Addiction can take many forms, including drugs, alcohol, gambling, and pornography, among others. Living with a partner who has an addiction can be extremely challenging and stressful. If you have a partner with an addiction, it’s important to know that you are not alone. You may ultimately decide you want to end things, but there is also hope for recovery.
Whilst you decide which road to take, here are six strategies for coping with a partner’s addiction.Continue Reading →
Last month my daughter’s dad and I sat down and worked out a plan for when each of us would have our daughter in 2018. It was a huge relief to me to have some dates set out. You see, I am a planner. My ex? Not so much. With my ex living across the country, he has often just let me know when he was arriving in Sydney a few days beforehand.Continue Reading →
I’m the only living parent, often faced with a tidal wave of emotions. There isn’t a day that goes by I don’t think about my son’s father. What would it be like if we had of made it through? Maybe I could have done something different? Am I responsible for his death?
I don’t know what the future holds and I can’t live in the past. What I do know is I have to be responsible in my explanations to my child. My son’s father was sick, his mental health was the greatest factor in his death.Continue Reading →