learning new ways of being must simultaneously unlearn their shared patterns of connection, requiring them to grieve their old relationship while building a new one.
“Where Are You with Mental health and physical health intersection?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.