In this Listener Q&A episode of Wife on the Rocks, I answer a heartbreaking question many wives silently carry:

👉 “How do I parent and protect my children when my husband struggles with alcoholism and emotional outbursts?”

If you are parenting with an alcoholic spouse, trying to balance being a wife while also protecting your children emotionally, this episode is for you.

Let's talk honestly about: • Substance Abuse and emotional development / maturity • Research surrounding children raised in alcoholic homes and ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) • Why addiction and alcoholism affect a parent’s ability to emotionally regulate, connect, and disciple children well • Emotional outbursts from husband's battling addiction • The difficult tension Christian wives feel between loyalty to their marriage and protecting their children.

This episode also explores the reality that many wives feel — even when their instincts are telling them their children need emotional safety, stability, and protection, your husband may be telling you something different with his outbursts and it can be SO confusing.

You are not alone.

This conversation is compassionate, honest, and designed to help you better understand how addiction impacts families!

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