How Is Sobriety From Intimacy Anorexia Going?
In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi share their progress towards recovering from intimacy anorexia. The journey towards self-improvement is never easy, and setbacks can happen. What matters most is that we keep pressing forward, and that we continue to work on being better spouses and people, in general.
HIGHLIGHTS
Choose to be authentic instead of giving out a lame excuse
Take a few minutes to carve out some reflection time
Stop trying to change your spouse or blame yourself
The truth about intimacy anorexia
Let your spouse know that you appreciate them more
QUOTES
John's thoughts on assigning blame and trying to change his wife: "I can't change her. When am I ever going to learn that? I've been married almost 26 years and I still haven't learned that I can't change my wife. I can only change myself and pray for her. And that's what I need to do more consistently."
Chris on the main reason of his being intimacy anorexic: "I think of intimacy anorexia as like, if I love my wife and I'm the opposite of intimacy anorexic, what am I afraid is gonna happen? I'm afraid actually of exposure to true love. I'm afraid of truly baring my soul and trusting and loving for fear of getting hurt."
Want to share feedback or need a prayer request? Please visit https://recoverylifestyle.com/contact to reach out!
In this episode of The Recovery Lifestyle podcast, our hosts Chris Decker and John Rizzi share their progress towards recovering from intimacy anorexia. The journey towards self-improvement is never easy, and setbacks can happen. What matters most is that we keep pressing forward, and that we continue to work on being better spouses and people, in general.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Choose to be authentic instead of giving out a lame excuse
- Take a few minutes to carve out some reflection time
- Stop trying to change your spouse or blame yourself
- The truth about intimacy anorexia
- Let your spouse know that you appreciate them more
QUOTES
John's thoughts on assigning blame and trying to change his wife: "I can't change her. When am I ever going to learn that? I've been married almost 26 years and I still haven't learned that I can't change my wife. I can only change myself and pray for her. And that's what I need to do more consistently."
Chris on the main reason of his being intimacy anorexic: "I think of intimacy anorexia as like, if I love my wife and I'm the opposite of intimacy anorexic, what am I afraid is gonna happen? I'm afraid actually of exposure to true love. I'm afraid of truly baring my soul and trusting and loving for fear of getting hurt."
Want to share feedback or need a prayer request? Please visit https://recoverylifestyle.com/contact to reach out!
