Wounded Love: Saving and Strengthening Marriages through the 12 Commitments of Recovering Marriage

Course overview

When a spouse is struggling with an addiction, that individual's marriage is often affected in numerous ways that impacts the family as a whole. In this workshop, licensed mental health professionals and ministry leaders will examine how addiction and compulsive behaviors impact important marital dynamics such as honesty, accountability, humility, and gratitude. Furthermore, the addictive behavior can create negative relational patterns such as codependency, enabling and emotional withdraw that continues to erode the relationship. Participants will learn how a 12-step recovery plan that focuses on the principles of honesty, surrender, amends, accountability, and service can help restore positive dynamics within the marriage while also supporting autonomous growth vital to relational healing. Finally, each participant will have the opportunity to develop practical tools for trust building and communication. This workshop emphasizes personal responsibility, emotional sobriety, healthy boundaries, and spiritual growth as foundations for a resilient and healthy marriage.