{"id":5150,"date":"2020-05-10T00:18:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/?p=5150"},"modified":"2020-05-10T00:18:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:18:30","slug":"for-moms-balancing-addiction-recovery-and-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/for-moms-balancing-addiction-recovery-and-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"For Moms: Balancing Addiction Recovery and Motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are a mother who can relate to this, or you know someone who can, this is an invaluable read. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mothers would do anything for her child. It’s an innate part of motherhood to nurture and even become selfless. Motherhood, after all, is a noble calling, a thankless job, a full-time commitment, and a life-long journey. However, when a mother is held captive by addiction<\/a>, everything else falls to the wayside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For mothers who have an addiction, whether it’s to a substance or a behavior, the addiction becomes the most important thing in her life. She can therefore become blind to everything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unique Impact of Addiction on Motherhood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Motherhood may come at any age or in any economic status or educational attainment. And, like it, addiction does not discriminate<\/a>. Moms are also not immune to substance use disorder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may start out as a way to get through the day, find reprieve in the midst of the demands of being a mother and a wife. It all can start as easy as that. You go about your day, in a rush to fulfill all your duties, even self-admonishing or doubting yourself several times throughout the day. As a way to give yourself a chance to breathe and relax, you may turn to unhealthy habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a closer look at how addiction impacts motherhood:<\/p>\n\n\n\n