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Who Would You Be - If You Hadn't Married An Alcoholic?
I've spent a long time grieving who I have become as a result of my marriage. A long time mourning the loss of my soul. This marriage...
wrenrwaters
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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What I Finally (Finally, Finally, FINALLY!) Know
When I decided to start a blog, my idea was to be that voice in the middle of the night - the one I once looked for out of desperation...
wrenrwaters
Jul 18, 20223 min read
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A New Look For A New Focus
It's taken me over 20 years to get here. To a place, The place, where I no longer define myself by my marriage to an alcoholic. For as...
wrenrwaters
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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Don't Worry: People Won't Be That Surprised
I was on Facebook the other day - which is not a regular thing for me - and saw a post from the wife of an alcoholic who said ( to...
wrenrwaters
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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Spring: The Season of Renewal
I was taking a walk yesterday and it suddenly occurred to me how futile and foolish New Year's Resolutions are. Now, I'm sure we have...
wrenrwaters
Apr 18, 20223 min read
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Take The Shore
There was a review for my book "The Alcoholic Husband Primer: Survival Tips For The Alcoholic's Wife" that essentially said the book was...
wrenrwaters
Feb 24, 20223 min read
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Go Easy On You
This morning I delivered my children to their various destinations, returned home, pulled into the driveway and, as usual, sat in my car...
wrenrwaters
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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Before You Start "Fixing" Yourself or Your Life
There is a Japanese proverb that says, "First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes the man." When you are the wife of an...
wrenrwaters
Jan 25, 20223 min read
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Not All Teachers Are Great Teachers...But All Teachers Can Teach You Great Things
Rich Roll is one of my favorite pod-casters to watch and this interview with Rabbi Mordecai Finley is particularly insightful. I won't...
wrenrwaters
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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