I'm reading a very interesting book that really is a new approach. If you feel inclined you might want to read it!
"Get Your Loved One Sober" by Robert Meyers, PHD.
It's mentioning some of the same advice that our therapist (a Behaviorist) is talking about. Getting out of the rut of "Crazy is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result". It's starting new -
There is much in here that I like. It's a very easy read but it's not an easy read, also because "we" tend to want the alcoholic to do more and for us to do less. Many of us are burnt out, understandably. BUT if we're here and staying for now, why not be open to new advice, new ideas and ways of living? I'm game to try. The old way has proven not to work very well . . .