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Living With an Addict: The Side No One Talks About | Return to Heart Ep. 14

Addiction doesn’t just affect the person acting out—it impacts everyone connected to them. In this episode of Return to Heart, the conversation turns toward the often-overlooked reality of spouses, children, parents, and loved ones living alongside addiction. Through personal stories, clinical insight, and family systems theory, the hosts explore what it’s like to be on the other side of compulsive behavior—the loneliness, the silence, the roles we take on just to survive. This episode covers: • Why addiction is a family system, not an individual problem • The hidden roles families adopt to avoid abandonment • Loneliness, chaos, and unspoken rules inside addictive homes • Why spouses and children often need as much—or more—care than the addict • What it means to begin feeling, trusting, and speaking again If you’ve ever loved someone who was unavailable, compulsive, or addicted, this conversation is for you. 🔗 Resources mentioned in this episode are available at tinman.org ⏱️ YouTube Chapter Markers 00:00 – Organic conversations & why this topic matters 03:04 – “What’s it like to be on the other side of addiction?” 06:19 – Addiction, connection, and loneliness 10:13 – Family systems & shared wiring 11:43 – Addiction as a family disease 14:19 – Roles inside addictive families 18:26 – Lost children, heroes, mascots, scapegoats 22:48 – Enabling and survival roles 26:46 – What spouses and families actually need 28:44 – “Don’t feel, don’t trust, don’t speak” 32:07 – Why the non-addict needs care too 36:33 – Finding your voice again 39:22 – Loneliness and the need for help